Patent ID: 8397626

Claim:
A beverage brewing machine comprising: a base configured to rest on a surface; an upward facing vessel support; a tower coupled to and extending up from the base, the tower having a stationary lower section and an upper section vertically height adjustable relative to the lower section; a head coupled to the upper section of the tower, the head having a cantilevered section extending forward from the tower and spaced above the vessel support; and a height adjust mechanism including a vertically oriented male threaded shaft interconnecting the upper and lower sections of the tower, a female threaded element carried on a part of the tower, and a pair of vertically oriented guide rods interconnecting the upper and lower sections and positioned adjacent and flanking the male threaded shaft, wherein relative rotation between the male threaded shaft and the female threaded element selectively raises and lowers the vertical position of the upper section and head relative to the lower section and base.