| 摘要 |
Combined water dispensers and coffee making devices are disclosed, which include a cabinet configured to house a water bottle in a bottom half of the interior portion of the cabinet; a cold tank that is configured to receive water from the water bottle, which is connected to an evaporator; one or more hot tanks that are configured to receive water (directly or indirectly) from the cold tank, which are connected to a heating coil to heat the water that is contained therein; and a coffee making device located on a top side of the cabinet. The coffee making device receives water from the hot tank, receives a disposable cartridge that contains coffee grinds for a single-serving of coffee, causes water to contact the coffee grinds to produce a coffee beverage, and employs a set of spikes to make water entry and exit apertures in the cartridge. |
| 主权项 |
1. A combined water dispenser and coffee making device, which comprises:
(a) a cabinet having an exterior portion and an interior portion, wherein the interior portion of the cabinet is configured to house a water bottle; (b) a cold tank that is configured to receive water from the water bottle, which is connected to an evaporator that is configured to cool the water that is contained within the cold tank; (c) a hot tank that is configured to receive water from the cold tank, which is connected to a heating coil that is configured to heat the water that is contained within the hot tank; (d) a coffee making device located on a top side of the cabinet, wherein the coffee making device is configured to (i) receive water from the hot tank, (ii) receive a disposable cartridge that contains coffee grinds; and (iii) cause water to contact the coffee grinds to produce a coffee beverage; (e) one or more taps, which are configured to dispense cold water from the cold tank; hot water from the hot tank; and coffee beverage from the coffee making device; and (f) an air storage tank that is configured to receive, store, and release a defined volume of air through an air tube and into the coffee making device, in order to expel residual water contained within the coffee making device after the coffee beverage is produced. |
