Patent ID: 7540232

Claim:
A hot beverage maker brew basket comprising: a hollow, funnel-shaped brew basket having a relatively wide top end and a relatively narrow bottom end, with both the top and bottom ends being open to allow the flow of liquid through the basket; a stepped support ring integral in and defining a sloped ledge around a circumference of the brew basket, wherein the circumference is above the bottom end; a brew basket adaptor comprising a hollow funnel having a relatively wide top end and a relatively narrow bottom end, with both top and bottom ends being open to allow the flow of liquid through the adaptor, the adaptor further comprising a second stepped support ring integral in and defining a ledge around a circumference of the adaptor, wherein the circumference is above the bottom end of the adaptor; and wherein the adaptor is mounted in the brew basket above the first stepped support ring; whereby a first filter pod is supported on its periphery by the first support ring, and a second filter pod may be supported on its periphery by the second support ring.