Hot beverage maker with cup-actuated dispenser
AssigneeHamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.
InventorMichael Howard Garman
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Abstract
A hot beverage maker has a stand, fresh water chamber, a brewed beverage tank, and an actuator means for dispensing brewed beverages. The tank includes a filter basket, a reservoir portion, and an outlet port. The reservoir portion is adapted to hold a brewed liquid, and the outlet port is positioned in substantially the bottom of the reservoir portion. The dispenser actuator means is connected to the outlet port and is biased to a closed position, but may be moved to an open position by a vessel for holding a hot beverage.
Claims7
A hot beverage maker comprising a stand and a brewed beverage tank wherein the brewed beverage tank comprises:
- a filter basket mounted inside the tank and in the top thereof;
- a reservoir portion of the tank under the filter basket;
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- an outlet port positioned substantially at the bottom of the tank;
- wherein the brewed beverage tank is removably mounted on the stand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.