US 11,779,151 B2
Dosing tool
Simon James Chalk, Redfern (AU); and Andrew John Grigor, Kensington (AU)
Assigned to BREVILLE PTY LIMITED, Alexandria (AU)
Appl. No. 15/123,672
Filed by Breville Pty Limited, Alexandria (AU)
PCT Filed Mar. 19, 2015, PCT No. PCT/AU2015/000131
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 6, 2016,
PCT Pub. No. WO2015/131239, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 2014900757 (AU), filed on Mar. 6, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2017/0079466 A1, Mar. 23, 2017
Int. Cl. A47J 31/44 (2006.01); A47J 31/06 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 31/44 (2013.01) [A47J 31/0626 (2013.01); A47J 31/0657 (2013.01); A47J 31/0663 (2013.01); A47J 2031/0694 (2013.01); A47J 2203/00 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A manual coffee dose adjustment device, comprising:
a first adjustable blade and a second adjustable blade, wherein the blades are opposing and removably interlocked by a cooperating and rotating index wheel;
a holder for the first adjustable blade and the second adjustable blade, wherein the first adjustable blade and the second adjustable blade are configured to adjust a coffee fill height within a portafilter;
the first adjustable blade having an integrally formed central stem having a threaded portion;
the threaded portion being received by the cooperating and rotating index wheel, wherein rotation of the index wheel adjusts an amount by which the first adjustable blade protrudes from the holder;
the index wheel being retained by the holder;
wherein the holder includes a case that contains the first adjustable blade; and
wherein the case comprises two halves.