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US 4,900,886 AGranted
Microwave beverage maker
AssigneeAladdin Industries, Incorporated
InventorJohn A. Bridges
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Abstract
A beverage maker includes a container having a portion for receiving a beverage made by passing hot water over an ingredient and a basket for holding a beverage ingredient provided at an upper end of the container. When hot liquid is supplied into the basket, a hot liquid and beverage ingredient mixture exits from the basket into the receiver portion. In embodiments of the present invention, the receiver portion and a reservoir from which the hot liquid originates are disposed side-by-side. Embodiments of the present invention have elements that shield the beverage ingredient from microwave energy and/or an element or elements that insulate the hot liquid and beverage ingredient mixture.
Claims32
A beverage maker comprising:
- (a) a container having a receiver portion for receiving a beverage made by passing hot liquid over an ingredient, said receiver portion having a wall which reflects microwave energy;
- (b) a basket for holding a beverage ingredient at an upper end of said container;
- (c) means for supplying hot liquid into said basket to flow over said beverage ingredient;
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- (d) means for permitting the hot liquid and said beverage ingredient to exit from said basket into said receiver portion;
- wherein said receiver portion and said means for supplying a hot liquid are disposed side-by-side.
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A beverage maker comprising:
- (a) a container having a receiver portion for receiving a beverage made by passing a hot liquid over an ingredient;
- (b) a basket having an open top for holding a beverage ingredient at an upper end of said receiver portion;
- (c) means for permitting the hot liquid and said beverage ingredient to exit from said basket and into said receiver portion;
- (d) means for shielding said beverage ingredient from microwave energy, said shielding means including a cover selectively positionable over the open top of said basket;
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- (e) said receiver portion including a wall which reflects microwave energy, and wherein said means for shielding said beverage ingredient from microwave energy further comprises a portion of said wall which extends upwardly to encompass said basket.
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A beverage maker comprising:
- (a) a container having a receiver portion for receiving a beverage made by passing hot liquid over a beverage ingredient, said receiver portion including means for reflecting microwave energy away from the interior of said receiver portion and said container including foam for insulating the interior of said receiver portion;
- (b) a basket for holding a beverage ingredient at an upper end of said receiver portion;
- (c) means for supplying said hot liquid into said basket to flow over said beverage ingredient;
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- (d) means for permitting the hot liquid and said beverage ingredient to exit from said basket into said receiver portion.
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A beverage maker comprising:
- (a) a container having a receiver portion for receiving a beverage made by passing hot liquid over a beverage ingredient, said container including means for insulating the interior of said receiver portion;
- (b) a basket for holding a beverage ingredient at an upper end of said receiver portion;
- (c) means for supplying said hot liquid into said basket to flow over said beverage ingredient, said means for supplying including a reservoir, said reservoir and said receiver portion being positioned adjacent to each other in side-by-side fashion;
- (d) means for permitting said hot liquid and said beverage ingredient to exit from said basket into said receiver portion;
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- (c) said means for insulating include foam material along the bottom and one side of said receiver portion and said reservoir along a second side of said receiver portion.
3 more elements
A beverage maker comprising:
- (a) a container having a receiver portion for receiving a beverage made by passing hot liquid over a beverage ingredient, said container including means for insulating the interior of said receiver portion;
- (b) a basket for holding a beverage ingredient at an upper end of said receiver portion;
- (c) means for supplying said hot liquid into said basket to flow over said beverage ingredient, said means for supplying including a reservoir, said reservoir and said receiver portion being positioned adjacent to each other in side-by-side fashion in a non-overlapping relationship;
- (d) means for permitting said hot liquid and said beverage ingredient to exit from said basket into said receiver portion;
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- (e) said means for insulating include said reservoir.
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A beverage maker comprising:
- (a) a container having a receiver portion including an interior for receiving a beverage made by passing hot liquid over a beverage ingredient, said container including means for insulating the interior of said receiver portion;
- (b) a basket for holding a beverage ingredient at an upper end of said receiver portion;
- (c) means for supplying said hot liquid into said basket to flow over said beverage ingredient, said means for supplying including a reservoir, said reservoir and said receiver portion being positioned adjacent to each other in side-by-side fashion;
- (d) means for permitting said hot liquid and said beverage ingredient to exit from said basket into said receiver portion;
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- (e) means for reflecting microwave energy away from the interior of said receiver portion.
3 more elements
A beverage maker comprising:
- (a) a container having a receiver portion for receiving a beverage made by passing a hot liquid over an ingredient;
- (b) a basket having an open top for holding a beverage ingredient at an upper end of said receiver portion;
- (c) means for permitting the hot liquid and said beverage ingredient to exit from said basket and into said receiver portion;
- (d) means for shielding said beverage ingredient from microwave energy, said shielding means including a cover selectively positionable over the open top of said basket;
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- (e) means for supplying hot liquid into said basket to flow over said beverage ingredient, said means for supplying hot liquid to said basket comprising a reservoir and an exit tube extending upwardly from the bottom of the reservoir and provided with an exit opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.