Seal in a coffeemaker
First Claim
1. A brewing apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a movable lid;
a water heater connected to the housing;
a pod carrier removably connected to the housing;
a seal connected to the lid for movement towards and away from a top side of the pod carrier as the lid is moved between an open position and a closed position;
a hot water discharge head connected to the lid for delivering hot water from the water heater in a direction towards the top side of the pod carrier when the lid is in its closed position; and
a cam member movably connected to the housing for camming the pod carrier in an upward direction, wherein, when the lid is in its closed position, the movable lid closes over the top side of the pod carrier and, the seal is adapted to be located against a perimeter side of the pod carrier for sealing along the perimeter side.
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Abstract
A brewing apparatus including a housing having a movable lid; a water heater connected to the housing; a pod carrier removably connected to the housing; a seal connected to the lid for movement towards and away from a top side of the pod carrier as the lid is moved between an open position and a closed position; and a hot water discharge head connected to the lid for delivering hot water from the water heater in a direction towards the top side of the pod carrier when the lid is in its closed position. When the lid is in its closed position, the movable lid closes over the top side of the pod carrier and, the seal is adapted to be located against a perimeter side of the pod carrier for sealing along the perimeter side.
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17 Claims
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1. A brewing apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a movable lid; a water heater connected to the housing; a pod carrier removably connected to the housing; a seal connected to the lid for movement towards and away from a top side of the pod carrier as the lid is moved between an open position and a closed position; a hot water discharge head connected to the lid for delivering hot water from the water heater in a direction towards the top side of the pod carrier when the lid is in its closed position; and a cam member movably connected to the housing for camming the pod carrier in an upward direction, wherein, when the lid is in its closed position, the movable lid closes over the top side of the pod carrier and, the seal is adapted to be located against a perimeter side of the pod carrier for sealing along the perimeter side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A coffeemaker comprising:
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a housing; a water heater connected to the housing; a hot water discharge head connected to the water heater, the hot water discharge head being movable with a portion of the housing about a pivot axis; a seal connected to the hot water discharge head; a pod carrier connected to the housing having a top aperture with a surrounding perimeter wall forming an inwardly facing sealing surface and an inwardly extending shelf located at a bottom of the sealing surface; and a cam member movably connected to the housing for camming the pod carrier in an upward direction wherein the seal is movable into the top aperture, and wherein the seal is adapted to be compressed between the discharge head and the shelf. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of forming a seal in a coffeemaker, the method comprising steps of:
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removably positioning a coffee pod carrier on a housing of the coffeemaker; pivotably moving a lid of the housing to a closed position, the lid covering a top side of the coffee pod carrier; moving a seal on the lid into a top aperture of the coffee pod carrier by camming the coffee pod carrier in an upward direction; and compressing the seal inside the coffee pod carrier to form the seal between the coffee pod carrier and a hot water discharge head connected to the lid. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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Specification