Patent ID: 8757050
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A device for making a hot beverage, said device comprising: a boiler for heating water, the boiler including a heater in contact with the water in the boiler for heating the water; a housing for accommodating the boiler; and a connecting element configured to connect the boiler to the housing, said connecting element being further configured to prevent vibration of the housing due to operation of the boiler, wherein the connecting element connects the boiler to the housing in only a single connection point, wherein the connecting element comprises a suspension string having two ends, and a supporting rod, both ends of the suspension string being attached to one of the boiler and the housing, and the supporting rod being attached to another one of the boiler and the housing, respectively, the suspension string and the supporting rod engaging each other without being fixed to each other, and wherein the supporting rod has a triangular cross section with two edges forming the single connection point where the supporting rod contacts the suspension string.