Coffee maker

A coffee maker, comprising:

• a housing defining a water reservoir;
• a filter basket support carried by said housing in fixed relation thereto;
• a filter basket removably supported in said filter basket support;
• a water spreader mounted on said filter basket support and pivotal relative thereto about a vertical axis, said water spreader being pivotal between a first position wherein said water spreader is over said filter basket and a second position providing access to said filter basket for removal thereof from said filter basket support;
• an automatic drip heater assembly in said housing communicating with said reservoir;
• and
• a hot water delivery tube delivering heated water from said heater assembly to said water spreader.

A coffee maker, comprising:

• a housing defining a filter basket support and a water reservoir having a fill port;
• a filter basket supported in said filter basket support;
• an automatic drip heater assembly communicating with said water reservoir;
• a hot water delivery tube delivering heated water from said heater assembly to said filter basket;
• a filter basket cover disposed above said filter basket support and the filter basket therein, said filter basket cover being pivotal relative to said housing about a vertical axis to expose said filter basket support;
• and
• a water reservoir cover disposed above said water reservoir, said water reservoir cover being pivotal relative to said housing about a horizontal axis to expose said water reservoir fill port.