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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Kin Man Lai, Shatin, HK;
Kam Fai Fung, Tuen Mun, HK;
Barbara Lynn Schnabel, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Conair Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/42 (2006.01); A47J 31/36 (2006.01); B65D 85/804 (2006.01); A47J 42/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/42 (2013.01); A47J 31/3623 (2013.01); B65D 85/8043 (2013.01); A47J 42/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brewed beverage appliance uses a specialized pre-packaged beverage container and a related method of brewing a beverage. The container comprises a cup-shaped base having openings at the bottom. A plurality of roasted, whole coffee beans are contained therein. The appliance has a blade that punctures the cup and then grinds the beans while they are still in the cup. Heated water is delivered to the cup and passes through the ground coffee causing brewed coffee to emit from the openings in the bottom of the cup and into a container such as a coffee mug.