Patent ID: 7059239
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. Brewing device for a coffee maker, comprising: a brewing chamber adapted to receive a coffee powder portion and constituted by an upper brewing chamber portion and a lower brewing chamber portion; said lower brewing chamber portion including a chamber for receiving said coffee powder portion, and said upper brewing chamber portion including a closure element adapted to close said chamber in said lower brewing chamber portion; said upper brewing chamber portion comprising an inner element provided with said closure element, and an outer element coaxially disposed and axially movable with regard to said inner element; said lower brewing chamber portion being adapted to be fixed to said outer element of said upper brewing chamber portion; said outer element of said upper brewing chamber portion comprising an operating lever pivotally fixed thereto; said operating lever being operationally connected to said inner element of said upper brewing chamber portion by an actuating member disposed eccentrically to the axis of rotation of said operating lever to cause an axial relative movement between said inner element and said outer element of said upper brewing chamber portion upon pivoting said operating lever.