Patent ID: 6752069
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A beverage brewer having two modes of operation, an automatic mode in which water automatically flows into a reservoir for heating the water and is dispensed over a beverage concentrate during a brew cycle and a manual mode in which water is manually dispensed over the beverage concentrate during said brew cycle, said brewer further comprising:(a) a hot water distribution system for receiving hot water from said reservoir and distributing said hot water over said concentrate; (b) a water sensor positioned within said reservoir for sensing the presence of water when it reaches a predetermined level in said reservoir and initiating a water present signal; and (c) a control system responsive to a user initiated signal and to the water present signal for moving hot water from said reservoir to said distribution system, said control system converting to a manual mode when said water present signal is not received in a predetermined time period following the distribution of hot water over the beverage concentrate and causing an indication signal to be visually displayed whereby said brew cycle is initiated by the manual introduction of hot water into said hot water distribution system.