Patent ID: 9526369
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A47G,A47J

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for separating an infused extract from a mixture of an infusible material and the extract while also allowing easy removal of the infusible material, the apparatus comprising: a container configured to prepare beverages and hold the mixture of infused extract and infusible material and having an opening, a bottom, a vertical axis and centerline that extends between said container opening and bottom, and one or more inner walls oriented substantially parallel to said a vertical axis and centerline; an insert adapted to be inserted into said container through said opening and removably seated at the bottom thereof; an elongated plunger element; a filtering means attached to said elongated plunger element and which is adapted for separating the infusible material from the infused extract as the elongated plunging element is moved down along the vertical axis of said container; and a coupling means attached to said filtering means and adapted for coupling said elongated plunger element with said insert for the purpose of removing said insert from said container; wherein the insert and filtering means are further adapted to hold the infusible material between the filtering means and the insert when the elongated plunger element is coupled with the insert and removed from the container; and wherein the filtering means of the plunger element includes a filtering basket having first and second surfaces substantially transverse to the vertical axis of the container, which first and second surfaces comprise perforation holes to allow the extract to flow through, and a third surface substantially parallel with the vertical axis of the container and connecting the first and second substantially transverse surfaces.