Patent ID: 9538878
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A47J,B01F,Y10S

Claim:
1. A froth wand for a beverage brewing apparatus, comprising: a coupling that connects the froth wand to a steam supply of the beverage brewing apparatus; a conduit for communicating steam received at the coupling; a hollow steam tube connected to the conduit, the steam tube including projections along an outer surface and an annular recess as an exit; and a sheath releasably disposed over the steam tube and engaged with the projections to secure the sheath thereon, the sheath further comprising a cylindrical hub at a distal end that engages the annular recess of the steam tube to provide a mating engagement therebetween, the cylindrical hub including an aperture having a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the exit of the steam tube such that steam transitioning from the steam tube to the cylindrical hub of the sheath is accelerated.