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US 11,534,020 B2Granted
Coffee holder and coffee maker combination for tamping coffee
OwnerAdrian Riverainventor
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Abstract
A coffee maker and coffee holder cooperate to tamp coffee in the coffee holder. The coffee holder may include a top tamping spring, a bottom tamping spring, or a top or bottom passage allowing entry of a tamper into the coffee holder. The coffee maker includes an actuator above or below the coffee holder, or a fixed tamper attached to a ceiling or platform of the coffee maker. The coffee holder may be inserted between the ceiling and platform, or into a moving drawer of the coffee maker. The actuator may be a solenoid actuator or a hydraulic actuator actuated by water pressure of heated water used for brewing.
Claims9
A beverage material holder, comprising:
- a closed sidewall having first and second opposing rims and completely enclosing an interior of the holder between the first and second opposing rims;
- a lip extending inward from the second rim;
- a beverage material cup made at least in part from water-permeable material and having a ledge around an open end, configured to hold ground beverage material within the interior of the holder;
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- a tamping device, wherein the tamping device includes:
- a tamping plate configured to enter the interior of the holder, and
- a biasing device configured to urge the tamping plate into the interior of the holder;
- wherein the ledge is configured to be secured against the first rim;
- wherein the second rim defines an opening configured to receive the tamping device into the interior of the holder and is configured to brace against a surface;
- thereby providing support for ground beverage material by the tamping device within the interior of the holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.