Patent ID: 7231870

Claim:
A flow control assembly in combination with a beverage brewing funnel assembly for use with a beverage making system, the combination comprising: a funnel assembly to brew a beverage, the funnel assembly including an outer wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface, and further including a basket retained in the funnel assembly and spaced from the outer wall; a gap located between a bottom of the basket and the interior surface of the funnel assembly; an aperture in a bottom of the outer wall; a flow control assembly to control a flow of the brewed beverage, the flow control assembly including a magnetically-sensitive portion and a stopper portion mounted on a retainer, the retainer located in the gap, and the magnetically-sensitive portion configured to be controllable to position the stopper portion to open and close the aperture; and a magnetic actuator located external to the funnel assembly to control movement of the magnetically-sensitive portion of the flow control assembly.