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Beverage brewer with brewing temperature interlock

  • US 4,917,005 A
  • Filed: 06/09/1989
  • Issued: 04/17/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A beverage brewing apparatus comprising:

  • a hot water reservoir;

    inlet means for admitting cold water into said reservoir;

    a resistance heating element within the reservoir operable from an applied electric current for heating water in the reservoir;

    dispensing means including user-actuable solenoid valve for dispensing heated water from the reservoir;

    temperature sensing means for producing a signal indicative of the temperature of the water in said reservoir; and

    interlock circuit means responsive to said temperature-indicative signal for inhibiting the operation of said valve when the temperature of the water in said reservoir falls below a predetermined minimum brewing temperature.

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