US 5,309,821 A · Coffee brewing urn

Abstract

A beverage brewing apparatus which includes a tank for containing heated water. Partitions are positioned in the heated water tank to define holding sections and a brewing section. Water is introduced into the holding sections of the tank and heated therein to a temperature of 180.degree.. Water retained in the heated water tank may pass from the holding sections around the partitions to the brewing section. A beverage holding reservoir is disposed in each of the holding sections of the tank so that heat from the water in the holding sections maintains a beverage disposed in the holding reservoirs at a desired temperature. A brewing assembly is associated with the holding reservoir and a dispensing head on a swing arm communicates with the brewing section and is positionable in relation to each of the brewing assemblies. A sensor and heater in the brewing section maintain the water retained therein at a temperature of 200.degree.. Water is pumped from the brewing section through the swing arm and into a selected brewing assembly to produce a brewed beverage therefrom. The swing arm includes two activating fingers which controllably activate a switch on the brewing apparatus to control flow of water through the swing arm and prevent flow therethrough when the swing arm.

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Dependent claims

A beverage brewing apparatus comprising:

a tank for containing heater water;
means for dividing said tank defining a holding section which receives water and a brewing section, said dividing means defining a baffle passage allowing water to flow from said holding section to said brewing section;
a beverage brewing assembly disposed in said holding section, said beverage brewing assembly including a reservoir for holding a brewed beverage, said reservoir being surrounded by water retained in said holding section;
a dispensing head communicating with said brewing section and said beverage brewing assembly for dispensing water from said brewing section into said beverage brewing assembly;
first means for controllably heating water operatively associated with said holding section;
second means for controllably heating water operatively associated with said brewing section independent of said first means for heating water.

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A beverage brewing apparatus comprising:

a tank for containing heated water;
means for dividing said tank defining a holding section and a brewing section, said holding section communicating with said brewing section, said means for dividing said tank including a first partition and a second partition;
a beverage holding reservoir disposed in said holding section,
a brewing funnel for retaining a brewing substance communicating with said beverage holding reservoir;
a dispensing head communicating with said brewing section and said brewing funnel for dispensing water from said brewing section into said funnel to infuse brewing substance retained in said brewing funnel and dispensing brewed beverage into said beverage holding reservoir;
a first sensor operatively associated with said holding section for detecting the temperature of water retain in said holding section;
a second sensor operatively associated with said brewing section for detecting the temperature of water retained in said brewing section;
first means for heating operatively associated with said holding section and coupled with said first sensor for heating water retained said holding section;
second means for heating operatively associated with said brewing section and coupled with said second sensor for heating water retained in said brewing section independent of said first sensor and said first means for heating;
and
a channel extending between said first partition and said second partition allowing water in said tank to pass from said holding section to said brewing section.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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