Patent ID: 9113747
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A multi-mode coffee maker comprising: a water container; a water pump; a water heater; a coffee holder receptacle; a removable single serving coffee holder having a single serving top edge providing a single serving mouth; a multi-serving coffee holder having a multi serving top edge providing a multi serving mouth, the multi serving mouth having a larger area than the single serving mouth; a holder lid attached to the coffee maker, the holder lid resides against the single serving mouth to close the single serving coffee holder and against the multi serving mouth to close the multi serving coffee holder; and a mode switch controlling the amount of water provided to both the single serving coffee holder and the multi-serving coffee holder, the mode switch actuated automatically when a single serving is prepared, wherein the mode switch is actuated by a single serve probe attached to the coffee maker and making contact with the single serving coffee holder when the single serving coffee holder resides in the coffee maker.