To minimize damage to the surrounding environment, a drip coffeemaker, adapted for use as either an under-the-cabinet unit or a counter-top unit and including a carafe, has a closed system during and following a brewing cycle with a venting arrangement being provided to vent heated vapor or steam back to a water reservoir of the system, the reservoir being fillable by a pull-out drawer. The carafe is a glass vessel having a plastic collar mounted thereon in which is supported a coffee basket. A cover for the carafe has an annular groove provided in its top surface with a series of ports formed in the bottom of the groove in a spreader configuration. The coffeemaker also includes a cabinet-type housing having a carafe-receiving cavity with a ported shower plate floatingly mounted in the top of the cavity for sealing engagement with the top of the carafe cover when the carafe is inserted into the cavity. The venting arrangement is provided, in part, in the shower plate. Bracket-latching mechanisms are provided inside the coffeemaker cabinet for adjustment mounting the cabinet on a pair of brackets which depend from a kitchen cabinet.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
With the growing trend of more and more useful, but space-consuming kitchen 
appliances, counter space in the average kitchen is at a premium. One 
solution for this problem is the development of appliances that may be 
hung on a wall or suspended from the underside of kitchen cabinets, thus 
freeing up valuable kitchen counter space. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The instant invention is concerned with a drip coffeemaker which is adapted 
for use either on a countertop or table or suspended beneath a kitchen 
cabinet. Particuarly as a result of the under-the-cabinet suspension 
feature of the drip coffeemaker of the instant invention, several 
different problems require suitable solutions. First, as water reservoirs 
for drip coffeemakers are normally filled from the top, a coffeemaker, 
such as the one disclosed herein, in which the reservoir is not readily 
removable from a coffeemaker cabinet, presents one problem. This problem 
is solved by providing a "no-splash" pull-out filling drawer which drains 
or discharges into the reservoir positioned therebelow. Another serious 
problem with an under-the-cabinet appliance which generates heated vapors 
or steam, such as a coffeemaker, is the detrimental effect of such on the 
surrounding environment including the supporting kitchen cabinet, 
particularly the underside thereof. Applicants have solved this problem by 
providing a closed system wherein substantially all the heated vapor or 
steam developed in the coffee carafe or in the brewing system is vented 
back to the reservoir. Further, any condensate developed in the carafe on 
or around the coffee basket drains back into the carafe whereby to 
maintain the desired coffee strength. By providing suitable plugs for the 
slots provided in the top of the coffeemaker cabinet for receiving the 
mounting brackets depending from a kitchen cabinet, this unit may be used 
as either an under-the-cabinet coffeemaker or as a counter-top 
coffeemaker. 
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved drip 
coffeemaker that may be used either while suspended beneath a kitchen 
cabinet or while supported on a counter-top or table. 
Another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved 
drip coffeemaker wherein the coffee carafe is sealed in a carafe-receiving 
cavity in the coffeemaker cabinet during and after a coffee brewing 
operation whereby to prevent the escape of heated vapors, venting means 
being provided to vent same to the water reservoir in the coffeemaker 
cabinet. 
A still further object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved coffeemaker which is mountable beneath a kitchen cabinet in any 
one of a series of vertically spaced positions below the kitchen cabinet 
by means of a pair of brackets secured to, and depending from, the kitchen 
cabinet, the coffeemaker cabinet being easily removed from or vertically 
adjusted relative to the brackets. 
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved coffeemaker wherein a pull-out filling drawer is provided for 
filling a reservoir which isn't normally removable from the coffeemaker 
cabinet, and wherein the coffee carafe is characterized by a glass vessel 
having a plastic collar mounted thereon with a pouring spout and an 
annular shoulder configuration for supporting a coffee basket therein, and 
a cover for the collar having a series of ports formed in its upper 
surface in a spreader configuration for distributing heated water to 
coffee in the coffee basket, the cover being adapted for sealing 
engagement with a floating shower plate provided in the coffeemaker 
cabinet when the carafe is inserted into the cavity provided therefor in 
the coffeemaker cabinet. 
Further objects and advantages of the present invention will become 
apparent as the following description proceeds, and the features of 
novelty which characterize the invention will be pointed out with 
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this 
specification.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference to the drawings, there is shown in FIG. 1 a typical kitchen 
cabinet 20 having a bottom shelf 22 and a door 24 which extends downwardly 
past the bottom shelf 22, as is also shown in FIG. 4. Suspended beneath 
the kitchen cabinet 20 in a manner which will be fully described 
hereinafter is a drip coffeemaker 26 which is characterized by a housing 
or cabinet 28 having a top wall 30, side walls 32 and 34, a bottom wall or 
plate 36, and a back wall or plate 38. A portion of the front of said 
coffeemaker cabinet 20 is open providing access to a carafe-receiving 
cavity 40 which is adapted to receive therein a coffee carafe 42. 
The open front of the coffeemaker cabinet 20 is provided with a frame 
member 44 which is fitted over the front edges of the top and side walls 
30, 32, 34 in a known manner (as shown, for instance, at 46 in FIG. 5) and 
secured to the front edge of the bottom wall or plate 36 by suitable 
fastening means (as shown at 48 in FIG. 8). The carafe-receiving cavity 40 
is defined by vertical frame portions 50 and 52, horizontal frame portion 
54 and a part of horizontal frame portion 56 of the frame member 44. Two 
other vertically spaced recesses 58 and 60 are defined alongside the 
carafe-receiving cavity 40 by the rest of horizontal frame portion 56, 
horizontal frame portions 62 and 64, and vertical frame portions 52 and 66 
of the frame member 44. Visible in the upper open recess 58 is a front 
wall 68 of a water reservoir 70 which is non-removably supported in the 
cabinet 28 in a suitable manner. A pull-out filling drawer 72 is slidably 
supported on the upper edge of the reservoir 70 and has a drawer-pull 
portion 74 provided on its outer end for easy gripping. The reservoir 70 
and filling drawer 72 will be discussed in greater detail hereinafter. 
The lower recess 60, as best illustrated in FIG. 4, has an upwardly and 
rearwardly inclined back wall 76 adapted to have mounted thereon an off/on 
switch 78 and other suitable controls, indicator lights, and/or a timer 
such as either an analog clock timer or a digital timer, as is illustrated 
in FIG. 1 at 80. 
As best illustrated in FIGS. 2, 7 and 8, the carafe-receiving cavity 40 is 
defined by an inner shell structure 82 having parallel vertical side walls 
84 and 86, an integral curved rear wall 88, a bottom wall 90 having a 
large circular opening 92 provided therein, and an open front and an open 
top. A warming plate 94 (FIGS. 6, 8 and 17) is provided in the opening 92 
provided in the bottom wall 90 of the cavity shell structure 82, the 
warming plate 94 being supported in a known manner by fastener means 95 on 
the bottom plate 36 of the coffeemaker cabinet 28 with its upper surface 
spaced slightly below the upper surface of the bottom wall 90 of the 
cavity shell structure 82. As shown in FIG. 8, the upper back portion of 
the curved rear wall 88 of the shell structure 82 is provided with a 
shallow annular recess 96 adapted to accommodate a pouring spout 98 of the 
carafe 42. 
The upper portion of the side wall 84 of the shell structure 82 adjacent 
the left side wall 32 of the cabinet 28 is spaced inwardly, as is best 
illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 7, whereby to accommodate one of two mounting 
brackets 290, as will be described in greater detail hereinafter. 
The upper portions of the shell structure rear and side walls 88, 86 and 84 
are provided with a continuous inwardly directed flange 100 (FIG. 3) which 
is adapted to provide partial support for a shower plate 102 which is best 
shown in FIGS. 11 and 12. The upper frame portion 56 of the frame 
structure 44 is provided, as best illustrated in FIG. 6, with a rearwardly 
directed flange 104 which also serves to support the shower plate 102. 
When supported on the flanges 100 and 104, the shower plate 102 is spaced 
below the top wall 30 of the cabinet 28. As shown in FIGS. 3, 6, 8, 12 and 
13, a three-legged leaf spring 106 is provided between the underside of 
the top wall 30 of the cabinet 28 and the shower plate 102 whereby to bias 
the shower plate 102 downwardly toward the flanges 100 and 104. With this 
arrangement, the shower plate 102 may be described as being floatingly 
mounted in the upper portion of the carafe-receiving cavity 40. 
As best illustrated in FIGS. 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 and 13, the shower plate 
102 has a rather unusual configuration and is characterized by a lower 
plate portion 108 and by an angular cover portion 110. As illustrated in 
the bottom plan view of FIG. 11, the lower plate portion 108 has a 
straight front edge 112 supportable on the frame structure flange 104 and 
parallel side edges 114 and a curved rear edge 116 supportable on the 
shell structure flange 100. A pair of curved or arcuate stop or 
positioning members 118 depend from the underside of the plate portion 108 
for a purpose to be described and a depending rounded rib 120 is provided 
parallel to and spaced rearwardly of the front edge 112 of the plate 
portion 108, also for a reason to be described hereinafter. A circular 
portion 122 of the underside of the plate portion 108 is tapered 
downwardly and inwardly toward a circular depending formation 124 having a 
horizontal planer surface 126 and a gently curved and inclined side edge 
128, as is best illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 11. 
Again, with reference to FIGS. 3, 8, 12 and 13, the upper surface of the 
circular portion 122 of the plate portion 108 is tapered downwardly and 
inwardly toward the center thereof, whereby defining a flat cone-like 
configuration. As shown in FIG. 11, the plate portion 108 has a pair of 
radial projections 130 and 132 which extend outwardly or rearwardly of the 
curved rear edge 116 thereof, each at an angle of approximately 45.degree. 
on opposite sides of a vertical plane extending through the center of the 
circular depending formation 124 and at right angles to the back wall 38 
of the cabinet 28. Radial projection 130 serves as an inlet and radial 
projection 132 serves as venting means. As best shown in FIGS. 3 and 12, 
an integral upstanding continous rib formation 134 outlines both the inlet 
radial projection 130 and the venting radial projection 132 and then forms 
a partial circular arc which, as shown in FIG. 3, is spaced somewhat 
inwardly of the circular side edge 128 of the circular depending formation 
124. A further integral upstanding rib formation 136 extends down the 
longitudinal center of said venting projection 132 and across the inner 
end thereof, as at 137, for a reason to be discussed hereinafter. An inlet 
port 138 is provided in the end of the inlet projection 130 and has a 
depending integral nipple 140 (FIG. 8). A series of discharge ports 142 is 
formed in the center of the circular portion 122 of the plate portion 108 
inwardly of the rib formation 134. A pair of primary and secondary vent 
ports 144 and 146 are provided in the end of the venting projecting 132, 
one on either side of the rib formation 136, and each is provided with an 
integral depending nipple 148 and 150, respectively, (FIGS. 13 and 14). A 
single vent port 152 is provided in the plate portion 108 on the side of 
the inner end portion 137 of the rib formation 136 toward the secondary 
vent port 146. 
The angular cover 110 of the shower plate 102 has the same general shape as 
the upstanding rib formation 134 and has spaced apart depending ribs 
extending about the periphery thereof for receiving and gripping in a 
press fit the upper edge of the upstanding rib formation 134, as best 
illustrated at 154 in FIGS. 3, 6, 8, 12 and 13. The leaf spring 106 has a 
main body portion 156 which is secured to the top of the shower plate 110 
by suitable known means, as at 158, and three upwardly bent arms 160. 
Radially extending integral strengthing ribs 161 (FIGS. 12 and 13) may 
also be provided on the shower plate 102. 
The shower plate 102 described herein is thus characterized by an inlet 
passage 162 (FIG. 12) for heated water from said inlet port 138 to said 
discharge ports 142, defined generally by said rib formations 134 and 137, 
with the inlet projection 130 extending over, or through, a slot in the 
upper edge of the curved rear wall 88 of the cavity shell structure 82 
whereby the inlet nipple 140 is disposed in the left/rear corner of the 
coffeemaker cabinet 28 and by venting means in said vent projection 132 
which also extends over, or through, a slot in the upper edge of the 
curved rear wall 88 of the cavity shell structure 82 whereby the vent 
nipples 148 and 150 are disposed rearwardly of the curved rear wall 88 and 
generally in alignment with the right side wall 86 of the cavity shell 
structure 82. The venting means is more specifically characterized by a 
first or primary venting passage 164 from said discharge/vent ports 142 to 
said primary vent port 144 and by a second or secondary venting passage 
166 from said single vent port 152 to said secondary vent port 146. 
Operation of the venting means will be discussed further hereinafter. 
The reservoir 70, as best illustrated in FIGS. 3, 7, 9, 10 and 14, is 
formed of a clear plastic material and is supported in the coffeemaker 
cabinet 28 in any known suitable manner above the bottom wall or plate 36 
and with its front wall 68, upon which cup measurement indicia 168 (FIG. 
1) are provided, visible in the upper recess 58 in the frame number 44. 
The reservoir 70 is generally rectangular with a bottom wall 170, a right 
side wall 172, a back wall 174, and a left side wall 176, which is 
provided with an angular offset portion 178 which extends behind the 
curved rear wall 88 of the carafe-cavity shell structure 82 whereby the 
two vent nipples 148 and 150 on the venting projection 132 overly the 
offset reservoir portion 178 for reasons which will be discussed 
hereinafter. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the lower front edge of the 
reservoir 70 is supported on a portion of the frame member 44 defining the 
bottom of the reservoir recess 58, as at 180. A drain opening 182 
associated with an integral depending stepped nipple/valve housing 184 is 
provided in the bottom wall 170 near the rear of the reservoir 70, the 
bottom wall 170 being slightly inclined toward the drain opening 182. A 
ball valve 186 in the nipple/valve housing 184 serves as a known-type ball 
check valve. Outwardly directed flanges 188 on the upper edges of the 
reservoir side walls 172 and 176 provide additional means for supporting 
the reservoir 70 in the coffeemaker cabinet 28 and also define guide means 
for slidably supporting and guiding the filling drawer 72, as at 190 in 
FIG. 3. 
The filling drawer 72, which is open-topped and also formed of clear 
plastic, has two side walls 192 which extend rearwardly from the 
drawer-pull portion 74 and which are slidably supported on the reservoir 
70 at 190, a "no-splash" bottom wall 194 which is not only slightly 
inclined downwardly toward the rear of the drawer 72 but which also has an 
arcuate configuration in a vertical plane transverse to the direction of 
movement of the drawer 72, and by a rear wall 196. The filling drawer 72 
is provided at its inner end with a depressed discharge area 198 which 
extends below the bottom wall 194 and has a large-mesh screen-like bottom 
configuration 200. The discharge area 198 has a front wall 202 which 
depends from the rear edge of the bottom wall 194 and is integrally formed 
with downwardly extensions of the side walls 192 and the rear wall 196. As 
best illustrated in FIG. 10, outward movement of the filling drawer 72 is 
limited by engagement of its front wall 202 with the front wall 68 of the 
reservoir 70. It is further noted that in all positions of the filling 
drawer 70, the discharge area 198 is disposed over the reservoir 70. 
Conduit means 204 provided between the water reservoir 70 and the shower 
plate 102 includes a first short vertical section 206 which is connected 
to the lower end of the nipple/valve housing 184 by a short section of 
plastic hose 208 and wire clamps 210 in a known manner (FIGS. 3 and 9), a 
horizontal section 212 which extends alongside a heater 214 associated 
with the warming plate 94 (FIGS. 6, 8 and 17), and a second vertical 
section 216 which is connected to the inlet nipple 140 by a plastic 
accordion-pleated hose section 218 (FIGS. 6 and 8) which permits up and 
down floating movement of the shower plate 102 without damage to the 
connection between the conduit section 216 and the inlet nipple 140. The 
horizontal conduit section 212 and the heater 214 form what may be 
referred to as a thermal pumping arrangement which, when the heater 214 is 
energized, delivers heated water to the shower plate 102 in a manner well 
known in the art. 
Although the heater circuit does not constitute part of the invention and 
is neither shown nor claimed, it does include a fuse which is disposed in 
the section of a lead 220 which forms part of the heater circuit and which 
is held in a fuse-holder portion 222 of a holder 224 for the heater 214 
and the horizontal conduit section 212. Although the heater 214 is shown 
as being a linear heater, it is to be understood that the warming plate 94 
could be provided on its underside with a more common circular or loop 
shaped heater. In this instance, the horizontal conduit section would most 
likely also have its configuration changed to conform somewhat to that of 
the heater. 
The carafe 42, as shown on FIGS. 1, 2, 6, 6a, 8, 13, 15 and 16, includes an 
open-topped glass vessel 226 having a plastic sleeve member 228 with an 
inverted U-shaped cross section which is fitted over the upper edge of the 
glass vessel 226 (FIG. 6); a plastic sleeve-like collar member 230 fitted 
over the plastic sleeve member 228 and having an integral inwardly and 
downwardly extending shoulder 232 located intermediate its upper and lower 
edges and adapted to be fitted over the portion of the plastic sleeve 
member 228 which is fitted over the upper edge of the glass vessel 226 for 
mounting the collar member 230 on the glass vessel 226; an open topped 
coffee basket 234 having a conical side wall 236, a flat bottom 238 with a 
center discharge opening 240, a series of radially extending ribs 242 for 
supporting a known-type paper filter (not shown) above the flat bottom 
238, and a series of circumferentially spaced vertically extending stepped 
ribs 244 projecting radially from the conical side wall 236 for supporting 
the coffee basket 234 on the shoulder 232 of the collar member 230 (FIG. 
6); and a carafe cover 246 rotatably supported on the upper edge of the 
collar member 230. The carafe 42 has a handle 248 and a pouring spout 250 
is provided on the collar member 230 generally diametrically opposite from 
a control slot 251 which is provided in the upper edge of the collar 
member 230. The handle 248 which is formed of plastic has a generally 
vertically disposed gripping portion 252, upper and lower horizontal 
portions 254 and 256, and a generally vertically disposed finger-guard 258 
which is spaced inwardly of the gripping portion 252 and outwardly away 
from the glass vessel 226. The handle 248 is mounted on the collar member 
230 in a known manner by a thin metal strap or band 260 which is disposed 
in a shallow annular groove 262 provided on the outer surface of the 
collar member 230 adjacent the lower edge thereof and which has bent ends 
which are received in a recess 264 provided in the upper horizontal 
portion 254 of the handle 248, a screw-type fastener 266 which extends 
through overlapped ends of the strap 260 being provided to tighten the 
strap 260 on the collar member 230, as best illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 6a. 
An inner end 268 of the lower horizontal portion 256 of the handle 248 
directly engages the glass vessel 226 to further stablize the handle 248. 
The carafe cover 246 has a dending skirt portion 270 which is 
telescopically receivable in the collar member 230 and which normally 
serves to close off the pouring spout 250 to prevent the escape of heated 
vapor or steam therefrom. The skirt portion 270 has an opening 272 formed 
therein which is rotatable into alignment with the pouring spout 250 to 
permit the pouring of coffee from the carafe 42. To facilitate rotation of 
the cover 246, a radially extending control handle 274 provided on the 
skirt portion 270 is receivable in the control slot 251 for rotation of 
the cover 246 between two limit positions, a "pour" position in which the 
opening 272 is aligned with the pouring spout 250 and a "brew/seal" 
position in which the pouring spout 250 is closed off. The two limit 
positions are best illustrated in FIGS. 15 and 16. 
The cover 246 has an annular groove 276 formed in its upper surface 278, 
thus defining a center island 280, an upper surface 282 of which is spaced 
slightly below the main portion of the upper surface 278 of the cover 246 
for a reason which will be explained hereinafter. Also for a reason that 
will be self evident hereinafter, the upper surface 278 of the cover 246 
is gently inclined upwardly from its outer periphery to the outer edge of 
the grooves 276. A large number of ports 284 are formed in the bottom of 
the groove 276 in a spreader configuration whereby to direct heated water 
from the groove 276 onto coffee disposed in the coffee basket 234 
positioned therebelow. As will be explained hereinafter, the ports 284 
also serve as primary vent ports. A lesser number of secondary vent ports 
286 are provided in the upper surface 282 of the center island 280. 
When the carafe 42, with the proper amount of coffee in the coffee basket 
234, is inserted into the carafe-receiving cavity 40 prior to the 
initiation of a coffee-brewing cycle, the inclined upper surface 278 of 
the carafe cover 246, as illustrated in FIG. 8, first engages the rounded 
front rib 120 of the floatingly mounted shower plate 102 to raise the 
shower plate 102 until the carafe 42 is fully inserted into the cavity 40 
whereupon, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the circular depending formation 124 
on the underside of the shower plate 102 is automatically sealingly seated 
in the outer periphery of the carafe cover groove 276 whereby to define a 
sealed space 288 between the shower plate 102 and the carafe cover 246 and 
thereby provide a closed brewing system which effectively prevents escape 
of the heated vapor or steam during and following a brewing cycle, 
assuming, of course, that the pouring spout 250 is closed off as 
previously described herein. Next, the proper volume of water is 
introduced into the reservoir 70 by means of the "no splash" filling 
drawer 72. The coffeemaker 26 is then turned on whereupon water from the 
reservoir 70 is heated by the thermal heating arrangement and pumped 
through the conduit means 204 to the shower plate 102 where it passes 
through the inlet passage 162 and through the discharge/vent ports 142 
into the carafe cover groove 276 from which it passes through the ports 
284 into the coffee in the coffee basket 234. The brewed coffee passes 
into the carafe 42 through the opening 240 in the bottom wall 238 of the 
coffee basket 234. 
During and after the brewing process, any back pressure and/or heated vapor 
or steam developed in the carafe 42 or in the coffeemaker system is vented 
back to the reservoir 70 through the primary or secondary venting means, 
thus minimizing damage to the surrounding environment, particularly if the 
coffeemaker 26 is suspended beneath a kitchen cabinet 20, as in FIGS. 1 
and 2. The primary venting means includes the vent ports 284 in the 
carafe-cover groove 276, the sealed space 288 between the shower plate 102 
and the carafe cover 246, the discharge/ports 142 in the shower plate 102, 
and the primary venting passage 164 to the primary vent port 144 and 
nipple 148 overlying the reservoir 70. Should both the discharge/vent 
ports 142 and the vent ports 284 in the carafe-cover groove 276 be 
blocked, for instance, if both the shower plate 102 and the carafe-cover 
groove 276 are flooded, as during a brewing cycle, the secondary venting 
means is available and operable for venting purposes. The secondary 
venting means includes the secondary vent ports 286 in the center island 
280 of the carafe cover 246, the sealed space 288, the single secondary 
vent port 152, and the separate secondary venting passage 166 to the 
secondary vent port 146 and nipple 150 which also overlie the reservoir 
70. Further, any condensation of brewed coffee in the carafe 42, as on the 
outer surface of the coffee basket 234, merely drains back into the carafe 
42 so as to maintain the desired brewed strength. After completion of the 
brewing cycle, the brewed coffee will be maintained at a suitable 
temperature by the warming plate 94. 
The means for adjustably mounting the coffeemaker cabinet 28 beneath a 
kitchen cabinet 20 is quite unique and is characterized by a pair of the 
brackets 209 which depend from the kitchen cabinet 20 into slot-like 
openings 292 provided in the top wall 30 of the coffeemaker cabinet 28. As 
best illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 5, each bracket 290 has an inverted 
L-shaped configuration with a horizontal leg 294 thereof adapted to be 
secured flush against the underside of the bottom shelf 22 of the kitchen 
cabinet 20 by a pair of bolts 296 which extend downwardly through a 
mounting bar 298 supported on the upper surface of the cabinet's bottom 
shelf 22, through the bottom shelf 22, and through the horizontal leg 294 
of the bracket 290, nuts 300 for the bolts 296 being disposed in nut-traps 
302 provided in the horizontal leg 294. Suitable templates may be provided 
for locating the bolt holes in the bottom shelf 22. 
A vertical leg 304 of each bracket 290 is in the form of a generally flat 
plate having horizontally aligned saw-tooth configurations or recesses 306 
on both the front and rear edges thereof. A bracket or recess-engaging 
means 308 is provided for each bracket 290 inwardly of the side walls 32, 
34 of the cabinet 28. Each bracket-engaging means 308 includes a slide 
member 320 which is mounted for forward and rearward sliding movement 
alongside and between the vertical leg 304 of the bracket 290 and the 
adjacent cabinet side wall 32, 34. Mounted on the forward end of each 
slide member 310 is a first rearwardly facing bracket-recess-engaging dog 
312 which is suitably and laterally offset for latching engagement with 
any one of the vertically spaced saw-tooth recesses 306. A suitable guide 
structure 314 is provided on the cabinet 28 for each dog 312. 
The rear end of each slide member 310 projects rearwardly through openings 
316 provided in the back wall 38 of the coffeemaker cabinet 28 and a 
finger-engagable button 318 is provided thereon. 
A second forwardly facing bracket-recess-engaging dog 320 is slidably 
supported in a guide structure 322 mounted on the cabinet 28 for latching 
engagement in any one of the vertically spaced saw-tooth recesses 306. 
Each dog 320 is operatively connected to its associated slide member 310 
by a pivotally mounted linkage member 324 whereby, when the slide member 
310 moves rearwardly, the dogs 312 and 320 automatically and 
simultaneously move into latching engagement with horizontally aligned 
saw-tooth recesses 306, the first dog 312 moving rearwardly and the second 
dog 320 moving forwardly into latching engagement. Conversely, forward 
movement of each slide member 10 through manual actuation thereof 
automatically and simultaneously moves the dogs 312 and 320 out of 
latching engagement with the saw-tooth recesses 306, the first dog 312 
moving forwardly and the second dog 320 moving rearwardly, whereby to 
permit either vertical adjustment of the coffeemaker cabinet 22 relative 
to the brackets 290 or removal of the coffeemaker cabinet 22 from the 
brackets 290. 
Each bracket-engaging means 308 has a two-armed spring member 326 for 
biasing each slide member 310 rearwardly and, therefore, biasing the dogs 
312 and 320 into latching engagement with their respective brackets 290. 
One arm 328 of each spring member 326 engages a stop member 330 while the 
other arm 332 is connected to its respective slide member 310. 
When the coffeemaker 26 is to be used as a counter-top unit rather as an 
under-the-cabinet type unit. removable snap-in plugs 334 (FIG. 2) are 
provided for filling in the two top wall bracket openings 292 whereby to 
enhance the visual appearance of the coffeemaker 26. 
While there has been showed and described a preferred embodiment of the 
invention, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and 
modifications may be made without departing from the invention, and that 
it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such changes and 
modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.