Patent ID: 7032505

Claim:
A steeping apparatus for steeping a solid food material in a liquid to impart a flavor of the solid food material to the liquid to produce a flavored beverage, comprising: a container to hold the solid food material and the liquid, the container forming an opening, through which the solid food material and the liquid are inserted into the container, and a spout at a peripheral of the opening, through which the flavored beverage is poured out of the container; a plunger movable with respect to the container between a first plunger position and a second plunger position, the plunger including a filter element that, as the plunger moves from the first plunger position to the second plunger position, permits the flow of liquid therethrough but that substantially inhibits the passage of solid food material therethrough; a lid coupled to the opening of the container, the lid further including a secondary filter element locatable over the spout of the container; and a plunger moving element coupled to the plunger such that the plunger moves from the first plunger position to the second plunger position as the plunger moving element is moved.