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Jørgen Bodum

An injection mold for producing a double walled drinking vessel includes first and second mold portions. The first mold portion forms a first and second cavities corresponding to the outer shape of the outer container and the outer shape of the inner container, respectively. The first and second cavities are located concentrically with respect to a central axis. An index plate is rotatable and axially movable along the central axis relative to the first mold portion. The index plate includes a first core and a second core. The first cavity has a first cavity injection gate for injecting mold material into the first cavity for forming the outer container. The second cavity has a second cavity injection gate for injecting mold material into the second cavity for forming the inner container. The first cavity has a further injection gate for injecting joint material for joining the outer and inner containers.

Method for producing a double walled drinking vessel

Injection mold

The present invention relates to a collection receptacle for collecting insoluble material that is used for preparing beverages by means of an infusion device, wherein the infusion device comprises a container with an open end and a closed end for holding the beverage and the insoluble material. A piston-filter arrangement can be inserted into the container via the open end and can be moved toward the closed end. The collection receptacle can be inserted into the container, and has an opening that is enclosed by an edge, and a first coupling element that can be coupled with a second coupling element of the piston-filter arrangement such that, in the coupled state, a distance is formed between the edge of the collection receptacle and the piston-filter arrangement. In addition, the invention relates to an infusion device with such a collection receptacle.

Collection receptacle for collecting insoluble material that is used for preparing beverages, as well as infusion device with such a collection receptacle

A filter insert () for insertion into an insert opening () of a vessel () for the purpose of extracting beverages has a base body (), which has filter openings (), and a sleeve. A circumferential region of the sleeve has a corrugated elastic outer contour () which serves to flexibly match said filter insert to an internal dimension of the insert opening () of the vessel ().

Filter insert

A closure for a beverage container is disclosed. Said closure comprises an inserted element () and a closing member () which can be inserted into a mouth of the inserted element (). A first engaging structure () mounted on the internal face of the inserted element () can be connected to a second engaging structure () arranged on the external face of the closing member (). The inserted element () further has a funnel section () above the first engaging structure (). The closing member () has a closed top surface (), a handle element (), and an apron () with outlets (). The engaging structures () are designed such that the closing member () can be moved relative to the inserted element in a vertical direction between a first position in which the closing member () seals the mouth and a second position in which the outlets () open passages for a liquid.

Closure for a beverage container

The invention discloses a container closure () for closing a vessel (). The container closure () has a pouring opening () for pouring a liquid out of the vessel (), a closure body () by means of which the pouring opening () can be closed, and also a closure lever () which interacts with the closure body (). By being pressed by a finger of the user, the closure lever () can be pivoted from a closure position, in which the closure body () closes the pouring opening (), to an opening position, in which the closure body () unblocks the pouring opening (). The container closure () also has a rotary element () which can be rotated about a vertical axis relative to the closure lever () in order to form a stop with the closure lever () in a blocking position and thereby to block the closure lever () in its opening position and to allow the closure lever () to pivot between the closure position and the opening position in a release position.

Container closure

Potato masher

A beverage maker which has an open top container, a filter insert and a lid. The lid comprises a lid lower part having a lower lid wall in which an insertion opening is configured for inserting the filter insert. In order to prevent liquid from pouring or squirting out of the container and in order to reduce heat losses, the lid lower part is sealingly held on the container, a pouring spout is configured in the lower lid wall and the lid comprises a closure for the pouring spout. The closure has a lever which is mounted above the lower lid wall to be swivelable about a horizontal axis. The lever has an actuation region in order to swivel the lever from a first position in which the closure closes the pouring spout to a second position in which the closure releases the pouring spout.

Tea-maker having a closable pouring spout

The invention discloses a plunger-filter beverage-making machine with a lid which can be closed by a valve. The beverage-making machine has a vessel (), a lid () and a filter piston () which can be vertically displaced in the vessel and has a piston rod (). The lid () contains a pouring opening () which can be closed by means of an elongate lever () which extends transverse to the piston rod. To this end, the lever is mounted on the lid such that it can pivot about a horizontal axis. The lever has, in the region of its front end, a closure body () in order to close the pouring opening and, in the region of its rear end, an operating region () in order to pivot the lever by virtue of pressure exerted by a finger of a user.

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St. Niklausen, Switzerland

Jørgen Bodum