Patent ID: 7503254
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A pad support for a beverage maker, comprising a bottom forming a barrier for beverage liquid flowing from a supported pad, a discharge opening in said bottom for discharging beverage liquid through said bottom, and a nozzle restricting said discharge opening for generating a beverage liquid jet from said nozzle, and a plurality of pad support projections comprising an innermost plurality of said support projections projecting from said bottom at positions circumferentially distributed around said discharge opening, wherein, seen in top plan view towards said bottom, at least some from among said innermost plurality of support projections have a cross-section that is elongate in a radial direction with respect to said discharge opening, and wherein said cross-section has a length in a radial direction with respect to said discharge opening and has a largest width located radially between a middle of said length in a radial direction with respect to said discharge opening and an outer end of said length.