Patent ID: 7131369

Claim:
A brewer, comprising: a brew head; a plumbing system for delivering hot water to the brew head; a housing, including a pivotable cover and a drawer for retaining a pod enclosing a beverage component below the brew head; and at least two spring-biased latches positioned along the forward circumferential edge of the brew head and secured to an upper surface of the brew head, each of said latches including a downwardly extending appendage adapted to engage a corresponding slot defined by the drawer of the housing to secure the pivotable cover and brew head to the housing; wherein, in an open position, the pivotable cover and brew head are pivoted away from the drawer to allow access to the pod, and in a closed position, the pivotable cover and brew head are pivoted toward and locked relative to the drawer to secure the pod below the brew head for brewing; and wherein the movement of the pivotable cover and brew head from the closed position to the open position requires movement of a release slide, movement of said release slide causing the disengagement of said latches.