Patent ID: 6131764
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A device for storing and dispensing coffee filters from a nested array of basket filters comprising:a rectilinear base plate adapted to be mounted on a flat surface;upstanding side members attached to the periphery of the base plate to define an open receptacle;a first rectilinear cover plate pivotally mounted along one of its sides to a first side member;a second rectilinear cover plate pivotally mounted along one of its sides to a second side member, the first and the second side members attached to opposite sides of the base plate;the first and second cover plates being adapted to pivot into a closed position in which the cover plates meet at their free ends to enclose the receptacle and when pivoted in an opposite direction to provide free access to the receptacle;a spring clip mounted on the lower surface of the first cover plate;a friction block mounted on the inside surface of the base plate in registry with the spring clip mounted on the first cover plate;the spring clip and the friction block being adapted to grip a nest of basket coffee filters and retain the filters in a doubled over orientation with respect to each other when the first cover plate is in a closed position; andthe second cover plate providing access to the ends of the doubled over coffee filters when it is rotated into an open position.