Patent ID: 6339985
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A multi-stage coffee brewer and grinder combination comprising:a motor and a motor section that houses said motor; a gearing means for rotating a shaft wherein said gearing means is housed in said motor section; a can section comprising a can of coffee beans; a grinding section comprising a grinder, a sprayer, a filter, and an auger; a propeller-type agitator disposed directly above said grinder, said agitator rotating in said can section when said shaft is rotated; said shaft extending from said motor to said auger; a cooking section that collects and brews the coffee, and having a heater therein; a switching means in said cooking section to stop said coffee production when said cooking section collects too much of said coffee; an overflow means in said cooking section to siphon off any excess of said coffee; a pot section that houses a removable receptacle; an opening between said cooking section and said pot section; a plug in said opening; a pivoting arm in said pot section; a second heater in said pot section; and a tension bearing means for adjusting the distance between said pivoting arm and said removable receptacle within said pot section; wherein said gear means is a gearbox housed is said motor section; wherein said can of coffee beans has an opening on the top surfaces and an opening on the bottom surface; wherein said shaft passes through said can of coffee beans using said top opening and said bottom opening in said can of coffee beans; wherein said sprayer encircles said grinder; wherein said grinder comprises a top grinder and a bottom grinder and said grinder is housed in an enclosure; wherein said filter is invertable having a concave shape during the coffee making cycle and a convex shape during the cleaning cycle; wherein said switching means is a float switch; wherein said overflow means is an opening in said cooking section that connects to said drain; wherein said plug is a temperature sensitive bimetal and said plug has a magnet attached to the bottom surface of said plug; wherein said pivoting arm pivots around a spring and said pivoting arm has a protuberance at one end and a magnet at the other end; wherein said auger has a top o-ring and a bottom o-ring; wherein said heater has a donut configuration with a center opening; wherein said plug is disposed in the center opening of said heater; wherein said second heater has a donut configuration with a center opening; and wherein said tension bearing means is a spring disposed in said center opening of said second heater.