Patent ID: 6263780
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A coffee brew cone retaining apparatus for holding a brew cone tightly under compression against a commercial coffee brewer to prevent saturated air leakage and to avert dripping when the cone is removed, comprising:a spray head holder having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side attached to and forming a part of a commercial coffee brewer,said spray head holder having a downwardly depending leg on the right side and also a downwardly depending leg on the left side in opposed mirror image of each other,a torsion spring type rail disposed linearly adjacent to an inside surface of each leg, and said rail having sufficient strength and resiliency to support a brew cone containing a filter and coffee grounds, wherein said torsion spring type rail is defined by having a first end and a second end with the first end flattened having a plurality of holes on the flattened portion and the second end bent downward to act as a guide for inserting a brew cone, also said rail having a bow in the middle to create torsional pressure when bent downwardly sufficiently to retain a brew cone between the rail and the spray head holder, andattachment means to connect each rail to the spray head holder.