Patent ID: 8850958

Claim:
A coffee maker, comprising: a base, a filter basket positioned above the base, the filter basket including an outlet, a drip stop assembly coupled to the filter basket, the drip stop assembly including a plug movable relative to the filter basket between (i) a first position in which the plug is positioned in the outlet of the filter basket such that fluid is prevented from advancing through the outlet, and (ii) a second position in which the plug is spaced apart from the outlet of the filter basket such that fluid is permitted to advance through the outlet, a single-serve adaptor configured to be selectively positioned on the base, the single-serve adaptor comprising: (i) a removable drip pan, and (ii) an upper arm that contacts the plug such that the plug is positioned in the second position when the single-serve adaptor is positioned on the base, and a carafe configured to be selectively positioned on the base, wherein the single-serve adaptor has a removed position in which (i) the single-serve adaptor is spaced apart from the base, and (ii) the carafe is positioned on the base.