Patent ID: 6173642
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A brewing device for preparing coffee or tea, which comprises(a) a cylinder housing having a top end and a bottom end, and defining a cylindrical brewing chamber having an axis, the cylinder housing having(1) two pivot pins arranged centrally between the top and bottom ends, and projecting from opposite sides of the cylinder housing orthogonally to the axis,(2) the opposite sides having vertically extending, flat surfaces, and(3) the flat surfaces defining homologous cam tracks,(b) a sprinkler body movable into and out of a position for closing the top end of the cylinder housing,(c) a sieve body movable into and out of a position for closing the bottom end of the cylinder housing, and(d) cam disks rotatably mounted on the pivot pins for controlling the sprinkler body movement, the cam disks defining further cam tracks.