Patent ID: 7779750

Claim:
A brewing device comprising: a brewing unit comprising a brewing chamber to receive a supply of brewing material and perform a brewing operation, and a spout for distributing a brewed liquid formed by the brewing operation; a closure assembly rotatably disposed above the brewing chamber between an open position and a closed position, the closure assembly comprising a cover member having an interior cavity, and a slider member slidably disposed within the interior cavity of the cover member and having a first tab which may extend outside of the interior cavity, wherein the brewing unit has a first receptacle for receiving the first tab of the slider member when the cover member is in the closed position; and a release arm disposed within the brewing unit, the release arm having a first blocker which releasably holds the first tab of the slider member within the first receptacle when the cover member is in the closed position; a slider spring operatively disposed between the cover member and the slider member to urge the slider member to slide within the interior cavity to a first position, wherein the first blocker releasably holds the slider member in a second position against the urging of the slider spring; a lid member rotatably disposed above the cover member and one end of a link pivotally attached to the lid member, wherein the slider member further comprises a seat for pivotally receiving a second end of the link member such that downward rotation of the lid member with respect to the cover member moves the slider member from the first position to the second position through the link member.