Patent ID: 7997187

Claim:
A beverage maker operable to infuse a liquid with an infusible material in order to create a brewed beverage, the beverage maker comprising: a housing including a front face, rear face, top panel, and opposing sides, the beverage maker top panel further including an aperture; a roll top lid, the lid being selectively actuatable to open and close the top panel aperture; a brew chamber enclosed by the housing, the brew chamber comprising a brew basket, a rotatable conduit and a rotatable showerhead; an axis of rotation about which the roll top lid rotates between an open position and a closed position, the roll top lid physically engaging the showerhead so that the rotation of the roll top lid to the open position effects an upward rotational force to the showerhead and conduit while the rotation of the roll top lid to the closed position effects a downward rotation force to the showerhead and conduit; and wherein the roll top lid is substantially concealed beneath the beverage maker top panel when the roll top lid is in the open position.