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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Crawshaw Taylor, Castletown, GB;
Vernon James Donnelly, Braddan, GB;
Assignee:
Strix Limited, Ronaldsway, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 3/1047 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 3/1047 ;
Abstract
An electric coffee maker ( ) comprises a first chamber ( ), and a second chamber ( ) arranged on top of the first chamber. A tube ( ) extends down from the second chamber ( ) into the first chamber ( ) for transferring liquid between the two chambers. The base ( ) of the first chamber ( ) is provided with electric heater ( ) and a thermally responsive control ( ) is provided associated with the base ( ) so as to be responsive to the temperature of the heater ( ) or to a section of the base ( ) for interrupting the power supply to or reducing the heating output of the heater ( ).