Patent ID: 9167932
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A dual-purpose brewer assembly, comprising: a brewing assembly including, within a housing, operator inputs, a hot water dispenser system for dispensing hot water from a source of hot water to a dispense outlet located above a brew basket mounting location, and a controller responsive to the operator inputs indicating which of two different brew cycles has been selected; a brew basket assembly having a brew basket body with an open top for receipt of hot water and a bottom, and an electromagnetically controlled outlet drain valve for selectively passing beverage out of the bottom of the brew basket to a beverage container including a split-core magnetic coil assembly having a half of the magnetic coil attached to the housing of the brewer assembly and electrically connected to and energizable by the controller; an other half of the magnetic coil carried by the brew basket adjacent the outlet drain valve; and means including the controller for selectively controlling the electromagnetically controlled drain valve assembly to operate differently depending upon which of the two different brew cycles has been selected.