Abstract: A water tank for a household device includes a tank container with a bottom and side walls. At least one of the side walls includes filling-level markings that comprise a profiling formed integrally with the at least one side wall.

Abstract: A device for the preparation of hot water includes a water reservoir, a tube system coupled to the water reservoir and a heating unit to heat the water passing through the tube system from the water reservoir. A float switch detects a water level in the water reservoir. The float switch includes a float arranged in the tube system to measure the water level in the water reservoir and a sensor responsive to the float to transmits a signal to an electronic component to activate the heating unit in dependence on the water level in the water reservoir.

Abstract: A flow-through heater includes a heating element and a liquid-bearing tube connected to the heating element. The liquid-bearing tube has a flat area on which a thermostat is mounted.

Abstract: A flow-through heater includes a heating element and a liquid-bearing tube connected to the heating element. The liquid-bearing tube has a flat area on which a thermostat is mounted.

Abstract: A portion package for making an aromatic beverage includes a dish-shaped lower part having a bottom presenting a bottom surface, and a circumferential side wall extending from the bottom and including an outwardly extending edge at an upper end thereof. The lower part comprises a material having filtering capabilities. The circumferential side wall includes at least two oppositely located side walls converging in a wedge-shaped manner. The edge extends parallel to the bottom surface. A lid lies on the edge of the lower part and is bonded thereto.

Abstract: A pre-measured portion package for preparing a brewed beverage having a container for being filled with a pre-measured portion of an aroma carrier. The container has a circumferential side wall, a bottom, and a lid. The side wall and the bottom are formed of a single piece of material that is water permeable and capable of filtering; at least the side-wall is compacted to be water impermeable; at least a section of the bottom is water permeable and functions as a filter. The lid is also formed of a material that is water permeable and capable of filtering, is compacted in its circumferential edge region to be water impermeable, and is connected to an upper edge of the side wall to form a seal.

Abstract: An arrangement for producing a brewed beverage, in particular coffee, with the arrangement comprising an approximately truncated-cone shaped filter receptacle for holding a cone-shaped filter insert and a water intake device that is arranged above the filter receptacle and is provided with a water distributor having a plurality of flow-through openings on a side facing the filter receptacle with one flow-through opening be located in the center of the projection surface for the water distributor and the filter receptacle. Additional flow-through openings are arranged along a peripheral line, for which the course approximately corresponds to the peripheral outline of a projection surface for the filter receptacle inside space in the lower to mid-level region of the filter receptacle.

Abstract: A portion package for making an aromatic beverage includes a dish-shaped lower part having a bottom presenting a bottom surface, and a circumferential side wall extending from the bottom and including an outwardly extending edge at an upper end thereof. The lower part comprises a material having filtering capabilities. The circumferential side wall includes at least two oppositely located side walls converging in a wedge-shaped manner. The edge extends parallel to the bottom surface. A lid lies on the edge of the lower part and is bonded thereto.

Abstract: An arrangement for producing a brewed beverage, in particular coffee, with said arrangement comprising an approximately truncated-cone shaped filter receptacle for holding a cone-shaped filter insert and a water intake device that is arranged above the filter receptacle and is provided with a water distributor having a plurality of flow-through openings on a side facing the filter receptacle with one flow-through opening be located in the center of the projection surface for the water distributor and the filter receptacle. Additional flow-through openings are arranged along a peripheral line, for which the course approximately corresponds to the peripheral outline of a projection surface for the filter receptacle inside space in the lower to mid-level region of the filter receptacle.

Abstract: A pre-measured portion package (2) for preparing a brewed beverage, which comprises a container containing an aroma carrier (13). The container has a circumferential side wall (7), a bottom (8) and a lid (10), wherein the lid (10) is designed at least in part as a filter, wherein the side wall (7) and the bottom (8) form one piece and are produced by a deep-drawing from a plastic non-woven material (6) or a plastic/paper blend capable of filtering and wherein at least the side-wall region is compacted so as to be water impermeable. The lid (10) is also made of a plastic non-woven material or plastic/paper blend capable of filtering and is compacted in its circumferential edge region (11), so as to be water-impermeable, and the lid (10) is connected to the upper edge of the side wall (7) so as to seal it.