Patent ID: 8168243

Claim:
A coffee press grounds removal apparatus in combination with a carafe for removing coffee grounds or tea leaves from a coffee press machine, the coffee press machine having a plunger apparatus for pressing the coffee grounds or tea leaves within the carafe, the apparatus comprising: a basket receivable within the carafe, the basket having an open top, a bottom wall, and a side wall extending in a generally upward direction from the bottom wall toward the open top; and a handle pivotally connected to the basket; wherein the basket is completely receivable within the carafe; wherein the basket comprises a configuration substantially mirroring the interior circumference and shape of the carafe in which the basket is seatable; wherein as the basket is inserted into the carafe, the basket slidably engages the interior circumference of the carafe such that an outer surface of the side wall of the basket contacts the interior circumference of the carafe; and wherein the entire bottom wall contacts a bottom surface within the carafe, the bottom wall sandwiched between the coffee grounds or tea leaves and the bottom surface, the plunger apparatus pressable against the coffee grounds or tea leaves.