Patent ID: 8931398
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A23L,A47J

Abstract:
1. A modular infuser system, comprising: a back plate assembly; a belt assembly mounted on a front of the back plate assembly and supporting a continuous filter belt having a first mesh size, the belt assembly configured to rotate the continuous filter belt either clockwise or counterclockwise, one direction at a time, wherein the belt assembly includes an annular seal below a portion of the continuous filter belt and a funnel molding directing liquid passing through the filter belt toward a spout, and wherein the belt assembly is configured to permit removal of the continuous filter belt and replacement with a second continuous filter belt having a second mesh size different than the first mesh size; and an infusing chamber movably mounted on the front of the back plate assembly above the belt assembly and configured to be selectively moved between a clamped position in which a bottom of the infusing chamber clamps to the seal through the continuous filter belt and a raised position in which the bottom of the infusing chamber is spaced apart from the continuous filter belt, wherein rotation of the continuous filter belt in either direction while the infusing chamber is in the raised position removes waste from the continuous filter belt, wherein the spout is configured to direct liquid from the infusing chamber and to back up the liquid within the infusing chamber to a first amount when the infusing chamber is clamped to the seal, wherein the funnel molding is configured to permit removal of the spout and replacement with a second spout configured to back up the liquid within the infusing chamber to a second amount when the infusing chamber is clamped to the seal.