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US 2011/0209623 A1Published application
Tamping device
AssigneeSimatelex Manufactory Co., Ltd.
InventorsChi Wah Leung, Shek Chuen Luk, Ka Po Wong
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Abstract
A tamping device for applying a tamping force to ground coffee in a portafilter. The tamping device has a tamper and a guard. The tamper has a reciprocating tamping base. The guard defines a passageway through which the tamping base reciprocates. The passageway fits closely around the tamping base.
Claims20
A tamping device for applying a tamping force to ground coffee in a portafilter comprising:
- a tamper having a reciprocating tamping base, and
- a guard defining a passageway for the tamping base, through which the tamping base reciprocates, wherein the passageway fits closely around the tamping base.
The tamping device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the resilient biasing means is located between the handle and the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.