Patent ID: 8646379
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: A47J,B65D

Abstract:
1. A beverage appliance, comprising: a housing, said housing including a liquid reservoir; a brewing station disposed within said housing and in fluid communication with said liquid reservoir; a grinding station disposed within said housing, said grinding station being functionally separate from said brewing station; and a brewing carriage configured to receive a beverage ingredient having particles of a first size, said brewing carriage being selectively movable between a first position adjacent said grinding station and a second position adjacent said brewing station; wherein movement of said brewing carriage between said first and second position shifts said beverage ingredient in said brewing carriage from said first position to said second position; wherein said grinding station includes a mechanism for transforming said particles of said beverage ingredient from said first size to a second size within said brewing carriage when said brewing carriage is in said first position, said second size being smaller than said first size; and wherein when in said second position, liquid is dispensed from said liquid reservoir and directed to said brewing carriage.