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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Rodin Enne Bruinsma, Zuidhorn, NL;
Fransiscus Hermannus Feijen, Leeuwarden, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/46 (2006.01); F16L 11/04 (2006.01); A47J 31/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/46 (2013.01); A47J 31/60 (2013.01); F16L 11/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beverage making appliance includes at least one tube in the beverage making appliance for transporting a liquid from the beverage making appliance, where the at least one tube is provided with a slit extending along a length of the at least one tube between one end of the at least one tube and another end of the at least one tube. At the slit, the at least one tube is openable. Further, the at least one tube on each side of the slit provides a bias to each side of the slit to make contact along the slit to close the slit.