Brew chamber packet ejector
AssigneeBE Intellectual Property, Inc.
InventorLuke Kelly
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Abstract
A brew basket for a brewing apparatus is disclosed having a housing adapted to couple the brew basket to a brewing apparatus and a platform extending from the housing, the platform including a brewing chamber defined by a continuous peripheral wall and a perforated floor. The perforated floor is coupled to a vertically reciprocating member at a first end for raising and lowering the perforated floor of the brew basket with respect to the continuous peripheral wall, the vertically reciprocating member extending below a lowermost surface of the platform so that it can be raised by lowering the platform onto a flat surface.
Claims5
A brew basket comprising:
- a housing adapted to couple the brew basket to a brewing apparatus;
- a platform extending from the housing, the platform including a brewing chamber defined by a continuous peripheral wall and a perforated floor;
- a vertically reciprocating member secured at a first end to the perforated floor for raising and lowering the perforated floor with respect to the continuous peripheral wall, the vertically reciprocating member extending below a lowermost surface of the platform;
- a fastener that cooperates with the reciprocating member to capture the perforated floor of the brew basket therebetween;
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- a spring member mounted on the reciprocating member and applying a resilient force the reciprocating member to bias the perforated floor in its lowermost position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.