Patent ID: 9271603
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: A47J,B67D

Claim Text:
1. A combined water dispenser and coffee making device, which comprises: (a) a cabinet having an exterior portion and an interior portion, wherein the interior portion of the cabinet is configured to house a water bottle in a bottom half of the interior portion of the cabinet in an upright position; (b) a cold tank that is configured to receive water from the water bottle, which is connected to an evaporator that is configured to cool the water that is contained within the cold tank; (c) a hot tank that is configured to receive water from the cold tank, which is connected to a heating coil that is configured to heat the water that is contained within the hot tank; (d) a coffee making device located on a top side of the cabinet, which comprises a first blunt-ended spike that is configured to puncture a top side of a disposable cartridge that contains coffee grinds for a single-serving of coffee and a second sharp-ended spike that is configured to puncture the bottom side of the cartridge, wherein the coffee making device is further configured to (i) receive water from the hot tank, (ii) receive the disposable cartridge; and (iii) cause water to contact the coffee grinds to produce a coffee beverage; (e) one or more taps, which are configured to dispense cold water from the cold tank; hot water from the hot tank; and coffee beverage from the coffee making device; and (f) an air storage tank that is configured to receive, store, and release a defined volume of air through an air tube and into the coffee making device, in order to expel residual water contained within the coffee making device after the coffee beverage is produced.