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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2005
Applicant:
Mariano Turi, Zurich, CH;
Inventor:
Mariano Turi, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
Saeco IPR Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The coffee maker comprises a height adjustment assembly by means of which the height position of a collecting tray, adapted to receive one or two coffee cups to be filled with coffee beverage, is adjustable. The collecting tray is attached to a support member. The height adjustment assembly comprises at least one vertically extending gear rack that can be non-positively engaged by a slider provided at the support member. The slider is biased by a spring towards the gear rack and can be manually displaced against the force of the spring.