Coffee maker with a variable brew strength apparatus
First Claim
1. A coffeemaker with a variable brew strength apparatus comprising a base, a water reservoir mounted in said base, electrically operated heater means mounted in said base and disposed to heat water stored in said reservoir, tubing means connecting said water reservoir and said heater means, coffee carafe means mounted on said base, basket means mounted on said base and disposed to accept heated water from said tubing means and to discharge brewed coffee into said coffee carafe, inner basket means mounted in said basket means for holding coffee grounds, valve means mounted on said basket means capable to directing a measured portion of said water into said inner basket means for brewing coffee and directing a measured portion of said water directly into said basket means, bypassing said inner basket, for diluting the coffee brewed in said inner basket means and coffee scoop means removably mounted on said basket means for introducing measured quantities of coffee into said inner basket means.
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a coffeemaker with a variable brew strength apparatus which comprises a base which contains a water reservoir and a heater and which supports a coffee carafe. The base supports a variable brew strength apparatus directly over the coffee carafe. The variable brew strength apparatus includes a water restrictor member which is rotably mounted on the cover of a coffee basket member. The water restrictor member and the coffee basket member, in combination, form a valve which either admits heated water to an inner basket which is mounted in the coffee basket and which contains ground coffee, or causes a portion of the heated water to bypass the inner basket and enter the coffee basket to mix with and dilute coffee brewed in the inner basket. The coffee basket supports a special coffee scoop which has a tabular indicia relating the number of cups of coffee desired, the brew strength desired, and the number of scoops of coffee required. Brew strength indicia are provided on the cover of the coffee basket to facilitate the brewing of coffee using an optimum ratio of coffee and water.
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- 1. A coffeemaker with a variable brew strength apparatus comprising a base, a water reservoir mounted in said base, electrically operated heater means mounted in said base and disposed to heat water stored in said reservoir, tubing means connecting said water reservoir and said heater means, coffee carafe means mounted on said base, basket means mounted on said base and disposed to accept heated water from said tubing means and to discharge brewed coffee into said coffee carafe, inner basket means mounted in said basket means for holding coffee grounds, valve means mounted on said basket means capable to directing a measured portion of said water into said inner basket means for brewing coffee and directing a measured portion of said water directly into said basket means, bypassing said inner basket, for diluting the coffee brewed in said inner basket means and coffee scoop means removably mounted on said basket means for introducing measured quantities of coffee into said inner basket means.
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