Coffee maker cover retaining means

Claim 2

A coffee maker comprising a vessel having a handle disposed on one side thereof, a cover for said vessel, said vessel having sidewalls defining a generally circular mouth With a pouring spout formed in one wall thereof, a shoulder formed on said sidewalls at said mouth to support said cover, said cover having a laterally extending projection, a channel shaped groove formed in the top of said handle to receive said projection, resilient latch means mounted on vessel and biased into engagement with said cover to restrict movement of said cover out of said mouth, said laterally extending projection including means interlocking with said handle to restrict said projection against lengthwise movement in said channel shaped groove, said projection being provided with an opening through which said latch means extends, said latch means being movable out of engagement with said cover so said cover may be raised upwardly out of engagement with said vessel and handle.

Claim 3

The coffee maker of claim 1 wherein said interlocking means comprises a downwardly extending projection on said lateral projection and a recess on said handle which support said cover for pivotal movement into and out of engagement with the mouth of said vessel.

Claim 4

The coffee maker of claim 1 wherein said latch means comprises a spring member mounted between said vessel and said handle with a free end extending upwardly through said opening in said projection, a latch on the free end of said spring member having an overhanging portion engageable with the top of said cover, and a cam portion on the upper surface of said latch which deflects said spring member as said cover is moved downwardly into engagement with said vessel mouth.

Claim 5

A liquid containing vessel comprising generally cylindrical sidewalls defining at their top a circular mouth having a pouring spout at one edge thereof, a handle secured to said vessel sidewall on the side opposite from said spout, a cover for said vessel having a circular peripheral lip and a depending cylindrical flange, a shoulder formed on said vessel mouth to support lip and being closely spaced with respect to said flange, said cover being formed with a projection extending laterally from said lip in the same plane as said lip, a channel shaped recess in the top of said handle, said projection being snugly received in said recess to restrict twisting and lateral movement of said cover, latch means on said vessel engaging said cover to lock said cover against outward movement with respect to said vessel mouth, said channel shaped recess being formed with vertically extending horizontally spaced parallel walls between which said projection is received with corresponding vertically extending parallel walls, the free end of said projection having means interlocking with said handle to restrict said projection against movement in said recess toward said vessel, said latch means being the sole retaining means securing said cover to said vessel.

Claim 6

A liquid containing vessel comprising generally cylindrical sidewalls defining at their top a circular mouth having a pouring spout at one edge thereof, a handle secured to said vessel sidewall on the side opposite from said spout, a cover for said vessel having a circular peripheral lip and a depending cylindrical flange, a shoulder formed on said vessel mouth to support lip and being closely spaced with respect to said flange, said cover being formed with a projection extending laterally from said lip in the same plane as said lip, a channel shaped recess in the top of said handle, said projection being snugly received in said recess to restrict twisting and lateral movement of said cover, latch means on said vessel engaging said cover to lock said cover against outward movement with respect to said vessel mouth, said channel shaped recess being formed with vertically extending horizontally spaced parallel walls between which said projection is received with corresponding vertically extending parallel walls, the free end of said projection having means interlocking with said handle to restrict said projection against movement in said recess toward said vessel, said latch means being the sole retaining means securing said cover to said vessel.

Claim 7

The vessel of claim 4 wherein said handle extends lengthwise with respect to said vessel being connected at its upper end to said vessel opposite said vessel mouth by assembly means, said latch means being mounted between said vessel and said handle by said assembly means.

Claim 8

The vessel of claim 5 wherein said latch means includes a resilient member clamped at one end between said handle and said vessel by an assembly screw, said resilient member having an unsupported end provided with a latch which extends through an opening in said projection into latching engagement with the upper surface of said cover.

Claim 9

The liquid container of claim 4 wherein said projection is formed at its outer end with a downwardly extending projection which engages a recess in said handle permitting limited pivotal movement of said cover with respect to said vessel.