Patent ID: 7631594

Claim:
A gear-driven locking assembly for a brew head assembly that includes a brew head bottom unit for attachment to a beverage brewing device and a lid mount unit pivotally connected to the brew head bottom unit to move between an open position and a closed position, the locking assembly comprising: A) a drive rod rotatably mounted on the lid mount unit; B) a lever attached to the drive rod; C) a rotating lock plate rotatably mounted on the lid mount unit having at least one cam provided on the periphery of the lock plate to interact with means for forming a like number of corresponding recesses on the brew head bottom unit; D) first gear means on the drive rod; E) second gear means provided on the lock plate wherein the first and second gear means intermesh with one another for rotating the lock plate between a locked and an unlocked position; and F) a lock plate stopper means for blocking the movement of the lock plate when the lid mount is being closed.