Patent ID: 6527126
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
An apparatus for retaining a disposable coffee filter within its basket for use with a coffeepot on an automatic coffee maker, the filter having coffee grinds therein, comprising:a) a pair of elongated tubular housing members, said housing members being spaced apart, said housing members being parallel for placement across the inside of the coffee filter, said housing members being generally horizontally disposed internal the coffee filter; b) a pair of cross-members connecting said pair of tubular housing members for support thereby forming a frame; c) a tab disposed on each end of each pair of said tubular housing members for placement contiguous to a coffee filter within its basket so as to retain the coffee filter within its basket; and, d) means for urging said tabs apart whereby the coffee filter is retained within its basket, wherein said means for urging said tabs apart is held within a horizontal portion of said tubular housing members.