US 7,770,512 B2
Disposable brew basket for electric coffee makerGeneral
US 7,770,512 B2
Disposable brew basket for electric coffee maker
Tech Center:
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Medical Devices/Processes
Examiner:
Reginald L Alexander
Art Unit:
3742 Thermal and Combustion Technology, Motive and Fluid Power Systems
Agent:
Inventors:
Douglas A. Albrecht
Priority:
05/01/02
Filed:
09/12/06
Granted:
08/10/10
Expiration:
09/28/24
Abstract
An apparatus for use in a beverage brewing machine includes a filter pack containing an amount of grinds to brew approximately only a single serving of brewed beverage, a single serving disposable brew basket including a body defining a brewing reservoir. The body is formed with a disposable rigid construction. The body has an opening therethrough to permit a brewed beverage to flow from the brewing reservoir of the disposable brew basket into a beverage container. The body extends upwardly from a bottom of the brewing reservoir to an open top that is configured to receive heated water from the brewing machine. The heated water flows through the open top during a brewing operation. The brewing reservoir has a size dimensioned appropriate to make approximately only a single serving of beverage during a single brewing operation. The brewing area is sufficiently large to hold the filter pack and the heated water while brewing without a level of the heated water rising above and overflowing the open top.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
A47A47J31/4467A47J
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