Patent ID: 7845270

Claim:
A beverage brewer comprising: a body; a water delivery system operatively associated with the brewer for delivering water for brewing; a base positioned at a lower portion of the body; an upper portion of the body positioned generally above the base; a holder; a wall of the holder defining a cavity for receiving brewing substance, the cavity being selectively positionable in communication with the water delivery system for receiving brewing water; at least one drain in the holder for draining liquid from the cavity; at least one flange extending from the holder; at least one holder ramp extending from the holder; retaining structures on the upper portion of the body for receiving the flange and ramp of the holder and retaining the holder above the base; a pair of flanges positioned on generally opposite sides of the holder; a pair of holder ramps positioned on the holder generally between a front edge of the holder and the flange; a first pair of retaining ramps on the retaining structures, the first pair of retaining ramps being generally spaced apart on opposite sides of the upper portion for receiving the holder there between, the first pair of retaining ramps cooperatively engaging the corresponding holder ramps; and a second pair of retaining ramps on the retaining structures, the second pair of ramps being positioned generally inwardly of the first pair of ramps, the first and second pairs of ramps being generally spaced apart on opposite sides of the upper portion for receiving the holder there between, the first pair of ramps cooperatively engaging the corresponding holder ramps and the second pair of ramps raising the holder for engagement with a portion of the water delivery system.