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US 7,024,983 B2Granted
Brewing apparatus hot water control
AssigneeHP Intellectual Corp.
InventorsAnthony B. Grant, Zakary E. Hartman, Richard J. Rogissart, James A. Tebo, Jr.
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Abstract
A brewing apparatus including a housing having a movable lid and a brewing area under the lid; a hot water heater connected to the housing; a water pump connected to the hot water heater; a controller coupled to the hot water heater and the pump; and a switch connected to the housing and adapted to be actuated by a user movable member. The switch is coupled to the controller. The controller is adapted to discontinue heating by the heater when the switch is moved to a deactuated position.
Claims14
A brewing apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a movable lid and a brewing area under the lid;
- a hot water heater connected to the housing;
- a water pump connected to the hot water heater;
- a controller coupled to the hot water heater and the pump;
- a switch connected to the housing and adapted to be actuated by a user movable member, said user movable member being connected to said movable lid, said switch being placed in an on state in response to said user movable member locking said lid in a closed position;
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- wherein the switch is coupled to the controller, and wherein the controller is adapted to discontinue heating by the heater when the switch is moved to a deactuated position.
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A brewing apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a movable lid and a brewing area under the lid;
- a hot water heater connected to the housing;
- a water pump connected to the hot water heater;
- a controller coupled to the hot water heater and the pump;
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- a lock for retaining the lid in a closed position, the lock comprising an electromechanical member coupled to the controller,
- wherein the controller is adapted to prevent the lock from being opened until an occurrence of a predetermined event.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.