Abstract: A method of making coffee or tea by use of a coffee maker or tea maker kit which includes a mortar, a pestle, a scoop, and a cup, the cup including a brewing section and a sipping section separated by a partition projecting inward from the inside wall of the cup, the partition having an aperture through which the finished beverage is passed and sipped.

Abstract: A beverage brewing apparatus which includes a tank for containing heated water. Partitions are positioned in the heated water tank to define holding sections and a brewing section. Water is introduced into the holding sections of the tank and heated therein to a temperature of 180.degree.. Water retained in the heated water tank may pass from the holding sections around the partitions to the brewing section. A beverage holding reservoir is disposed in each of the holding sections of the tank so that heat from the water in the holding sections maintains a beverage disposed in the holding reservoirs at a desired temperature. A brewing assembly is associated with the holding reservoir and a dispensing head on a swing arm communicates with the brewing section and is positionable in relation to each of the brewing assemblies. A sensor and heater in the brewing section maintain the water retained therein at a temperature of 200.degree..

Abstract: A combination beverage brewer with cold water supply is embodied within a housing, to furnish a beverage brewing segment, at one or more locations within a housing, and a water chilling or cooling supply disposed in association therewith, to supply cold water as required. The beverage brewer incorporates a hot water tank, a heating element therein, which hot water is delivered to a spray head for deposit onto a basket of grounds for brewing of a beverage. In addition, hot water may be tapped from the tank and delivered to a faucet for direct dispensing. The cold water segment of the apparatus includes a cold water tank, a cooling rod therein, cooling module for operating as a heat pump for extracting warmth from the water to heat it, and delivery of the extracted heat to a heat sink, for dissipation.

Abstract: The coffee maker of the present invention has a guiding gutter formed movably below a basket for containing ground coffee beans. In the first state, the guiding gutter guides coffee extract obtained from the basket directly into a cooling tank having a freezing section. In the second state, the guiding gutter let the coffee extract obtained from the basket fall into a pot situated below the basket.

Abstract: The In-Car Coffee Maker allows the driver of a motor vehicle to brew a cup or other single portion of brewed beverage without taking attention from the road. The device is stabilized by an anchored base. There is a rotatable holder clamp to level the coffee maker on an uneven floor or other surface of a motor vehicle, and an interlock mechanism prevents commencement of the brewing cycle unless the drinking cup is applied in proper position adjacent the coffee maker. A showerhead configuration above a brewing chamber allows heated water to dispersably contact a prepackaged filter containing beverage precursor particles. A thermostat control causes automatic shut-off when a single portion has brewed. A water reservoir is removable and resealable. Splash guard features are provided in the drinking cup for safety.

Abstract: A vertical hollow cylinder has a first vertical hollow tube on its periphery which extends upwardly above the upper cylinder end and terminates in a hollow horizontal extension having a downwardly disposed discharge orifice overlying the open cylinder end. A vertical hollow cylindrical member has an upper end being disposed adjacent but below the horizontal tube extension and lower end adjacent but below the upper cylinder. The member is peripherally secured to the first tube and being horizontally pivotable between a closed position at which the cylinder and member are vertically aligned and an open position at which the member is swung outwardly with respect to the cylinder. A second vertical hollow tube has a first opening which communicates with the interior of the member at a point disposed above its inner surface. A third vertical hollow tube engaging the second tube has a second opening communicating with said inner surface.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed herein for extracting a flavor from a natural leaf, powder of the like, such as tea leaves into a heated substance as a carrier such as a quantity of water. The apparatus employs a container with a heater for the water which will controllably bring the water to a boil. A tank is submerged in the water and includes a perforated strainer holding a quantity of loose tea leaves for wetting by the surrounding water. A dispensing nozzle is included, having a supply line from the water and a second supply line from the tea leaf tank. A valve arrangement selectively combines the supply lines to produce a desired flavor strength of the dispensed flavored liquid. A manually operable valve selectively intercommunicates the boiled water with the tea leaf tank and controls regulate the heater and temperature.

Abstract: A skimmer/separator ladle has a handle, a bowl or spoon integral with the handle, the bowl having a lip at its upper edge forming a spout defining one end of the bowl, the rest of the bowl constituting a container section, and a separator gate removably mounted in the bowl between the spout and the container section. The gate has a concave bottom so as to define a liquid passage between it and the bottom of the ladle.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved beverage container which permits one to effect a rapid carbonation of the liquid content with dry ice without excessive gas pressure build up. The new container comprises an outer housing shell having an opening at the top equipped with a lid, a water-level mark on the outside near the top and a fluid-flow release valve extending through an opening in the housing near the bottom, and a removable support plate resting near but above the bottom of the housing and extending over the internal terminal of the release valve, the support plate holding the solid dry ice which is added to the container.

Abstract: A tea brewer which automatically inlets a proportion of dilute water and brewing water to a siphon system to brew an extract for blending with the diluting water. The tea brewer includes a hot water tank having a volume of heated water therein and a fill tube for receiving a volume of cold water at the bottom of the hot water tank commensurate with the amount of hot water required to be siphoned therefrom to brew the tea leaves and make the extract. A vent for the hot water tank is provided to ensure that the full amount of hot water is siphoned. A cold water inlet line to the hot water tank is vented whereby to prevent cold water from being siphoned back along the cold water inlet line during the end of the cycle. The tea brewer further includes a line restrictor for creating a venturi effect along the dilute water inlet line. A needle valve is maintained at a slight back pressure in order to prevent starving the cold water inlet line carrying the displacement volume of cold water to the hot water tank.

Abstract: A beverage maker for coffee or the like operated electrically and in which the water container is resilient so that it is expandable within the confines of the beverage maker so that a greater beverage capacity is achieved selectively. The beverage is made by pumping up the water from a lower compartment to an upper compartment having the flavored substance therein wherein the water drips through the flavored substance and through apertures in the upper container to an annular receptacle surrounding the expandable water container.

Abstract: An improved method of brewing coffee and a device therefor are disclosed. The method involves the steps of providing a coffee brewing device having a porous housing containing a supply of ground coffee and having a self-supporting handle dimensioned to be hand-held attached thereto for positioning and stirring the housing in a liquid, the housing also including a vent for venting gases from an interior portion of the housing, the gases being generated during brewing, at least partially submerging the housing in the liquid and stirring the housing in the liquid using the handle to produce a flow of liquid in the housing, and controlling the flow of liquid produced within the housing to create turbulence therein to agitate the ground coffee while the generated gases are being vented from the housing by the vent for rapid brewing of the coffee.

Abstract: A fryer is provided in which both frying oil and water are placed in a frying vessel, forming an oil bath in the upper portion of the vessel and a water bath in the lower portion due to the difference in specific gravity between oil and water. A heat source such as gas, a heater or the like is provided in the oil bath while air intake pipes are provided near the boundary between oil and water, and bits of which fall in the oil bath are caused to settle down into the water bath to prevent oxidation of the frying oil, thereby enabling longer use of the frying oil and insuring good frying conditions.

Abstract: An improved automatic coffee maker includes three separate chambers for heating water, storing brewed coffee at a relatively low temperature, and heating coffee to serving temperature prior to dispensing. The dispensing and water heating chambers preferably share a common wall, and at least a portion of such wall is in contact with the heated water in the water chamber. Heat is transferred through such common wall to heat the coffee in the dispensing chamber prior to dispensing. Means can be included for automatically detecting a low level of coffee in the intermediate storage chamber, and initiating the next brewing cycle.

Abstract: A coffee brewing device includes a housing for holding ground coffee with at least one wall of the housing being formed from a permeable filtering membrane which permits a flow-through of water. The interior of the housing is vented to the atmosphere through an attached conduit, which can be used as a handle, so as to permit the escape of gases which are generated when the coffee grounds are submerged in a cup of hot water. Baffles which serve to control the extent and direction of gas movement may be positioned in the housing. By such control, the generated gases may be utilized to agitate the coffee grounds to thus get a more complete mixing of the grounds with the water prior to a venting of the gases to the atmosphere. The baffles may be of both a perforated and non-perforated design so as to control gas bubble size and direction of flow.

Abstract: A unit for independently storing liquids and heating and cooling in separate liquid containers that is adaptable for mounting in a vehicle, and preferably shaped to fit over the transmission hump of a vehicle floor. The heating and/or cooling means is a separate thermoelectric junction unit mounted to each container and powered by the electric supply of a built-in battery of the vehicle. The spigot of each container is connected to the outlet of a separate pump so that the spigot may be located above the bottom of the container. The thermoelectric junction of two tanks may be connected so that the passage of electricity through the connected junctions serves to cool one tank and heat the other. Alternatively, each junction may be fitted with a separate heat sink or cold sink.

Abstract: An automatic drip coffee maker makes drip coffee by providing a relatively small water reservoir that holds less than the total quantity of water. The coffee maker automatically transfers the remainder of the total quantity of water to the beverage storage container. The coffee maker also automatically heats the water in the reservoir and transfers it to a basket of ground coffee to make a concentrated brew which drips into the storage space which already contains a quantity of water sufficient to dilute the concentrated brew to a desired drinking strength. The same beverage strength is produced over a narrow range of brewing times for a wide range of cups brewed. The coffee maker is significantly smaller overall than conventionally configured drip coffee makers. The convenience of conventional coffee makers is maintained, e.g. structural components to be handled by the user do not exceed those of a conventional percolator. Other than one or more bimetal thermostats, there are no moving parts.

Abstract: A multiple unit device for making coffee or the like is especially well adapted for use on aircraft and comprises a cradle, a substructure mounted on the cradle, a holder for receiving a container of coffee or the like and disposed on the substructure, a boiler unit disposed behind the holder, a control unit, and means for perforating the container.

Abstract: A coffee brewing and serving machine is provided with an upper housing portion from which hot water is dispensed in a downwardly flowing stream through a removably mounted, large funnel containing a large foraminous basket in which is disposed filter paper and coffee grounds. Below the outlet of the funnel is a lower housing portion containing a coffee tank having a vertical wall dividing the tank into two substantially equal sized coffee holding urns. An urn cover is supported on an upper portion of the lower housing portion over the coffee tank. The urn cover has an orifice in vertical alignment with, and below, the funnel outlet. Further there is a channel-shaped diverter trough on the underside of the cover below, and in alignment with, the cover orifice.

Abstract: An electric coffee maker having a coffee pot in the form of a Dewar flask supported in a shock-proof outer housing surrounding the flask. A fresh water container and a coffee filter are disposed above the coffee pot. An electric flow-through heater is disposed in the housing below the top of the Dewar flask. Fresh water conduit means are conducted from the fresh water container through the interior of the housing to the flow-through heater. The hot-water conduit means from the heater to the top of the filter are routed through a handle formed from the housing.

Abstract: A disposable unitary coffee maker is disclosed which includes similarly shaped top and bottom portions having cooperating annular flanges secured together in fluid-tight relation with a pump element interposed therebetween. The pump element encloses a coffee charge through which purified water from the bottom portion passes when heated. A fuse element prevents flow of water through the coffee charge until the water reaches a predetermined temperature at which time the heated water flows through the coffee charge into the top portion for pouring through a spout opening defined by a pull tab, a handle being provided to facilitate handling.

Abstract: A dual compartment urn for providing heated beverages, comprising:A. a cylindrical body defining an interior space;B. a single continuous partition member disposed in said space and dividing said space into first and second compartments, said partition member and said cylindrical body comprising an integral structure whereby the respective contents of said compartments are confined thereto;C. separate spout means on said cylindrical body; and communicating with said first and second compartments, respectively; andD. heating means disposed at said cylindrical body so as to be in heat transfer relationship with said respective contents of said first and second compartments.