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US 9,314,129 B2Granted
Head assembly for brewing apparatus
OwnerRobert Haleinventor
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Abstract
According to embodiments described in the specification, a head assembly for a brewing apparatus is described. The head assembly includes a lid portion coupled to a fixed base portion and movable between open and closed positions; a lock coupled to the lid portion and slideable between locked and unlocked positions; a lever with a first end connected to the lock, an axis point connected to the lid portion, and a second end; and a cover movably coupled to the lid portion and abutting the second end of the lever, such that pressure on the cover rotates the lid portion to the closed position, and rotates the lever so as to slide the lock into the locked position.
Claims20
A head assembly for a brewing apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a movable lid portion having a top surface, a bottom surface and an opening therethrough;
- (b) a fixed base portion having a brewing cartridge opening and a top surface, a bottom surface and an opening therethrough, the moveable lid portion being rotatable between an open position for receiving the brewing cartridge, and a closed position for sealing the brewing cartridge between the fixed base portion and the moveable lid portion;
- (c) a slideable lock having a first end coupled to the top surface of the moveable lid portion and having a second end of the slideable lock terminating in a hook and extending through the opening in the moveable lid portion and the opening in the fixed base portion to provide a locked position for engaging the bottom surface of the fixed base portion when the moveable lid portion is in the closed position, and an unlocked position for releasing the bottom surface of the base portion;
- (d) an axis point connected to the moveable lid portion, for moving the slideable lock between the locked and unlocked positions;
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- (e) a cover or a handle movably coupled to the first portion of the slideable lock such that pressure on the cover or handle rotates the moveable lid portion to the closed position, and slides the lock into the locked position.
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A head assembly for a brewing apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a fixed base portion;
- (b) a movable lid portion having a top surface, a bottom surface and an opening therethrough, the moveable lid portion coupled to the fixed base portion, the moveable lid portion being rotatable between an open position for receiving a brewing cartridge, and a closed position for sealing the cartridge between the moveable lid portion and the fixed based portion;
- (c) a lock having a first end slideably coupled to the top surface of the moveable lid portion and a second end of the lock extending through the opening in the moveable lid portion to provide a locked position for engaging the fixed base portion when the lid portion is in the closed position, and an unlocked position for releasing the base portion;
- (d) an articulated arm having a first end connected to the first end of the lock, an opposing second end of the articulated arm connected to the moveable lid portion, and a hinge between the first end and the second end, the articulated arm being configured to articulate about the hinge between a bent position for placing the lock in the unlocked position, and a straightened position for placing the lock in the locked position;
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- (e) a cover movably coupled to the moveable lid portion and configured for abutting the articulated arm adjacent to the hinge when the moveable lid portion is in the closed position, such that pressure on the cover rotates the moveable lid portion to the closed position, and subsequently displaces the articulated arm to the straightened position.
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A head assembly for a brewing apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a fixed base portion;
- (b) a movable lid portion having a top surface, a bottom surface and an opening therethrough coupled to the fixed base portion, the moveable lid portion being rotatable between an open position for receiving a brewing cartridge, and a closed position for sealing the cartridge between the moveable lid portion and the fixed base portion;
- (c) a lock having a first end slideably coupled to the top surface of the moveable lid portion and a second end of the lock extending through the opening in the moveable lid portion to provide a locked position for engaging the fixed base portion when the moveable lid portion is in the closed position, and an unlocked position for releasing the fixed base portion;
- the lock having a toothed rack disposed on the first end thereof;
- (d) a cover or handle movably coupled to the first end of the lock with a pinion gear configured to engage the toothed rack, such that rotation of the cover or handle relative to the fixed base portion rotates the pinion gear and slides the lock to the locked position or the unlocked position on the fixed base portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.