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An improved coffee maker that prevents leakage of water between the cover for the water reservoir at the top of the device because of steam pressure that may cause a “short”in the electrical system or cause other damage; prevents the wall of the paper filter within the basket to collapse; prevents s

An improved coffee maker that prevents leakage of water between the cover for the water reservoir at the top of the device because of steam pressure that may cause a “short”in the electrical system or cause other damage; prevents the wall of the paper filter within the basket to collapse; prevents shooting of the hot water directly into the basket containing the coffee; permits the lower part of the basket containing the silk screen to be removed for cleaning and easy replacement if the silk screen within such lower part is punctured or otherwise damaged; permits the water spreader of the basket to be easily removed for cleaning; prevents water or coffee from leaking to or through the warming unit at the base of the coffee maker upon which the carafe rests which may interfere with the electrical wiring in the warming unit and possibly cause a short and do other damage; and provide certain shields for parts against excessive heat and hot water that may cause injury to the user of the device.

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An automatic beverage maker comprising an upper housing, vertical support walls, a removable back and a base, a compartment unit and water reservoir within said upper housing, said upper housing having a bottom, a top cover for said upper housing, having means to direct any water or condensed steam

An automatic beverage maker comprising an upper housing, vertical support walls, a removable back and a base, a compartment unit and water reservoir within said upper housing, said upper housing having a bottom, a top cover for said upper housing, having means to direct any water or condensed steam from leaving said upper housing, a heating element for supplying heat to said water reservoir, a ceramic member having a central pipe passing through the bottoms of said compartment unit and said water reservoir, a thermal valve associated with said ceramic member to permit the heated water to drain from the reservoir, a heat shield between said heating coil and pipe, a circular flange on the bottom of said upper compartment unit surrounding the lower end of said pipe, means to permit the heated water within the reservoir to enter said pipe, a thermal valve to permit the heated water to drain out of said water reservoir, a carafe for receiving the heated and filtered coffee, a handle for said carafe, a basket for seating upon said carafe, a removable cap at the base of said basket, said removable cap having a silk screen, said basket having a circular spreader cover, said spreader cover having a dished central portion, openings on the bottom of said spreader cover, a paper filter cup for positioning within said basket, a support wall member within said paper filter cup, said support wall member having openings in its wall, a dished cover for said support member, said dished cover having openings to permit the hot water to drain into said support member, said filter cup and into said carafe, a metal circular warming plate for placing said carafe thereon, said base of said beverage maker having legs raising said base of said beverage Maker above the surface upon which it rests, electrical wiring and thermal control means to permit the water in said reservoir to be heated to the desired temperature and to maintain said warming plate at the desired temperature for serving beverage.