Beverage maker
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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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Abstract
A beverage maker having a reservoir for holding liquid and a filter element for holding a substance, such as coffee grounds, for making the beverage. A partition separates the reservoir and filter element and has a heat responsive film. When the liquid in the reservoir is at or reaches a desired brewing temperature, the film opens to allow the flow of the heated liquid from the reservoir into and through the filter element and substance, such as coffee grounds, to produce a freshly brewed beverage, ready for dispensing.
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21 Claims
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1. A beverage maker for use in a microwave device adapted to dispense a freshly brewed beverage, comprising:
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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, and a chamber adapted to receive the brewed beverage for said reservoir and to dispense the brewed beverage from the beverage maker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A beverage maker adapted to dispense a freshly brewed beverage, comprising:
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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, and 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 ready for dispensing from the beverage maker; and
wherein said partition comprises;an upper layer of film in contact with and impervious to the heated liquid in said reservoir, wherein said upper layer has an aperture therethrough, and a layer of film underlying said upper film layer for heat sealing said partition within said container between said reservoir and said filter element, wherein said underlying film layer also extends across said aperture until liquid in said reservoir is at a brewing temperature, whereupon said underlying film layer opens to allow said liquid to flow through said aperture into said element for brewing a beverage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A drip-type coffee maker adapted to discharge freshly brewed coffee, comprising:
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a reservoir for holding water to be heated to a temperature for brewing coffee, a coffee filter element adapted to hold coffee grounds and to receive the heated water from said reservoir and dispense freshly brewed coffee therefrom, and a partition between said reservoir and coffee filter element, including a film comprising a layer of a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol with an ethylene content of up to about 40 mol%, said film being adapted to be sealed to close communication between said reservoir and coffee filter element until water in said reservoir is heated to a temperature for brewing coffee, whereupon said film is adapted to be melted to provide at least one opening on said film to allow passage of the heated water into said filter element. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A beverage maker for use in a microwave device adapted to dispense a freshly brewed beverage, comprising:
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a reservoir for holding water 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 the liquid in said reservoir is at a temperature for brewing the beverage, whereupon said film is adapted to be melted to provide at least 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, a compartment including a chamber adapted to receive the brewed beverage from said reservoir and to dispense the brewed beverage from the beverage maker, and co-acting means on said reservoir and said compartment for releasably securing said reservoir, compartment and filter element together. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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