Patent ID: 6037570
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A portable brewing pot for use in vehicles for brewing coffee and hot beverages while in a vehicle comprising, in combination:a container having a generally cylindrical configuration, the container having an open upper end, a closed bottom end and a cylindrical side wall therebetween, the open upper end having a cover removably coupled thereto, the cover having a substantially inverted U-shaped handle extending upwardly therefrom, the cylindrical side wall having a spout extending upwardly from a lower portion of the cylindrical side wall separate from the cover for drawing liquid from a lower portion of a hollow interior of said container, the spout having an open lower end in communication with the hollow interior of the container, the spout having an internally threaded open upper end, the internally threaded open upper end removably receiving a cap, the cap having a lower externally threaded member for mating with the internally threaded open upper end and a gasket for sealing purposes, the cap having a portion thereof with a diameter greater than a diameter of the internally threaded open upper end;the cylindrical side wall having a recess formed therein disposed upwardly of the closed lower end;the cylindrical side wall including a plastic interior layer, an insulated intermediate layer and a plastic exterior layer;a heating coil positioned within the hollow interior of the container and secured to the closed lower end, the heating coil having a pair of female contacts extending outwardly of the closed lower end opposite the recess;a heating plate having a generally cylindrical configuration, the heating plate having an open upper end, a closed lower end and a cylindrical side wall therebetween, the open upper end of the heating plate dimensioned for receiving the closed lower end of the container therein, an interior surface of the closed lower end of the heating plate having a pair of male contacts extending upwardly therefrom for mating with the female contacts of the heating coil, an interior surface of the cylindrical side wall of the heating plate having a protuberance extending inwardly thereof opposite the male contacts for engaging the recess in the cylindrical side wall of the container such that the container is prevented from tipping when the protuberance is seated within the recess, wherein the protuberance is positioned adjacent to a side of the heating plate diametrically opposed with respect to the male contacts such that the recess and female contacts of the container function to secure opposite locations of the container to the protuberance and the male contacts of the heating plate;a power cord having a first end coupled with the pair of male contacts, the power cord having a second end with a cigarette lighter adapter disposed thereon for engaging a cigarette lighter socket of a vehicle; anda pair of straps extending radially outward from the cylindrical side wall of the heating plate, the pair of straps being formed from a relatively thin material with a broad face of each strap directed downwardly, the pair of straps being diametrically opposed with respect to one another, each of the straps having hook-type pile fasteners disposed on the broad face thereof, the straps being flexible for conforming the broad face of each strap and the hook-type pile fasteners thereon to a surface of a floor of a vehicle, the hook-type pile fasteners being adapted for releasable engagement to a carpeted surface within the vehicle such that the heating plate is prevented from slipping with respect to the carpeted surface when the broad face of each strap is engaged to the carpeted surface, the straps having a width greater than half the diameter of said cylindrical heating plate.