Coffee maker and frother

A technology of utensils, storage tanks, applied in the field of beverage preparation equipment, which can solve the problems of no way to reheat coffee, no foaming or stirring, scalding, etc.

CN111053444AInactive Publication Date: 2020-04-24TEAM INT GRP OF AMERICA INC
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Publication Date
2020-04-24
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The invention relate to a coffee maker and a frother, and particularly relates to an appliance for making beverages, which has a French press style carafe and a base adapted to receive the carafe removably thereon. The carafe has a rotatable stirring blade. The base has a motor rotationally coupled to the stirring blade, a heater, and a resting surface in thermal communication with the heater. Energization of the motor causes stirring of the liquid in the pitcher and energization of the heater causes heating of the liquid in the pitcher.
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technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for beverage preparation. More particularly, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods for preparing beverages, especially infused / infused beverages such as various coffee beverages. Background technique

[0002] It is well known that a French press / filter press is commonly used to make coffee, tea, etc. These coffees, teas etc. are contained in cylindrical, usually glass bottles / drink bottles / cups / carafe with removable lids. A piston passes through the cover and the piston is attached to a circular mesh filter surrounded by a rubber sliding seal. The seal allows the filter to move up and down within the bottle while maintaining a seal between the cylindrical inner wall of the bottle and the filter. The cap is removed, hot water is placed in the bottle to the appropriate level, new coffee grounds are added to the hot water and allowed to steep for an artificially pre-determined predetermined...

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[0041] refer to Figure 1 to Figure 15, an exemplary French press / filter beverage preparation appliance 100 is shown. The appliance includes a base 102 and a bottle / carafe / carafe 104 . The bottle includes a preferably glass reservoir 106 and a removable circular cap 108 . The glass of the tank is essentially a cylindrical piece with an open top receiving the lid and an open bottom hermetically closed by a circular metal bottom cap 109 . The base includes a motor 110 and a heating plate 112 . The tank defines an internal sump 116 for containing liquid and includes a rotatable stirring blade 114 centrally disposed adjacent a circular bottom cover. The stirring blades are protected within a perforated fixed / stationary dome / dome cage 118 .

[0042] When the cover is mounted on top of the tank, the plunger 120 is movable relative to the cover and within and vertically relative to the tank. Such as Figure 7 As best shown in , the plunger has a central shaft 121 that passes th...