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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dahyabhai U Patel, Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
Cafe 98 Industries Limited, , CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99315 ; 99307 ; 99323 ;
Abstract
A brew basket to hold ground coffee through which water is to pass includes a basket member to support a bed of ground coffee. The basket member has at least one opening therein to permit the egress of water having passed through the bed of coffee. A pan is positioned above the bed of ground coffee to collect water entering the brew basket. The pan has a plurality of spaced holes therein to distribute collected water generally uniformly and gently over the bed of coffee. A coffee-making machine having a sprayhead including a pan to collect water and distribute collected water generally uniformly and evenly over a bed of ground coffee is also provided.