Patent ID: 7543528

Claim:
A hot beverage maker comprising a stand, and a filter basket and brewed beverage tank positioned on the stand, wherein the brewed beverage tank is freely and removably positioned on the stand, the brewed beverage tank comprising a reservoir portion and an outlet port, and a valve for controlling flow of liquid from the reservoir portion, the filter basket mounted above the reservoir portion, wherein the reservoir portion is adapted to hold a brewed liquid that has passed through the filter basket, and the outlet port and the valve for controlling flow of liquid from the reservoir portion are positioned at substantially the bottom of and are operatively connected to the reservoir portion, wherein the valve is attached to the reservoir portion of the tank, the valve being attached to the reservoir portion while the tank is removed from the stand, wherein the reservoir portion is operable to hold a liquid both when positioned on the stand and when removed from the stand, the stand further comprising a recess under the brewed beverage tank, and the recess for at least partially receiving a vessel for holding a hot beverage.