Patent ID: 6821539
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: A47J,F24V,F28D,Y02E

Abstract:
A method of self-heating a beverage urn with beverage contained within a liner when removed from any source of power, comprising the steps of:adding freshly brewed hot beverage to the liner by brewing the hot beverage directly into the liner with an electrical beverage brewer at a first location; heating a heat pack contained within the urn and in thermal communication with the liner at the first location where hot beverage is added to the liner using electrical power source available for heating the heat pack at the first location and for powering the electrical beverage brewer; moving the urn to a second location remote from the first location after the hot beverage has been added; and heating the beverage at the remote location solely by the step of conveying heat from the heat pack to the liner and the hot beverage contained within the liner.