Patent ID: 6301961
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A47J,G01F

Abstract:
An insulated beverage carafe adapted for use in an automatic drip coffee maker, comprising:a) a double walled substantially one-piece vessel fabricated from non-reactive metal, said double walls forming a sealed space in a state selected from the group consisting of:the state of being evacuated, andthe state of being filled with insulation for maintaining temperature;b) said vessel having an interior volume adapted to hold a beverage;c) said vessel having a substantially flat bottom and a substantially cylindrical body connected to a substantially bell-shaped shoulder and a open neck portion;d) said open neck portion having a spout permitting a liquid to flowably enter and exit said interior volume of said vessel;e) said open neck portion includes at least one conduit connecting said interior volume with the exterior environment;f) said carafe having a handle defined by a first rod including a first end and a second end, and a second rod including a first end and a second end fixedly disposed laterally in combination therewith;g) said handle first ends affixed to said open neck portion;h) said handle second ends affixed to said vessel body; andi) a gauge within said handle adapted to measure the amount of beverage within the carafe, wherein said gauge is readily detachable from said carafe for replacement and is defined as a substantially transparent tube having a first end and a second end, said first end of said gauge being affixed to said open neck portion in a fluid tight manner permitting communication of the interior of said gauge with the atmosphere above said beverage with said second end of said gauge affixed in a fluid tight manner to said vessel so as to be in flowable communication with said beverage further said gauge being disposed alongside and between said handle first rod and handle second rod permitting ease of reading level of liquid content within said carafe in dim light.