US Patent 7543528 Hot beverage maker

A hot beverage maker has a stand and a brewed beverage tank. The brewed beverage tank includes a filter basket, a reservoir, and an outlet port. The reservoir portion of the brewed beverage tank holds a brewed liquid, and the outlet port is positioned in the bottom of the reservoir. A dispenser actuator may be connected to the outlet port and is biased to a closed position, but it may be moved to an open position by a vessel for holding a hot beverage. The stand further includes a recess under the brewed beverage tank. The outlet port may be positioned in the recess, and the brewed beverage tank may be removably mounted on the stand.