公开(公告)号：US06425317B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-30

申请号：US09660137

申请日：2000-09-12

申请人： Sean Simmons

发明人： Sean Simmons

IPC分类号： A47J3146

CPC分类号： A47J31/0615

摘要： The present invention is directed to a filter basket having a wall configured to form a basket. The wall has a drain hole formed in a lower portion thereof and a regulating member for regulating a flow of liquid flowing through the basket into the drain hole. One embodiment includes a pair of planar surfaces positioned within the basket and connected to an inner surface of the wall; the pair of planar surfaces define a longitudinal slot therebetween. The size of the slot is configured to restrict the flow of fluid through the basket to maintain a predetermined level of fluid within the basket for a predetermined dwell period of about five minutes to about seven minutes. A method of brewing a beverage is also disclosed including the steps of placing a plurality of beverage flavor elements within a filter basket, dispensing water over the plurality of beverage flavor elements within the filter basket at a predetermined flow rate, providing structure within the filter basket to restrict the flow of water through the filter basket such that a level of water in the basket rises to a predetermined level at which the flow rate of water into the filter basket equals a flow rate of water out of the basket, and continuing dispensing water over the plurality of beverage flavor elements for a predetermined dwell period after the flow rate of water into the filter basket equals the flow rate of water out of the basket.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种具有构造成形成篮子的壁的过滤篮。 该壁具有形成在其下部的排水孔和用于调节流过篮子的液体流入排水孔的调节构件。 一个实施例包括一对平面，其位于篮内并连接到壁的内表面; 一对平面在它们之间限定纵向槽。 狭槽的尺寸被配置成限制流体通过篮子的流动，以将篮子内的预定水平的流体保持约5分钟至约7分钟的预定停留时间。 还公开了一种冲煮饮料的方法，包括以下步骤：将多个饮料调味剂元件放置在过滤篮内，以预定的流速将过滤篮中的多个饮料调味剂元件分配到水中，从而提供过滤篮内的结构 以限制水流过过滤篮，使得篮子中的水位上升到预定水平，在预定水平下，进入过滤篮的水流量等于水流出篮子的流量，并持续分配水 在多次饮料风味元件中，在进入过滤篮的水的流量等于水从篮子中流出的预定停留时间之后。