Automatic coffee maker with grinder

A coffee maker comprising:

• a housing carrying a reservoir for receiving water for brewing;
• a heater supported by the housing for receiving water from the reservoir and heating the water in order to brew coffee;
• an infused beverage extractor disposed over a beverage container;
• a grinding basket positioned above the extractor and having an interior for receiving ground coffee beans, the grinding basket having an exterior surface;
• a grinding device adjacent to the grinding basket and in communication with the interior of the grinding basket;
• means for filtering ground coffee beans ground by the grinding device;
• a heating device attached to the grinding basket for heating the grinding basket, the heating device comprising a heating wire, the heating wire being wrapped around the exterior surface of the grinding basket;
• and
• a heat distributor disposed over the grinding basket and the heating device.

A coffee maker comprising:

• a housing carrying a reservoir for receiving water for brewing;
• a heater supported by the housing for receiving water from the reservoir and heating the water in order to brew coffee;
• an infused beverage extractor disposed over a beverage container;
• a grinding basket positioned above the extractor and having an interior for receiving ground coffee beans;
• a device for heating the grinding basket;
• a grinding device adjacent to the grinding basket and in communication with the interior of the grinding basket, the portion of the interior of the grinding basket in communication with the grinding device defining a grinding chamber;
• means for filtering ground coffee beans emanating from the grinding chamber;
• and
• means for releasably attaching the filtering means to the housing.

A grinding basket for a coffee maker, comprising:

• a generally streamlined body portion having an exterior surface and a sloped interior surface;
• a heating element wrapped around the exterior surface of the streamlined body portion;
• and
• a heat distributor disposed over the streamlined body portion and the heating element so as to effect a uniform distribution of heat.