Patent ID: 7926414

Claim:
A method of making coffee using a drip-type filtering cone, comprising the following steps: providing a coffee cone made from flat sheet material, the cone having the tapered shape of a truncated cone, the cone being hollow with an inside and an outside surface and having a top and a base, the top having a larger perimeter than the base, the inside of the cone having a plate with at least one hole, the plate being positioned intermediate the top and the base near the base of the cone, whereby a drip plate is provided, the cone having a collar constructed as a minimal frame attached to the outside surface of the cone, the collar having minimal support elements to seat the cone on top of a receiving vessel while allowing a view through the collar to the inside of the receiving vessel below, the collar comprising an inner ring of substantially circular or oval shape attached to the base of the cone, an outer ring and radially spaced, elongated support arms or spines joining the inner and outer rings, the inner and outer ring being connected only by the support arms or spines so as to allow an user a virtually unobstructed view of the inside of the vessel; placing the cone onto a receiving vessel; placing in the cone coffee grounds, with or without a filter; pouring hot water into the cone, over the coffee grounds; and seeing through the collar to view filtration of coffee dripping into the receiving vessel.