Patent ID: 7240611

Claim:
A coffee brewer, comprising: a brew basket for receiving a quantity of ground coffee; a plurality of jet ports for introducing a plurality of hot water streams into said brew basket, at least one of said jet ports being positioned to deliver a hot water stream into the brew basket at a location beneath the level of ground coffee contained therein, whereby the hot water streams introduced into said brew basket agitate and stir the coffee grounds to produce brewed coffee; and at least one filter element for passage of the brewed coffee substantially without passage of the coffee grounds; said brew basket defining a plenum chamber in flow communication with said jet ports, and an open feed port for receiving a supply of hot water into said plenum chamber; said brew basket having an upwardly open configuration defining a bottom wall and an upstanding side wall, said bottom wall defining said open feed port for receiving a supply of hot water into said plenum chamber, said side wall defining a plurality of hollow upstanding ribs in flow communication with said plenum chamber and each further defining at least one of said jet ports positioned to deliver a hot water stream into the brew basket at a location beneath the level of ground coffee contained therein.