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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2002
Lucian H. Lyall, Coto De Caza, CA (US);
Chris Enright, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Wilbur Curtis Company, Inc., Montebello, CA (US);
Abstract
A spray head for a coffee making apparatus having a plurality of holes at the bottom of a fluid reservoir for wetting the coffee grounds located below the spray head, the holes raised above a floor of the fluid reservoir by upwardly projecting stand pipes. The elevated hole draws water from a depth spaced from the floor where sediment and lime scaling occurs to delay clogging of the spray head. The arrangement of the holes are selected to wet the grounds evenly, and the size of the holes are preferably selected to create an impact of droplets with the grounds below while maintaining an adequate flow rate through the holes.