Patent ID: 8991302
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A brew basket for a brewing apparatus comprising: a floor having a substantially centered drain port disposed therein; a lip protruding laterally and radially outwardly from an upper surface of the brew basket to form a guide for guiding the brew basket into the brewing apparatus; a substantially conical wall extending from the floor to the lip and forming a fluid tight seal with a periphery of the floor to define a brewing compartment, the substantially conical wall defining an interior surface and an exterior surface of the brew basket, and defining a first interior volume of the brew basket; a plurality of ribs extending radially and vertically from the drain to the lip; a splash reservoir extending outwardly from the substantially conical wall to define a second interior volume of the brew basket, the splash reservoir defined by first and second planar walls projecting outwardly from the substantially conical wall and connected by a side wall that is radially spaced from the substantially conical wall, and a splash reservoir floor joining the first and second planar walls along a bottom edge and the side wall along a vertical edge, the side wall, splash reservoir floor, and first and second planar walls forming the splash reservoir defining the second interior volume; a plurality of fins projecting upwardly from the splash reservoir floor to create channels therebetween, the plurality of fins having a closer circumferential spacing than the plurality of ribs; and an interlocking cover adaptable to engage the brew basket at the splash compartment and cover the splash compartment, the interlocking channel having at least a portion of its structure outside in contact with the exterior surface of the brew basket.