Patent ID: 8895095

Claim:
A mechanism to secure a selectively removable filter carrier to a brewed beverage maker, the mechanism comprising: a housing, the housing secured to the brewed beverage maker and supporting cam components; an actuatable, rotatable lever having an axis of rotation; a rotatable drive cam directly connected to the lever such that a rotation of the lever translates to a corresponding rotation of the drive cam, the drive cam on the axis of rotation of the lever, the drive cam further comprising an open position and a closed position; a linearly moveable slide cam with at least one inclined surface; and at least one lift cam located within the housing and mechanically linked to the drive cam via the slide cam, the rotation of the drive cam to the closed position positioning the drive cam in a horizontal alignment with at least a portion of the drive cam perpendicular to a back surface of the slide cam thereby causing a linear movement of the slide cam, the slide cam in contact with the lift cam such that the lift cam is displaced up or down on the vertical axis due to the actuation of the lever.