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Infuser primarily intended for use in making coffee

  • US 4,206,694 A
  • Filed: 05/22/1978
  • Issued: 06/10/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An infuser including a container having a top, a bottom, an inlet leading to the bottom of said container and an outlet leading from the interior of said container, said outlet being located above said inlet, said infuser also including a filter means positioned between said inlet and said outlet for maintaining material being infused within the interior of said container in which the improvement comprises:

  • said filter means being movable within the interior of said container relative to said inlet so as to be capable of holding different quantities of material to be infused in a packed condition within the interior of said container adjacent to the bottom of said container, andsaid outlet having an entrance, the position of said outlet being adjustable relative to the interior of said container so as to enable the position of said entrance to be varied to correspond to the position of said filter means within said container in order to prevent liquid from accumulating within said container above said filter means,positioning means for simultaneously adjusting the positions of said filter means and said outlet so as to hold said material and maintain said entrance of said outlet in a position corresponding to said position of said filter means.

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