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Coffee dispenser and brewer apparatus

  • US 5,241,898 A
  • Filed: 09/25/1992
  • Issued: 09/07/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A coffee dispensing and brewing apparatus comprising(a) coffee dispensing means for dispensing a predetermined amount of coffee to a brew basket, said coffee dispensing means including(i) a hopper for holding a supply of coffee beans,(ii) means communicating with said hopper for portioning coffee beans in a predetermined amount, and(iii) a grinder for receiving and grinding said predetermined amount into ground coffee;

  • (b) a brew basket holding means for releasably holding said brew basket in a region adjacent a passageway to said grinder whereby said brew basket receives said predetermined amount of coffee in ground coffee form;

    (c) hot water making and delivery means for distributing a predetermined volume of hot water to said region during a brewing cycle, said hot water means including a tank for holding said hot water before distribution thereof; and

    (d) a grinder motor and right angle power transmission means for coupling said motor to said grinder, said motor being located below said grinder and adjacent a vertical side of said tank.

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