Brew basket for coffee-making machine
AssigneeCafe 98 Industries Ltd.
InventorDahyabhai U. Patel
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Abstract
A brew basket to hold ground coffee through which water is to pass includes a basket member to support a bed of ground coffee. The basket member has at least one opening therein to permit the egress of water having passed through the bed of coffee. A pan is positioned above the bed of ground coffee to collect water entering the brew basket. The pan has a plurality of spaced holes therein to distribute collected water generally uniformly and gently over the bed of coffee. A coffee-making machine having a sprayhead including a pan to collect water and distribute collected water generally uniformly and evenly over a bed of ground coffee is also provided.
Claims26
A brew basket to hold ground coffee through which water is to pass, comprising:
- a basket member to support a bed of ground coffee and having at least one opening therein to permit the egress of water having passed through said bed of ground coffee;
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- a pan above said bed of ground coffee to collect water entering said brew basket, said pan including a base having a plurality of wells formed therein and having a plurality of spaced holes provided therethrough at said wells to distribute collected water generally uniformly over said bed of ground coffee, said wells being configured to provide sufficient head for water collected by said pan to achieve generally even flow of water through said holes.
A coffee-making machine of the type to deliver hot water to a bed of ground coffee, comprising:
- a reservoir to hold water;
- a heater to heat water held in said reservoir;
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- a sprayhead to overlie a vessel into which brewed coffee is to enter, said sprayhead being in fluid communication with said reservoir and including a discharge outlet and a pan below said discharge outlet to collect water exiting said discharge outlet, said pan including a base having a plurality of wells formed therein and having a plurality of spaced holes provided therethrough at said wells to distribute collected water generally uniformly over a bed of ground coffee interposed between said vessel and said sprayhead, said wells being configured to provide sufficient head for water collected in said pan to achieve generally even flow of water through said holes.
A brew basket to hold ground coffee through which water is to pass comprising:
- a basket member to support a bed of ground coffee and having at least one opening therein to permit the egress of water having passed through said bed of ground coffee;
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- a pan above said bed of ground coffee to collect water entering said brew basket, said pan including a base having a plurality of wells formed therein, at least one sidewall about the periphery of said base, and a plurality of spaced holes provided in said base at said wells to distribute collected water generally uniformly over said bed of ground coffee, said wells being defined by concentric depressions formed in said base and being configured to provide sufficient head for water collected by said pan to achieve generally even flow of water through said holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.