US 11,839,324 B2
Tea making appliance with filter assembly
Kevin J. Beber, Granger, IN (US); Nancy E. Chandrasekaran, St. Joseph, MI (US); and Ben C. Shao, Clarendon Hills, IL (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/699,557.
Application 17/699,557 is a continuation of application No. 16/589,275, filed on Oct. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,297,972.
Application 16/589,275 is a continuation of application No. 15/229,416, filed on Aug. 5, 2016, granted, now 10,517,419, issued on Dec. 31, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/205,867, filed on Aug. 17, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0202230 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 31/20 (2006.01); A47J 31/14 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 31/20 (2013.01) [A47J 31/14 (2013.01); A47J 31/4403 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An appliance, comprising:
a support stand having a support surface with a power plug extending upwardly from the support surface;
a vessel removeably received on the support stand, wherein the vessel includes a cavity having an inner surface and an upper opening, and further wherein the vessel includes a bottom surface having a receptacle for receiving the power plug;
a lid assembly removeably received on the upper opening of the vessel and having a centrally disposed aperture, wherein the lid assembly includes a filter plate pivotally coupled to an underside of the lid assembly and operable between extended and retracted positions, wherein the filter plate includes a body portion having a plurality of perforations disposed therethrough, and further wherein the body portion of the filter plate contacts the inner surface of the vessel when the filter plate is in the extended position; and
a cover removable coupled to the lid assembly, wherein the cover is received over the centrally disposed aperture.