Patent ID: 9027463
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a beverage, comprising: providing a beverage brewer that includes a brew chamber for receiving a beverage cartridge and a reservoir for holding a beverage precursor liquid, the brew chamber having a lid the reservoir having a lid and an access opening and the beverage brewer being constructed and arranged to introduce the precursor liquid into the beverage cartridge and form the beverage; providing the beverage cartridge in association with the brew chamber while the brew chamber is open; locking the reservoir lid in a position to block access to the reservoir access opening while the brew chamber is open; moving the brew chamber lid toward a closed position to at least partially enclose the beverage cartridge; and unlocking the reservoir lid to allow access to the access opening when the brew chamber lid is moved toward the closed position.