Method of making coffee and coffee maker
AssigneeSimatelex Manufactory Co., Ltd.
InventorsChi Wah Leung, Chi Chung Fung, Shek Chuen Luk
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Abstract
A method of making coffee in a drip-type coffee maker includes adding heated water to a brew basket containing coffee grinds, allowing said water to accumulate within the brew basket, and at a predetermined moment opening an aperture in the brew basket to allow the water to drain. In a drip-type coffee maker the aperture in the brew basket has a closure. A controller is operable to move the aperture closure to the open position a predetermined moment after heated water is delivered to the brew basket. The predetermined moment may be when the water in the brew basket reaches a predetermined level, or a predetermined time after the coffee maker is activated.
Claims6
A coffee maker including:
- a water reservoir,
- an in-line water heater,
- a brew basket for receiving coffee grinds, the brew basket having a aperture with a closure controllable between open and closed positions,
- a water passage between the reservoir and the brew basket, the passage passing through the in-line water heater for delivering heated water to the brew basket, and
- a controller for moving the closure to the open position when the level of water in the brew basket rises to a level sufficient to fully wet coffee grinds in the brew basket.
A coffee maker including:
- a water reservoir,
- an in-line water heater,
- a brew basket for receiving coffee grinds,
- an aperture for draining water from the brew basket, the aperture having a closure,
- a water passage between the reservoir and the brew basket, the passage passing through the in-line water heater for delivering heated water to the brew basket, and
- a buoyant controller including a first buoyant body member and a second body member bearing the aperture closure, the body members being slidably engaged between first and second positions, the buoyant controller being operable to move the closure between a closed position and an open position when the water level in the brew basket reaches a predetermined level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.