Carafe with outlet in handle
AssigneeHP Intellectual Corp.
InventorsAnthony Grant, Larry McKinney, Baron Brandt, Benjamin Beck, Oliver McLachlan
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Abstract
A beverage carafe including a main section having a first liquid dispensing system comprising a pouring spout, and a handle connected to the main section for tilting the main section. The beverage carafe can be tilted to pour liquid from the pouring spout. The carafe also includes a second liquid dispensing system extending through the handle from the main section. The second liquid dispensing system is adapted to be actuated to dispense liquid from the main section out of the handle.
Claims27
A beverage carafe comprising:
- a main section having a first liquid dispensing system comprising a pouring spout, wherein the beverage carafe can be tilted to pour liquid from the pouring spout;
- a handle connected to the main section for tilting the main section;
- and
- a second liquid dispensing system extending through the handle from the main section, wherein the second liquid dispensing system is adapted to be actuated to dispense liquid from the main section out of the handle.
A coffee maker comprising:
- a main unit comprising a coffee brewing section, wherein the main unit is adapted to be mounted to an underside of a cabinet;
- and
- a carafe removably connected to the main unit to receive coffee from the coffee brewing section, wherein the carafe comprises a first outlet for pouring the coffee when the carafe is removed from the main unit and a second outlet for dispensing the coffee from the carafe when the carafe is mounted to the main unit.
A method of dispensing a liquid from a carafe comprising:
- grasping the carafe at a handle of the carafe and tilting the carafe to pour the liquid from a top spout of the carafe;
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- alternatively actuating a control at the handle of the carafe to dispense the liquid from the handle while the carafe is supported by a brewing apparatus and without tilting the carafe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.