Display device for beverage pitcher or coffee machine

An apparatus comprising:

• a display device;
• wherein the display device can be placed in a first state or a second state;
• and
• wherein when the display device is placed in a first state the display device provides a first visual indication of a first type of beverage which is within a beverage pitcher;
• wherein when the display device is placed in a second state the display device provides a second visual indication of a second type of beverage which is within a beverage pitcher;
• and
• wherein the first and second type of beverages differ and the first and second visual indications differ;
• and wherein the display device is comprised of a sliding member which is connected to the beverage pitcher and which can be slid to a first position to allow a first designation of the first type of beverage to be seen and which in the first position covers and prevents from being seen a second designation of the second type of beverage;
• and wherein the sliding member can be slid to a second position to allow the second designation of the second type of beverage to be seen and which in the second position covers and prevents from being seen the first designation of the first type of beverage.

An apparatus comprising:

• a coffee machine which makes coffee;
• wherein the coffee machine includes an indicator device;
• wherein the indicator device indicates whether the coffee machine has made decaffeinated coffee or regular coffee;
• wherein the indicator device comprises
• a first light under a first designation which indicates decaffeinated coffee;
• and
• a second light under a second designation which indicates non decaffeinated coffee;
• wherein the first designation is fixed at a first location on the indicator device and the second designation is fixed at a second location on the indicator device, the first location being different from the second location;
• and wherein the first light is fixed at a third location on the indicator device and the second light is fixed at a fourth location on the indicator device, the third location being different from the fourth location.

An apparatus comprising:

• a coffee machine which makes coffee;
• wherein the coffee machine includes an indicator device;
• wherein the indicator device indicates whether the coffee machine has made decaffeinated coffee or regular coffee;
• wherein the indicator device comprises
• a first light which is able to emit either a first or a second color light;
• and wherein the first light emits the first color light when the coffee machine has made decaffeinated coffee and the first light emits the second color light when the coffee machine has made non decaffeinated coffee.

An apparatus comprising:

• a coffee machine which makes coffee;
• wherein the coffee machine includes an indicator device;
• wherein the indicator device indicates whether the coffee machine has made decaffeinated coffee or regular coffee;
• and
• wherein the indicator device includes an electronic digital display which displays whether coffee which has been made by the coffee machine is non decaffeinated or decaffeinated;
• and wherein the indicator device includes a first push button which when pushed in causes the electronic digital display to toggle from displaying an indication that the coffee is decaffeinated to displaying an indication that the coffee is non decaffeinated.

An apparatus comprising:

• a coffee machine which makes coffee;
• wherein the coffee machine includes an indicator device;
• wherein the indicator device indicates whether the coffee machine has made decaffeinated coffee or regular coffee;
• and
• wherein the indicator device includes a sliding member;
• wherein the sliding member can be placed in a first position where the sliding member allows an indication that coffee which has been made is decaffeinated to be shown but covers an indication that coffee which has been made is non decaffeinated;
• and wherein the sliding member can be placed in a second position where the sliding member allows an indication that coffee which has been made is non decaffeinated to be shown but covers an indication that coffee which has been made is decaffeinated.

An apparatus comprising:

• a coffee machine which makes coffee;
• wherein the coffee machine includes an indicator device wherein the indicator device indicates whether the coffee machine has made decaffeinated coffee or regular coffee;
• and
• wherein the indicator device includes a dial having a pointer and first and second designations;
• wherein the first designation provides an indication that coffee which has been made is decaffeinated and the second designation provides an indication that coffee which has been made is non decaffeinated;
• and wherein the pointer can point to either the first or the second designation to indicate a type of coffee which has been made.

A method comprising the steps of

• fixing a display device onto a beverage pitcher;
• and
• wherein the display device can be placed into a first state or a second state;
• wherein when the display device is placed in a first state the display device provides a first visual indication of a first type of beverage which is within the beverage pitcher;
• wherein when the display device is placed in a second state the display device provides a second visual indication of a second type of beverage which is within the beverage pitcher;
• and
• wherein the first and second type of beverages differ and the first and second visual indications differ.