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Abstract

Feb . 27 , 2013 ( IT ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MI2013A0285 ( 57 ) ABSTRACT An automatic coffee machine including a hydraulic circuit having a fixed terminal piece , for supplying water and / or steam , accessible from a front wall of the machine at a distance above a resting surface of the machine . Also included is a dispenser extending frontally of the front wall , comprising a hollow body having a first longitudinal por tion , and a second longitudinal portion rigidly connected to the first longitudinal portion and developing along a second longitudinal axis transverse to a first longitudinal axis of the first longitudinal portion . The first longitudinal portion has a first longitudinal end conformed for a rigid , removable hydraulic and mechanical connection with the fixed terminal piece and a second longitudinal end distal from the front wall , wherefrom the second longitudinal portion extends . The second longitudinal portion slidingly supports along the axis thereof an extension for regulating a dispensing dis tance from the resting surface . ( 51 ) Int . Cl . A47 ) 31 / 46 ( 2006 . 01 ) A47J 31 / 44 ( 2006 . 01 ) ( 52 ) U . S . CI . CPC . . . . . . . . . . . 447J 31 / 46 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; A47 ) 31 / 4482 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; A47J 31 / 4489 ( 2013 . 01 ) ( 58 ) Field of Classification Search CPC . . . . . A47J 31 / 46 ; A47J 31 / 4489 ; A47J 31 / 4482 ( Continued ) 14 Claims , 4 Drawing Sheets