Machine for making hot tea
First Claim
1. Machine for making a hot beverage, particularly tea, by contacting a heated liquid with a flavoring agent, comprising a housing having a pressure-resistant container for a supply of liquid, said container having an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a steeping receptacle for a supply of flavoring agent and hot beverage in said housing, said receptacle having a sealable outlet for hot beverage;
an electric heater for the supply of liquid in said container, including at least one insulating carrier in the region of the lower portion of said container and at least one thick film conductor on said carrier; and
conduit means for conveying heated liquid from said container into said receptacle.
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Abstract
A machine for making hot tea wherein a pressure-resistant container for the supply of water supports or embodies an insulating carrier for one or more thick film conductors. A riser, which can be caused to move up and down relative to the bottom wall of the container, serves to convey hot water into a steeping receptacle wherein the water comes in contact with tea leaves. The sealable outlet in the bottom of the steeping receptacle can discharge hot tea into a vessel resting on a warming plate. The warming plate is supported by a leg of the housing for the container and steeping receptacle and can be heated by a second heater having a carrier for one or more thick film conductors.
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20 Claims
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1. Machine for making a hot beverage, particularly tea, by contacting a heated liquid with a flavoring agent, comprising a housing having a pressure-resistant container for a supply of liquid, said container having an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a steeping receptacle for a supply of flavoring agent and hot beverage in said housing, said receptacle having a sealable outlet for hot beverage;
an electric heater for the supply of liquid in said container, including at least one insulating carrier in the region of the lower portion of said container and at least one thick film conductor on said carrier; and
conduit means for conveying heated liquid from said container into said receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a steeping receptacle for a supply of flavoring agent and hot beverage in said housing, said receptacle having a sealable outlet for hot beverage;
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