Coffeemaker

A coffeemaker, which comprises;

• a housing;
• a nest extending from the housing for supporting a carafe positionable therein;
• an actuator contained within the housing and mounted for pivotal movement relative to the housing;
• a sensing paddle extending from the actuator;
• a spring located between a portion of the actuator and the housing;
• the actuator being normally biased by the spring in such a manner that the sensing paddle is normally located in a space occupied by the carafe when the carafe is located in the nest;
• a switch located within the housing for facilitating the operation of the coffeemaker;
• a slide bar located within the housing normally biased to a rest position at which the switch is deactuated;
• an actuating surface formed on the actuator and positioned for engagement with the slide bar;
• the actuator being moved upon positioning of the carafe into the nest to move the actuating surface into moving engagement with the slide bar and thereby actuate the switch;
• the lever having a seal attached thereto and positioned to normally apply the seal to the outlet of the brew basket to cover the outlet and prevent the flow of beverage therefrom;
• the actuator being responsive to the presence of the carafe in the nest for moving the lever to withdraw the seal from the outlet and allow the beverage to flow from the brew basket to the carafe;
• a brew basket attached to the housing and formed with an outlet for directing the outbound flow of a beverage therefrom;
• the lever being attached to the brew basket for pivotal movement relative thereto;
• the seal being attached to a first end of the lever;
• the lever being formed with a second end spaced from the first end;
• a spring located between the brew basket and the second end of the lever to normally urge the first end of the lever and the seal attached thereto toward the outlet of the brew basket to seal the outlet;
• the housing having an extension extending therefrom;
• a brew basket holder attached movably to the housing and movable between a first position adjacent to the extension and a second position spaced from the extension;
• a catch formed on the extension;
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• a biased latched bar attached to the holder and positioned for latching engagement with the catch when the holder is moved to the first position to retain the holder with the extension.

A coffeemaker, which comprises:

• a housing;
• a nest extending from the housing for supporting a carafe positionable therein;
• a brew basket attached to the housing and formed with an outlet for directing the outbound flow of a beverage therefrom;
• an actuator mounted for movement within the housing with a portion thereof biasingly extended into a location normally occupied by the carafe when the carafe is situated in the nest;
• a switch located within the housing for facilitating the operation of the coffeemaker;
• the actuator being responsive to the presence of the carafe in the nest for closing the switch;
• a lever having a seal attached thereto and positioned to normally apply the seal to the outlet of the brew basket to cover the outlet and prevent the flow of beverage therefrom;
• the actuator being responsive to the presence of the carafe in the nest for moving the lever to withdraw the seal from the outlet and allow the beverage to flow from the brew basket to the carafe;
• the actuator being formed with a drip-collection section which serves as a depository for the drops of the beverage in the absence of the carafe in the nest;
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• the actuator being movable into position to locate the drip-collection section in a position to collect the drops of beverage in the absence of the carafe in the nest.

A coffeemaker, which comprises:

• a housing;
• a nest extending from the housing for supporting therein a carafe having a spout;
• a brew basket attached to the housing and formed with an outlet for directing the outbound flow of a beverage therefrom;
• an actuator mounted for movement within the housing with a portion thereof biasingly extended into a location normally occupied by the carafe when the carafe is situated in the nest;
• a portal formed in the actuator which, when the actuator is moved in response to the carafe being placed in the nest, is positioned to direct the beverage from the outlet into the spout of the carafe.