Patent ID: 6844015

Claim:
A brew-in-the-cup disposable beverage assembly using a premeasured charge of beverage material through which liquid is passed to create the beverage, the assembly comprising: a cup having a sidewall defining a hollow interior, a bottom wall and an open top rim; a beverage pouch, completely enclosing the premeasured charge of beverage material, having upper and lower filter wall regions, which permit the liquid to pass through while retaining the beverage material within the beverage pouch, and a peripheral region shaped to conform closely to said cup sidewall in an upper region thereof; an airtight bag enclosing said beverage pouch to exclude air from the beverage material, said airtight bag being removable from said beverage pouch for use thereof; pouch support structure connected to said cup sidewall projecting inwardly therefrom, said support structure underlying said beverage pouch adjacent said peripheral region to support said pouch in the upper region of said cup adjacent to said top rim; and wherein, upon removal of said airtight bag from said beverage pouch and placement of said pouch on said support structure with said pouch extending across the interior of said cup, the liquid is poured onto said beverage pouch to pass through and brew with the beverage material thereby providing the beverage in said cup.