Patent ID: 8146486

Claim:
A dripper for extracting coffee, comprising: a filter portion that is formed from fabric with permeability and that includes an opening through which coffee powder can be added and a receiving portion that receives the coffee powder added through the opening; and a frame that has elasticity and can define the shapes of the opening and the receiving portion in the filter portion, wherein the opening is formed at an upper part of the filter portion, the receiving portion has a bag shape that extends continuously downward from the opening, and the frame includes an opening definition frame member that is arranged along at least part of the opening and a receiving portion definition frame member that is arranged along at least a part of the receiving portion in a direction that extends from the opening portion toward a bottom of the receiving portion wherein the frame includes at least two frame bodies, each of which includes the opening definition frame member and the receiving portion definition frame member that are connected to each other; and at least the receiving portion definition frame member of one of the frame bodies and the receiving portion definition frame member of the other frame body are arranged at positions that are approximately 180° opposite to each other, wherein when placing the filter portion, the shape of which is defined by the frame, on a container that receives extracted coffee, a retaining portion, which retains a supporting member that supports the filter portion with respect to the container, is arranged at a position where the receiving portion definition frame member in the filter portion is arranged.