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Beverage maker

  • US 5,243,164 A
  • Filed: 12/14/1990
  • Issued: 09/07/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A beverage maker for use in a microwave device adapted to dispense a freshly brewed beverage, comprising:

  • a reservoir for holding heated liquid or liquid to be heated to a temperature for brewing a beverage,a filter element adapted to hold a substance for brewing the beverage and to receive the heated liquid from said reservoir and dispense a freshly brewed beverage therefrom,a partition between said reservoir and filter element, including a film adapted to close and seal communication between said reservoir and filter element until liquid in said reservoir is at a temperature for brewing the beverage, whereupon said film is adapted to be melted to provide at last one opening in said film for providing a communication between said reservoir and said filter element and allow the heated liquid to contact the substance and become a freshly brewed beverage, anda chamber adapted to receive the brewed beverage for said reservoir and to dispense the brewed beverage from the beverage maker.

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