Patent ID: 8003146

Claim:
A method of supplying in-room beverage service to a lodging establishment, the method comprising: providing a drip-type beverage dispenser for use in a room of the lodging establishment by a number of different lodging guests expected to stay in the room over a period of time; and providing a plurality of drip-type 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 the number of different lodging guests expected to stay in the room over the period of time.