Patent ID: 7093531
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A device for making coffee, comprising: (a) a cover adapted to be positioned on a vessel with an interior wall, said cover comprising a transverse passageway therethrough, an upper surface, an undersurface and a distribution system for allowing fluid communication between said upper surface and said undersurface, said distribution system comprising a plurality of apertures adapted to cause liquid poured onto said upper surface to emerge from said undersurface as a fine shower and wherein said cover defines a basin for temporarily storing a limited quantity of liquid prior to its entering the vessel through said distribution system; (b) a shaft extending through said passageway of said cover, said shaft comprising an end intended to remain outside the vessel; (c) a handle attached to said end of said shaft, said handle being of a dimension suitable to occlude said apertures when said handle is lowered onto said cover; (d) a basket adapted to hold a flavoring substance, said basket having a periphery, said basket being mounted to said shaft such as to allow said basket to be raised and lowered within the vessel through action of said shaft; and (e) a continuous lip of flexible polymer surrounding the periphery of said basket for engagement with the interior wall of the vessel.