Patent ID: 8225711

Claim:
A self-contained single-serve beverage brewing device comprising: (a) a lid that seals a reservoir/brewer in a closed position, the lid having a pop-open resealable tab opening that is attached to the top of a reservoir/brewer, (b) a reservoir/brewer that comprises a water chamber that contains a pre-measured water supply sealed within the reservoir/brewer, a brewing chamber that contains a pre-measured charge of beverage-making material sealed within the reservoir/brewer, a temperature-sensitive membrane between the water chamber and the brewing chamber that separates the water chamber from the brewing chamber, and a drip spout, (c) an outer cup having an opening at the top that receives and attaches the reservoir/brewer to the outer cup securing the reservoir/brewer within the outer cup, the outer cup becomes the receptacle of the hot beverage after brewing the combined lid, reservoir/brewer and outer cup form, a travel device for transporting the hot beverage, and becomes a vessel from which the consumer consumes the hot beverage.