Patent ID: 8216464

Claim:
A filter support for supporting a filter paper within a basket, the filter support comprising: a plurality of retaining members, each of the plurality of retaining members comprising a pair of opposite end portions and a base portion disposed between the pair of opposite end portions, the pair of opposite end portions extending upwardly from the base portion, each of the plurality of retaining members pivotally coupled to one another from the respective base portions thereof for enabling the plurality of retaining members to rotate about a pivot axis to assume one of an open configuration and a closed configuration; and a holding member coupled to at least one retaining member of the plurality of retaining members, the holding member capable of removing the plurality of retaining members from the basket, and, positioning the plurality of retaining members within the basket in the open configuration for retaining the filter paper within the basket, wherein on positioning the plurality of retaining members in the open configuration, each of the pair of opposite end portions of the plurality of retaining members retain the filter paper in an upright position within the basket, thereby supporting the filter paper within the basket.