System and method for straining a beverage
AssigneeErjo Designs, LLC
InventorsJodi M. Fogelin, Eric Fogelin
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Abstract
A system for beverage preparation, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The system includes a container defining a container cavity having a cavity top and bottom end and a plunger assembly configured to translate within the container cavity between the cavity top and bottom end. The plunger assembly can include a shaft having a shaft top and bottom end, a straining body disposed at the shaft bottom end and having a strainer top and bottom end and a strainer bottom surface, and a scraper assembly rotatably coupled about the strainer bottom end and configured to rotatably scrape the strainer bottom surface.
Claims14
A system for preparing beverages comprising:
- a container defining a container cavity having a cavity top and bottom end;
- and
- a plunger assembly configured to translate within the container cavity between the cavity top and bottom end, the plunger assembly including:
- a shaft having a shaft top and bottom end;
- a straining body disposed at the shaft bottom end and having a strainer top and bottom end and a strainer bottom surface;
- a scraper assembly rotatably coupled about the strainer bottom end and configured to contact and rotatably scrape the strainer bottom surface;
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- a lid configured to couple about the cavity top end to generate a seal between the container and the lid
- wherein the lid further comprises:
- a lid orifice defined by the lid that provides a passage into the container cavity when the lid is coupled about the cavity top;
- and
- a shaft passage defined by the lid, through which the shaft extends and is operable to translate;
- and
- the scraper assembly defines a concave triangular shaped scraper with a hub, plural blades extending from the hub with each blade being wider near the hub than at the end of the blades;
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- wherein the strainer body defines a gasket seat about a circumference of the strainer body, and wherein a plunger gasket is disposed within the gasket seat.
A system for preparing beverages comprising:
- a container defining a container cavity having a cavity top and bottom end;
- and
- a plunger assembly configured to translate within the container cavity between the cavity top and bottom end, the plunger assembly including:
- a shaft having a shaft top and bottom end;
- a straining body disposed at the shaft bottom end and having a strainer top and bottom end and a strainer bottom surface;
- a scraper assembly rotatably coupled about the strainer bottom end and configured to rotatably scrape the strainer bottom surface, and
- an axle assembly comprising:
- a bearing,
- a washer,
- a tensioner, and
- a retainer,
- wherein the bearing resides within a bearing slot defined by a portion of the strainer body,
- wherein the shaft bottom end extends through a bearing passage defined by the bearing and couples with the scraper assembly at a hub coupling via complementary threads;
- wherein the washer resides over the bearing,
- wherein the tensioner resides over the washer and
- wherein the retainer couples with the shaft via a retainer notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.