Coffee making console for automobiles and the like

Claim 1

A console for preparing hot drinks in an automobile or the like, comprising a. a housing, b. a tank detatchably connected to said housing and adapted to contain a quantity of potable water therein, said tank being formed with a filling port at the top thereof and a drain port at the bottom thereof, c. said housing being formed with a plurality of horizontally adjacent compartments each adapted to store a different drink ingredient and each compartment formed with a drain port at the bottom thereof and a filling port at the top thereof normally closed by said tank, d. heating means disposed in one of said compartment for heating water stored therein, e. a spring-loaded manually operated slide valve connected to said tank at the tank drain port and at the filling port of said one compartment for transferring water from said tank to said one compartment, f. an elongated funneled trough mounted to said housing below all of said compartments, g. a cup filling station disposed below said trough at the funnel opening thereof and adapted to receive a cup therein, and, h. a spring-loaded manually operated slide valve connected to each of said compartments at each respective compartment drain port in position to dispense water and other ingredients onto said trough, i. said tank being detachably connected to and coextensive with the top of said housing, j. an electrical cord connected to said heating means at one end and detachably connected at the other end to the electrical system of said automobile, k. each of said slide valves associated with said other compartments including metering means for dispensing a measured amount of ingredient from its associated compartment onto said trough.