Patent ID: 6009793
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A coffee maker, comprising:a housing defining a water reservoir;a filter basket support carried by said housing in fixed relation thereto;a filter basket having an upper opening and removably supported in said filter basket support;a filter basket cover carried by said housing sized and shaped to completely cover said opening and pivotally movable relative to said housing about a vertical axis, said filter basket cover being pivotal about said vertical axis between a closed position covering said filter basket opening and an open position providing access through said opening to said filter basket for removal thereof from said filter basket support, said filter basket cover having a hot water exit aperture;an automatic drip heater assembly in said housing communicating with said reservoir; anda hot water delivery tube delivering heated water from said heater assembly to said filter basket through said hot water exit aperture in said filter basket cover.