Patent ID: 6067895
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A beverage brewing apparatus comprising:a fill basin for receiving liquid to be used in a beverage brewing cycle;a reservoir in liquid communication with said fill basin for holding the liquid to be used in the brewing cycle;an outlet in fluid communication with said reservoir; anda flow control device comprising:a cover, having at least one inlet opening, for covering said fill basin;a lid, having at least one fill opening therein and mounted on said cover, said lid having a first position relative to said cover in which the fill opening of said cover and the inlet opening of said lid are aligned, thereby permitting liquid to pass into said fill basin, and said lid having a second position relative to said cover in which the inlet opening of said cover and the fill opening of said lid are out of alignment, preventing liquid from being introduced into said fill basin; anda movable valve member, operatively connected to said lid, said valve member placing said reservoir out of liquid communication with said outlet when said lid is in the first position, and placing said reservoir and said outlet in liquid communication when said lid is in the second position.