Patent ID: 7194951

Claim:
A beverage press mug including a vessel having a bottom end, a side wall and a top-opening with a cover, also a plunger assembly with a rod slideably extending through the cover, said rod connected to a hub with spokes extending outwardly to a peripheral base member containing a plunger filter therebetween, the base member having a plurality of fingers each having a first phalange and a second phalange extending outwardly at an angle creating intimate contact with the side wall, wherein the improvement comprises, said first phalange extending downwardly and outwardly from said peripheral base member and joining said second phalange at an angular intersection, said second phalange extending from said angular intersection downwardly and inwardly for contacting said side wall of said vessel, said beverage press mug vessel having an outer shell and an inner shell and a space therebetween, said outer shell having a minor diameter portion extending beneath said inner shell forming a storage container compartment on said extended minor diameter portion, an open distal ended liner intimately embracing the storage container compartment on an inside surface of said outer shell minor diameter portion and on a bottom surface of said inner shell, a closure base removably engaging the open distal ended portion of said liner, and a storage container having a detachable lid, said storage container is removably retained by said closure base, such that items including coffee grinds and tea leaves may be stored therein.