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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2004
Jody G. Jacobson, St. Charles, MO (US);
David L. Brandsma, St. Charles, MO (US);
Joseph P. Webster, St. Charles, MO (US);
Jody G. Jacobson, St. Charles, MO (US);
David L. Brandsma, St. Charles, MO (US);
Joseph P. Webster, St. Charles, MO (US);
Newco Enterprises Inc., St. Charles, MO (US);
Abstract
An adapter for use with at least a pair of dispensers, to provide for convenient stacking of a plurality of dispensers one upon the other, one of such adapters being arranged intermediate each pair of vertically stacked decanters, during usage. The adapter includes a series of ribs and flanges, that provide convenient seating and stable support for a variety of the decanters when stacked one upon the other. The adapter includes an aperture approximately centered thereof, through which a beverage may be brewed, into the decanter arranged therebelow, and the adapter being applied to a beverage brewer during usage, as during a beverage brewing cycle. The cap provides for closure of the adapter aperture, to provide the adapter with the attributes of a lid, and to help retain the warmth of any beverage contained within its dispenser upon which the adapter is applied.