Mesh coffee filter
OwnerBonnie E. Krebsinventor
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Abstract
A filter assembly is disclosed for use in coffee makers in which a pair of filters are supported on carrier means with the filters held firmly in place by securing means. The filters may be reused and reassembled on the carrier means with handle means associated with each filter so as to obtain the necessary grip on a filter to overcome the frictional engagement between the filter and the securing means.
Claims9
A filter for use in a hot beverage making machine of the type where the hot beverage has grounds and fines which must be separated from the hot beverage comprising:
- A. a fine mesh top filter,
- B. a fine mesh bottom filter,
- C. carrier means adapted to be positioned between said top and bottom filters and permit the hot beverages to pass therethrough,
- D. securing means to provide said top and bottom filters in fixed relation to said carrier means across the complete area defined by said filters, so as to permit said filters to be removed for cleaning or replacement when a force of predetermined magnitude is manually applied to overcome the frictional engagement between said securing means and said filters, and
- E. said securing means includes:
- 1. a plurality of hinges connected at one end thereof to said carrier means and extending on both sides thereof, and
- 2. locking members formed at the free end of each of said hinges and having an enlarged head portion adapted to extend into said mesh filters in interlocking relation therewith.
A filter for use in a hot beverage making machine of the type where the hot beverage has gounds and fines which must be separated from the hot beverage comprising:
- A. a fine mesh top filter,
- B. a fine mesh bottom filter,
- C. carrier means adapted to be positioned between said top and bottom filters and permit the hot beverages to pass therethrough,
- D. securing means to provide said top and bottom filters in fixed relation to said carrier means across the complete area defined by said filters, so as to permit said filters to be removed for cleaning or replacement when a force of predetermined magnitude is manually applied to overcome the frictional engagement between said securing means and said filters,
- E. said securing means includes:
- i. a plurality of hinges connected at one end thereof to said carrier means and extending on both sides thereof, and
- ii. locking members formed at the free end of each of said hinges and having an enlarged head portion adapted to extend into said mesh filters in interlocking relation therewith,
- F. said filters are woven having filaments extending transversely to each other,
- G. said head portion of said hinges is adapted to fit into said filaments in interlocking frictional relation therewith,
- H. said head portion forms a spherical member having a diameter greater than the spacing between said transversely extending filaments, and
- I. said carrier is formed of cross members to form a mesh like screen with said hinges coupled thereto at the intersection of said cross members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.