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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1991
Mark Cartellone, Rocky River, OH (US);
Mr. Coffee, Inc., Bedford Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A lid assembly for attachment to a decanter for varying the overall height of the decanter comprising a mounting sleeve which is attachable to the open upper end of the decanter and a lid dimensioned to be attached to the mounting sleeve. The sleeve includes an opening extending therethrough communicating with the interior of the decanter, and at least one column of vertically aligned, horizontally oriented slots. Each of the slots has a side communicating with the opening through the sleeve. A recess is formed in the sleeve adjacent the column of slots, the recess being in communication with the opening through the sleeve and communicating with each of the slots. The lid is dimensioned to be telescopically received within the opening in the sleeve and be rotatable within the sleeve. The lid has at least one outwardly extending, generally horizontal lug dimensioned to be movable within the recess in the sleeve and to be movable from the recess into one of the horizontally oriented slots when the lid is rotated.