Patent ID: 6871580
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A gasket for sealing a heating chamber of an electronic coffee maker, said heating chamber comprising a lid, a tank, bolts and nuts, said lid comprising a base with at least four holes at four corners, said tank comprising a base with at least four holes at four corners, said holes of said base of said lid corresponding to said holes of said base of said tank; the gasket being captured between said base of said lid and said base of said tank to define a continuously sealed portion, said gasket including a peripheral portion extending radially outward from said sealed portion, said peripheral portion having a plurality of holes displaced from said sealed portion and corresponding to said holes of said bases of said lid and said tank for insertion of said bolts, said lid and said tank being secured together with said bolts and said nuts, said gasket being engaged between said base of said lid and said base of said tank.