Filter vessel
AssigneeMelitta Europa GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsAndreas Sachtleben, Markus Schaefer
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Abstract
A filter vessel for accommodating a filter insert made of water-permeable material and fillable with coffee grounds. The filter vessel includes a bottom; and side walls upwardly extending from the bottom and spreading outwardly. The bottom includes at least two openings through which a filtrate can pass. The bottom includes a separating element in a central region of the bottom. The separating element divides a region above the bottom into two approximately equal sized drainage chambers. Each drainage chamber includes at least one of the at least two openings for discharging the filtrate.
Claims14
A filter vessel for accommodating a filter insert made of water-permeable material and which is fillable with coffee grounds, the filter vessel comprising
- a bottom including at least two openings through which a filtrate can pass;
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- side walls upwardly extending from the bottom and spreading outwardly;
- wherein the bottom includes a central region and a separating element in the central region of the bottom, the separating element dividing a region above the bottom into two approximately equal sized drainage chambers, and each drainage chamber including at least one opening-for discharging the filtrate;
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- wherein the filter vessel has an underside, and further including a downwardly projecting web between the at least two openings on the underside of the filter vessel, wherein the downwardly projecting web extends parallel to the separating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.