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US 11,812,891 B2Granted
Brew basket for automated beverage brewing apparatus
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorRichard Rhys Mathias
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Abstract
A beverage system is provided including a housing and a brew basket body connected to said housing. The brew basket body is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. When said brew basket body is in said retracted position, said brew basket body is arranged in sealing contact with an adjacent component of said beverage system.
Claims11
A beverage system, comprising:
- a housing;
- a brew basket body connected to said housing and having an open first end, a closed second end, at least one sidewall extending between said open first end and said closed second end, and at least one outlet formed in said closed second end, said at least one outlet comprising a plug arranged therein and moveable between a sealed position and an open position, said closed second end arranged within a cap surrounding said closed second end and operably coupled to said plug, said cap configured to move said plug between said sealed position and said open position via at least one biasing mechanism coupling said at least one side wall and said cap, said brew basket body being movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein when said brew basket body is in said retracted position, said brew basket body is arranged in sealing contact with an adjacent component of said beverage system.
A beverage system, comprising:
- a housing;
- a brew basket body connected to said housing and having an open first end, a closed second end, at least one sidewall extending between said open first end and said closed second end, and at least one outlet formed in said closed second end, said at least one outlet comprising a plug arranged therein and moveable between a sealed position and an open position, said closed second end arranged within a cap surrounding said closed second end and operably coupled to said plug, said cap configured to move said plug between said sealed position and said open position via at least one biasing mechanism coupling said at least one side wall and said cap, said brew basket body being movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein said at least one outlet is sealed when said brew basket body is moved from said retracted position to said extended position.
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