Hot beverage maker

Abstract

A hot beverage maker includes a stand, and a filter basket and brewed beverage tank positioned on the stand. The brewed beverage tank is freely and removably positioned on the stand. The brewed beverage tank has a reservoir portion and an outlet port and valve for controlling flow of liquid from the reservoir portion. The filter basket is mounted above the reservoir portion. The reservoir portion is adapted to hold a brewed liquid that has passed through the filter basket, and the outlet port and valve are positioned at substantially the bottom of the reservoir portion The stand includes a recess under the brewed beverage tank for at least partially receiving a vessel for holding a hot beverage. The stand defines a front side, and the recess is positioned substantially in the front side of the stand, and the brewed beverage tank is removable from the stand substantially in the direction of the front of the stand.

1 . A hot beverage maker comprising a stand, and a filter basket and brewed beverage tank positioned on the stand, 
 wherein the brewed beverage tank is freely and removably positioned on the stand,    the brewed beverage tank comprising a reservoir portion and an outlet port, and valve for controlling flow of liquid from the reservoir portion,    the filter basket mounted above the reservoir portion,    wherein the reservoir portion is adapted to hold a brewed liquid that has passed through the filter basket, and the outlet port and the valve for controlling flow of liquid from the reservoir portion are positioned at substantially the bottom of the reservoir portion,    the stand further comprising a recess under the brewed beverage tank, and    the recess for at least partially receiving a vessel for holding a hot beverage; and    further wherein the stand defines a front side, and the recess is positioned substantially in the front side of the stand and the brewed beverage tank is removable from the stand substantially in the direction of the front of the stand.    
     
     
         2 . A hot beverage maker as described in  claim 1  further comprising a dispenser actuator connected to the valve for controlling flow of liquid from the reservoir portion, wherein the dispenser actuator is biased to keep the valve in a closed position, and the dispenser actuator is movable by a vessel for holding a hot beverage to change the valve to an open position.  
     
     
         3 . A hot beverage maker as described in  claim 2 , wherein the dispenser actuator is positioned in the stand.  
     
     
         4 . A hot beverage maker as described in  claim 3 , wherein the dispenser actuator comprises a push-button.  
     
     
         5 . A hot beverage maker as described in  claim 1 , wherein the brewed beverage tank comprises a transparent window thereby allowing a user to observe the brewed beverage level in the reservoir portion.  
     
     
         6 . A hot beverage maker comprising a stand, a filter basket, and a carafe, 
 wherein the filter basket is positioned on the stand above the carafe,    wherein the carafe is freely and removably positioned on the stand,    wherein the stand comprises a recess under the carafe,    wherein the carafe comprises an open top for pouring liquid from the carafe and an outlet port positioned on the bottom of the carafe, and    further wherein the carafe comprises a valve positioned in the outlet port for controlling flow of liquid from the carafe through the outlet port, the valve biased to a closed position and which is movable by a user to an open position.    
     
     
         7 . A hot beverage maker as described in  claim 6 , further comprising a dispenser actuator connected to the valve and adapted to move the valve from the closed position to the open position.  
     
     
         8 . A hot beverage maker as described in  claim 7 , wherein the dispenser actuator is positioned in the stand.  
     
     
         9 . A hot beverage maker as described in  claim 7 , wherein the dispenser actuator comprises a push-button.