Patent ID: 8784922

Claim:
A method of supplying disposable brew baskets for use with a drip-type beverage dispenser having a housing with a water reservoir, a basket-receiving recess, a heating element for heating water, and a location to receive a single serving beverage container, the method comprising: providing a plurality of single serving disposable brew baskets for use with the drip-type beverage dispenser, the brew baskets comprising a bottom and a wall extending generally upwardly from the bottom to define a brewing reservoir, the bottom and wall being formed with a disposable rigid one-piece construction, the bottom having a drip port there through to permit a brewed beverage to flow from the brewing reservoir of the disposable brew basket into a single serving beverage container, the wall of the basket extending upwardly from the bottom to an open top, wherein the plurality of drip-type single serving disposable brew baskets comprises a number of the brew baskets related to a number of different times that the beverage dispenser is expected to be used over a period of time; and shaping and dimensioning the plurality of single serving disposable brew baskets to fit individually within the basket-receiving recess in the housing of the drip-type beverage dispenser.