Coffee carafe with hidden handle support

• US 20030052139A1
• Filed: 09/17/2001
• Published: 03/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/b/a Jarden Consumer Solutions (Newell Brands Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/b/a Jarden Consumer Solutions (Newell Brands Inc.)
• Inventors: Ismail, Mahmoud F., Ivy, Donald R., Boyte, C. Laron
• Granted Patent: US 6,561,390 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 222/475.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/14 Coffee or tea pots filters, strainers A47J31/06
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 45/067 Handles for coffee pots or the like A47J45/07 takes precedence

Abstract

A coffee carafe with a hidden handle support. The handle support is an annular band that extends around a rim of a glass jar for the coffee carafe. An annular collar fits over the annular band, hiding the handle support from view. The annular collar includes a pour spout and an annular flange that extends against an inside surface of the rim of the glass jar. A silicon adhesive or other suitable bonding agent is used to hold the annular collar in place. The use of the annular collar provides strong support for the handle. In addition, because the bonding agent that holds the annular flange in position against the glass jar does not have to support the handle, materials other than acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastic may be used for the annular collar and the handle. For example, polypropylene may be used as the material for these two components.

Claims

1. A carafe comprising:

a glass jar having a rim;

a handle support extending around the rim; and

an annular collar comprising;

a spout;

an outer flange that extends over the handle support and the rim;

an inner flange that extends into the rim.

2. The carafe of claim 1, wherein the inner flange comprises a lip that rolls inward against the rim.

3. The carafe of claim 2, wherein the inner flange forms a watertight seal with the rim.

4. The carafe of claim 1, wherein the annular collar comprises polypropylene.

5. The carafe of claim 4, wherein the annular collar is attached to the glass jar by a bonding agent.

6. The carafe of claim 5, wherein the bonding agent comprises silicon adhesive.

7. The carafe of claim 1, wherein the annular collar is attached to the glass jar by a bonding agent.

8. The carafe of claim 7, wherein the bonding agent comprises silicon adhesive.

9. The carafe of claim 1, further comprising a handle attached to the handle support.

10. The carafe of claim 9, wherein the handle is attached to the handle support by a screw.

11. The carafe of claim 1, further comprising a lid that fits over the annular collar.

12. The carafe of claim 1, wherein the glass jar comprises a shoulder, and wherein the outer flange abuts against the shoulder.

13. The carafe of claim 12, wherein the outer flange forms a watertight seal with the shoulder.

14. The carafe of claim 1, wherein the handle support comprises a metal band.

15. The carafe of claim 14, wherein the metal band comprises steel.

16. The carafe of claim 1, wherein the outer flange completely conceals the handle support.

17. A carafe comprising:

a glass jar having a rim;

a handle support extending around the rim; and

an annular collar comprising;

a spout; and

an outer flange that extends over and completely seals the handle support.

18. The carafe of claim 17, wherein the annular collar comprises polypropylene.

19. The carafe of claim 18, wherein annular collar is attached to the glass jar by a bonding agent.

20. The carafe of claim 19, wherein the bonding agent comprises silicon adhesive.

21. The carafe of claim 17, wherein annular collar is attached to the glass jar by a bonding agent.

22. The carafe of claim 21, wherein the bonding agent comprises silicon adhesive.

23. The carafe of claim 17, further comprising a handle attached to the handle support.

24. The carafe of claim 23, wherein the handle is attached to the handle support by a screw.

25. The carafe of claim 17, further comprising a lid that fits over the annular collar.

26. The carafe of claim 17, wherein the glass jar comprises a shoulder, and wherein the outer flange abuts against the shoulder.

27. The carafe of claim 26, further the outer flange forms a watertight seal with the shoulder.

28. The carafe of claim 17, wherein the handle support comprises a metal band.

29. The carafe of claim 28, wherein the metal band comprises steel.

30. A carafe comprising:

a glass jar having a rim and a shoulder below the rim;

a metal band extending around the rim;

an annular collar comprising;

a spout;

an outer flange that extends over the handle support and the rim;

an inner flange that extends into the rim; and

a handle attached to the metal band.

31. The carafe of claim 30, wherein the outer flange completely conceals the metal band.