Patent ID: 8906440
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A reusable filter basket for containing ground coffee for use with a single use filter for use in a single cup brewer having a water delivery conduit, comprising: a filter retainer of a configuration to fit with the single cup brewer having an upper end having open top and a bottom including an opening therein and a continuous side wall interconnecting said upper end and said bottom and wherein said bottom opening is of a size to permit one's finger to be inserted therethrough; an insert defining an opening through which fluid passes, said insert having an upper end of a diameter less than a diameter of said upper end of said filter retainer to fit therein and having a lower extension in spaced relation to said continuous side wall which when the filter which has a bottom portion and a continuous upper extending wall portion is disposed within said filter retainer, and said insert is disposed within the filter, said lower extension of said insert can fit within and adjacent the continuous upper extending wall portion of the filter and within said filter retainer to retain the filter adjacent said continuous side wall of said filter retainer; and a removable top having an outer perimeter lip portion with a diameter approximate that of the diameter of said upper end of said filter retainer and a lower collar portion of a diameter less than the diameter of said upper end of said insert, and said lower collar portion of said top and said upper end of said insert are configured with a complementary detent mechanism to snap fit together and secure said insert within said filter and said filter retainer for use and removal, and wherein said filter retainer, said insert and said top interconnect and said removable top has an inner opening therethrough of a size and configuration to enable receipt of the water delivery conduit of the single cup brewer in a manner to prevent back flow.