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US 5,687,637 AGranted
Automatic tea brewing device
AssigneeHealthometer, Inc.
InventorsPhillip L. Brookshire, Robert A. Demars, David Dinunzio, Spencer L. Mackay, Joseph F. Moore, Craig Weidman
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Abstract
A device for automatically brewing and holding tea has a water reservoir and a combined water reservoir inlet and heated water distributor attached to and extending forward from the water reservoir, a base for holding a hot tea receptacle under the combined water reservoir inlet and heated water distributor. A hot tea receptacle especially adapted for use with the device has a flat bottom surface for optimal heat transfer from the base to the receptacle.
Claims27
A device for brewing hot tea comprising:
- a water reservoir,
- a combined water reservoir inlet and heated water distributor structure connected to and extending forward of the water reservoir,
- a steeping chamber attached to the water reservoir and positioned under the combined water inlet and heated water distributor structure, and
- a base for a brewed tea receptacle, the base positioned forward of the water reservoir and under the steeping chamber.
1 more element
An automatic tea brewing device comprising:
- a water reservoir;
- a combined water reservoir inlet and heated water distributor structure attached to the water reservoir, the structure including a water reservoir inlet hole and a heated water distributor hole positioned forward of the water reservoir, and
- a base for receiving a brewed tea receptacle, the base attached to the water reservoir and positioned under the combined water reservoir inlet and heated water distributor structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.