***New Product For Licensing, Manufacturing, and/or Investors***

U.S. Patent : # 6,527,126 Inventor : Michael D. Hepler

As attorney for the inventor of the innovative Coffee Filter Restraint And Flavor System we are currently seeking manufacturing companies to license, purchase patent rights or enter into a royalty agreement for this timely invention.

The filter device of the present invention keeps a coffee filter from collapsing while brewing automatic drip coffee by compressing the tabs on the device, inserting them inside the coffee filter and holder assembly and then releasing the tabs of the device so that they will retain the filter firmly in position. A water distribution cone is also provided that will disperse the flow of a steady stream of water across the coffee grounds. An optional flavor cube tray allows the user to accent, enhance or flavor their original automatic drip coffee as desired.

Objects of the present invention:

• to provide a plastic, spring loaded, semicircular device that will retain a standard size coffee filter securely against the insides of a circular square shaped filter holder assembly while the brewing process takes place
  
  
• to provide four removeable, pivotal, circular wedges angled supports or optional straight wedge shape supports that will accommodate the standard circular or square filter holder assembly
  
  
• to provide a means for enhancing the flavor of coffee as desired by the user of the invention
  
  
• to provide a coffee filter restraint and flavor system that is simple and easy to use
  
  

The following pictures are meant to display possible physical characteristics of the present invention and are not to be taken in a limiting sense. It is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 10 present invention 28 water distribution cone 12 automatic coffee maker 30 screen 14 coffee pot 32 spring 16 curved end tabs 34 male part 18 coffee filter 36 female part 20 coffee filter holder 38 housing 22 arrow 40 pointed end tab 24 coffee 42 nipple 26 flavor cube holder

PATENT DRAWINGS FIGURE 1 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention. FIGURE 2 Figure 2 is a perspective view of the present invention in use. FIGURE 3 Figure 3 is a perspective view of the present invention. FIGURE 4 Figure 4 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the flavor cube tray mounted on the restraint. FIGURE 5 Figure 5 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the water distribution cone mounted to the restraint. FIGURE 6 Figure 6 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the inner spring portion of the device. FIGURE 7 Figure 7 is an exploded view of the present invention. FIGURE 8 Figure 8 is a top view of the device of the present invention.

If you are interested in licensing, purchasing the rights to the above invention or entering into a royalty agreement please contact the office of Michael I. Kroll as follows:

Michael I. Kroll
171 Stillwell Lane
Syosset, New York 11791
Tel. #: 800-367-7774
Tel. #: 516-367-7777
Fax #: 800-367-7704
Fax #: 516-692-2787

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