摘要 |
<p>The present invention involves an improvement to a beverage making apparatus in which a slide valve assembly for preventing moisture from seeping into an area holding the solid component of a beverage mix is provided with a finger tab (54). The tab serves as a grasping device to manipulate the slide valve (52) between open and shut positions and as a deflector of the solid material (68) ejected from the holding area.</p> |