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US3218955A
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Coffee making machine
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-02-20
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1983-02-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter R Lorang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 10:41
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J31/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
302 words
A DEVICE FOR MAKING COFFEE IN RESTAURANTS AND THE LIKE COMPRISING A CABINET BOX AND A COFFEE MAKING MACHINE UNIT EASILY INSERTED AND REMOVED FROM SAID CABINET BOX; SAID CABINET BOX HAVING AT LEAST ONE REMOVABLE PORTION PROVIDING AN OPENING IN SAID CABINET BOX THROUGH WHICH SAID UNIT IS INSERTABLE AND REMOVABLE; A FRAME IN SAID CABINET BOX FOR SUPPORTING SAID UNIT; SAID UNIT COMPRISING A WATER TANK HAVING A TOP AND A BOTTOM; A BOTTOM SUPPORT PLATE ON SAID TANK BOTTOM, SECURING MEANS FOR QUICKLY FASTENING AND UNFASTENING SAID TANK BOTTOM SUPPORT PLATE RELATIVE TO SAID CABINET BOX FRAME; WATER CONNECTING MEANS ON SAID TANK; ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEANS ON SAID TANK; WATER SUPPLY CONNECTING MEANS IN SAID CABINET BOX EASILY CONNECTABLE AND DISCONNECTABLE WITH SAID WATER CONNECTING MEANS ON SAID TANK TOP PLATE; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY CONNECTING MEANS IN SAID CABINET BOX EASILY CONNECTABLE AND DISCONNECTABLE WITH SAID ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEANS ON SAID TANK; SAID MACHINE UNIT BEING EASILY AND QUICKLY INSERTABLE AND REMOVABLE AS A WHOLE RELATIVE TO SAID CABINET BY REMOVING SAID CABINET BOX REMOVABLE PORTION; SAID MACHINE UNIT ALSO COMPRISING A FLOW RATE CONTROL VALVE ON SAID TANK LEADING FROM SAID WATER CONNECTING MEANS; A SOLENOID OPERATED NORMALLY CLOSED SHUT-OFF VALVE LEADING FROM SAID FLOW RATE CONTROL VALVE; A WATER INPUT LINE LEADING FROM SAID SHUT-OFF VALVE TO SAID TANK; A WATER OUTLET LINE LEADING FROM SAID TANK TO CONVEY HOT WATER FROM SAID TANK; A DISPERSING NOZZLE ON SAID TANK LEADING FROM SAID WATER OUTLET PIPE; A SOLENOID FOR OPENING SAID NORMALLY CLOSED SHUT-OFF VALVE; A SWITCH CONNECTED TO SAID ELECTRIC POWER CONNECTING MEANS LEADING TO SAID SOLENOID FOR CONNECTING ELECTRIC POWER SELECTIVELY TO SAID SOLENOID TO OPEN SAID SHUTOFF VALVE AND FOR DISCONNECTING ELECTRICAL POWER TO SAID SOLENOID TO PERMIT TO SAID SHUT-OFF VALVE TO CLOSE;
Claim 2
Independent Claim
302 words
A DEVICE FOR MAKING COFFEE IN RESTAURANTS AND THE LIKE COMPRISING A CABINET BOX AND A COFFEE MAKING MACHINE UNIT EASILY INSERTED AND REMOVED FROM SAID CABINET BOX; SAID CABINET BOX HAVING AT LEAST ONE REMOVABLE PORTION PROVIDING AN OPENING IN SAID CABINET BOX THROUGH WHICH SAID UNIT IS INSERTABLE AND REMOVABLE; A FRAME IN SAID CABINET BOX FOR SUPPORTING SAID UNIT; SAID UNIT COMPRISING A WATER TANK HAVING A TOP AND A BOTTOM; A BOTTOM SUPPORT PLATE ON SAID TANK BOTTOM, SECURING MEANS FOR QUICKLY FASTENING AND UNFASTENING SAID TANK BOTTOM SUPPORT PLATE RELATIVE TO SAID CABINET BOX FRAME; WATER CONNECTING MEANS ON SAID TANK; ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEANS ON SAID TANK; WATER SUPPLY CONNECTING MEANS IN SAID CABINET BOX EASILY CONNECTABLE AND DISCONNECTABLE WITH SAID WATER CONNECTING MEANS ON SAID TANK TOP PLATE; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY CONNECTING MEANS IN SAID CABINET BOX EASILY CONNECTABLE AND DISCONNECTABLE WITH SAID ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEANS ON SAID TANK; SAID MACHINE UNIT BEING EASILY AND QUICKLY INSERTABLE AND REMOVABLE AS A WHOLE RELATIVE TO SAID CABINET BY REMOVING SAID CABINET BOX REMOVABLE PORTION; SAID MACHINE UNIT ALSO COMPRISING A FLOW RATE CONTROL VALVE ON SAID TANK LEADING FROM SAID WATER CONNECTING MEANS; A SOLENOID OPERATED NORMALLY CLOSED SHUT-OFF VALVE LEADING FROM SAID FLOW RATE CONTROL VALVE; A WATER INPUT LINE LEADING FROM SAID SHUT-OFF VALVE TO SAID TANK; A WATER OUTLET LINE LEADING FROM SAID TANK TO CONVEY HOT WATER FROM SAID TANK; A DISPERSING NOZZLE ON SAID TANK LEADING FROM SAID WATER OUTLET PIPE; A SOLENOID FOR OPENING SAID NORMALLY CLOSED SHUT-OFF VALVE; A SWITCH CONNECTED TO SAID ELECTRIC POWER CONNECTING MEANS LEADING TO SAID SOLENOID FOR CONNECTING ELECTRIC POWER SELECTIVELY TO SAID SOLENOID TO OPEN SAID SHUTOFF VALVE AND FOR DISCONNECTING ELECTRICAL POWER TO SAID SOLENOID TO PERMIT TO SAID SHUT-OFF VALVE TO CLOSE;
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