Patent ID: 9526368
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A47J

Claim Text:
1. A coffee or tea brewer comprised of: a brewing container having a container drainage part positioned at bottom of said brewing container, said container drainage part configured to drain liquid stored in said brewing container when a shaped filter is installed in said brewing container such that bottom of said shaped filter is positioned against bottom of said container drainage part; a drip rate control component having a plurality of drip rates, said drip rate control component being attached to said brewing container, said drip rate control component configured to control said drip rate of liquid drained from said brewing container for at least three distinct drip rates including a drip rate of zero when said shaped filter is installed in said brewing container such that bottom of said shaped filter is positioned against bottom of said container drainage part; an upper drainage part having at least one upper drainage hole; said upper drainage part having a cylindrical base; a lower drainage part having at least one lower drainage hole wherein said upper drainage part is vertically sideingly connected and positioned above said cylindrical base, said cylindrical base is vertically sideingly connected to said lower drainage part, and said lower drainage part is rotationally connected to said cylindrical base; said lower drainage part having at least three distinct rotational positions relative to said cylindrical base; said drip rate control component being configured such that when said lower drainage part is positioned in a first rotational position, then drip rate has a first positive value; when said lower drainage part is positioned in a second rotational position, then said drip rate has a second positive value less than the drip rate of said first rotational position; and when said lower drainage part is positioned in a third rotational position, then said drip rate has a zero value.