# US 2021/0274960 A1 · Beverage Brewer Spray Apparatus Having Accommodation for Multiple Dispersion Members > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0274960 A1 - Document ID: US20210274960A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/197,513 - Filed: 2021-03-10 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2015-10-30 - Inventors: Adrian Rivera - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210274960A1 ## CPC - A47J 31/4475: {Hot water outlets for drip coffee makers} - A47J 31/057: with water container separated from beverage container, the hot water passing the filter only once {i.e. classical type of drip coffee makers} - A47J 31/4407: {Lids, covers or knobs} - A47J 31/60: Cleaning devices - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES ## Abstract A beverage brewer spray apparatus includes a lid, one or more dispersal members, and a skirt. The lid has obverse and converse surfaces, with at least one recessed region in the obverse surface. The dispersal members extend from the converse surface at open proximal ends. The skirt has a proximal end fixed to and extending outward from the converse surface of the lid. Each dispersal member has a sidewall and a distal end defining an interior of the dispersal member. The sidewall has apertures arranged in a distal section of the sidewall. The lid has through-holes formed between the obverse and converse surfaces, and the dispersal members are fixed to the converse surface such that the through-holes provide fluid communication from the obverse surface of the lid to the apertures through the interiors of the dispersal members. The apertures are configured to direct liquid outward from the dispersal members. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A beverage brewer spray apparatus, comprising: a lid having an obverse surface, a converse surface, and an open peripheral edge, wherein the obverse surface of the lid includes at least one recessed region; a dispersal member fixed to and extending from the converse surface of the lid at an open proximal end of the dispersal member; and a skirt having a proximal end fixed to and extending outward from the converse surface of the lid at a distance from the dispersal member; wherein the dispersal member has a sidewall and a distal end together defining an interior of the dispersal member, wherein the sidewall has a plurality of apertures formed therethrough, wherein the apertures are arranged in a distal section of the sidewall, and wherein the distal end is at least partially closed; wherein the lid has a lid through-hole formed between the obverse surface and the converse surface, and the dispersal member is fixed to the converse surface of the lid such that the lid through-hole provides fluid communication from the obverse surface of the lid to the plurality of apertures through the interior of the dispersal member; and wherein the apertures are configured to direct liquid from the interior of the dispersal member generally outward from the dispersal member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The beverage brewer spray apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apertures perforate an edge of the distal end of the dispersal member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The beverage brewer spray apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apertures are arranged in a row around an end of the dispersal member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apertures are configured within a thickness of the sidewalls of the dispersal members to direct liquid from the interior of the dispersal member generally outward from the dispersal member to at least the distance from the dispersal member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the apertures are configured as to at least one of shape and angle within the thickness of the sidewalls of the dispersal member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The beverage brewer spray apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apertures are angled within a thickness of the sidewalls of the dispersal member so as not to be perpendicular to the sidewalls of the dispersal member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The beverage brewer spray apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apertures are arranged in a distal half of the dispersal member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dispersal member extends from the converse surface of the lid a distance that is farther than a distance that the skirt extends from the converse surface of the lid. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The beverage brewer spray apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apertures are arranged a distance away from the converse surface of the lid that is farther than a distance that a distal end of the skirt is arranged from the converse surface of the lid. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the obverse surface and the converse surface are substantially planar and parallel to each other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the proximal end of the dispersal member is sealed to the converse surface of the lid at the lid through-hole. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a proximal portion of the skirt extends from the converse surface of the lid at a substantially right angle and a distal portion of the skirt tapers inward. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the skirt is fixed to the converse surface of the lid at a distance from the peripheral edge of the lid such that a peripheral portion of the lid extends beyond an outside surface of the skirt, forming a ledge of the lid around the skirt. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the ledge is configured to be supported on an outer edge of a brewing chamber, and the skirt is configured to be arranged within the brewing chamber when the ledge is supported on the outer edge of the brewing chamber. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the skirt is configured to engage a sidewall of the brewing chamber such that the skirt is removably coupled to the brewing chamber such that the lid seals an open end of the brewing chamber. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the skirt is tiered such that a portion of the skirt closest to the lid has a larger diameter than a portion of the skirt farthest from the lid. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the skirt is tapered such that a portion of the skirt closest to the lid has a larger diameter than a portion of the skirt farthest from the lid. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a distance that the skirt extends outward from the converse surface of the lid is at least half a distance that the dispersal member extends from the converse surface of the lid. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the dispersal member is a first dispersal member; the lid through-hole is a first lid through-hole; and the apparatus further comprises: at least one additional lid through-hole formed between the obverse surface and the converse surface, and at least one additional dispersal member fixed to the converse surface of the lid such that each said lid through-hole provides fluid communication from the obverse surface of the lid to the plurality of apertures through the interior of a corresponding one of the at least one additional dispersal members. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) A beverage brewer and spray apparatus arrangement, comprising; a beverage brewer; and the beverage brewer spray apparatus of claim 1; wherein the beverage brewer includes a plurality of injection tubes, a brewing chamber configured to receive fluid from the injection tubes, and an outflow tube configured to receive fluid from the brewing chamber; wherein the skirt is configured to guide the dispersal members into an open proximal end of the brewing chamber such that the dispersal member is arranged within an interior of the brewing chamber; wherein the lid through-hole is configured to receive a corresponding end of one of the injection tubes such that the dispersal member receives the fluid from the corresponding injection tube and disperses the received fluid through the plurality of apertures; wherein each said lid recessed region is configured to receive a corresponding end of another of the injection tubes such that each said recessed region prevents the fluid from the corresponding injection tube from entering the brewing chamber; wherein the apertures are configured to direct the fluid generally outward from the dispersal member against a sidewall of the brewing chamber; and wherein the outflow tube is configured to receive the dispersed fluid from the brewing chamber.