Patent ID: 8201491

Claim:
A hot beverage maker comprising: a stand with a fresh water reservoir positioned on the stand and a lid attached to the beverage maker, the lid having a first position where the lid substantially covers the fresh water reservoir and a second position where the fresh water reservoir is accessible to a user, the stand further comprising a platform with a warmer plate, a brewed beverage tank with a sidewall and a bottom, the brewed beverage tank being removably mounted on the platform, the bottom of the brewed beverage tank engaged to the warmer plate, the brewed beverage tank comprising a fluid bucket when the brewed beverage tank is removed from the stand; a rotatable showerhead fluidily connected to the fresh water reservoir; a filter basket located beneath the showerhead, the filter basket including a drain aperture wherein fluid exits the filter basket via the drain aperture and enters the brewed beverage tank; an actuator; and an outlet port, the outlet port fluidily connected to a reservoir portion of the brewed beverage tank, the actuator engaged to thereby dispense brewed beverage from the brewed beverage tank.