Patent ID: 7146904

Claim:
A top-loading coffeemaker for brewing a coffee beverage from ground coffee, comprising: a housing having a rear portion and a front portion; a water reservoir located in the rear portion for storing water for brewing the coffee beverage; a filter basket located in the front portion for containing the ground coffee during brewing; a rear cover moveably mounted to the housing for movement between a closed position, where the rear cover overlies the water reservoir, and an open position, where the rear cover is away from the water reservoir to permit access thereto; a front cover moveably mounted to the housing for movement between a closed position, where the front cover overlies the filter basket, and an open position, where the front cover is away from the filter basket to permit the insertion and removal of a filter into and from the filter basket; and a linkage connecting the front and rear covers such that the rear cover is moved from the closed to the open position in response to the movement of the front cover from the closed to the open position.