Spray plate assembly with umbrella-like body and means and method of retrofit attaching same to a cup-shaped spray housing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9398828
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13958877

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A spray distribution assembly (14) for a hot beverage brewer (10) with a spray head (20) having a generally vertical passageway (22) for receipt of hot water and an umbrella-like member (34) with an underlying spray plate (38) having a downwardly, outwardly tapered top surface with radiating, outwardly, downwardly directed, upwardly facing grooves and an upwardly standing central core (58) snuggly received within the passageway (22) joined to the underside of the top of the umbrella-like member (34) with a plurality of vertical radially, outwardly facing grooves (68) extending from the top to the bottom to form a plurality of peripheral closed channels for passing hot water to upwardly facing grooves (74) of the umbrella-like body. The umbrella-like spray plate assembly may be attached to a cup shaped spray housing (144) in lieu of a flat spray plate (142) by means of a mounting adapter (158).

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FOOD EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY INCLAKE ZURICH IL

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Lassota, Zbigniew G Long Grove, US 83 1272
Wroblewski, Leszek M Lake Forest, US 5 138

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