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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2005
Timothy D. Gantt, Goshen, KY (US);
William A. Dahmen, Goshen, KY (US);
William A. Reuss, Jr., Taylorsville, KY (US);
Kenton J. Graviss, Louisville, KY (US);
David Waynescott, New Albany, IN (US);
Robert Lewis Mallory, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kwong Shing Wong, Tuen Mun, HK;
David Lee Vergara, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Timothy D. Gantt, Goshen, KY (US);
William A. Dahmen, Goshen, KY (US);
William A. Reuss, Jr., Taylorsville, KY (US);
Kenton J. Graviss, Louisville, KY (US);
David Waynescott, New Albany, IN (US);
Robert Lewis Mallory, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kwong Shing Wong, Tuen Mun, HK;
David Lee Vergara, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Grindmaster Corporation, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A drawer and latching mechanism for a beverage brewer, and preferably, a brewer that utilizes a pod of coffee grounds or another beverage component, has a housing of the brewer including a pivotable cover and a drawer for retaining a pod of a beverage component below the brew head. In an open position, the pivotable cover and brew head are pivoted away from the drawer to allow access to the pod, while in a closed position, the pivotable cover and brew head are pivoted toward and locked relative to the drawer to secure the pod below the brew head for brewing.