Beverage container with wire cloth filter

• US 20070062376A1
• Filed: 09/07/2006
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Victor Guerrero
• Original Assignee: Victor Guerrero
• Inventors: Guerrero, Victor
• Granted Patent: US 7,461,587 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 99/279
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/02 Coffee-making machines with removable extraction cups, to be placed on top of drinking-vessels i.e. coffee-makers with removable brewing vessels, to be placed on top of beverage containers, into which hot water is poured, e.g. cafe filter filters A47J31/06

Abstract

A beverage cup assembly, including: a cup; a lid at a top of the cup; a wire mesh filter assembly adjacent to the lid; and a receptacle receivable around the filter assembly comprising a one-way valve permitting fluid to flow from the receptacle into the cup.

Claims

1. A beverage cup assembly, comprising:

a cup;

a lid at a top of the cup; and

a filter assembly adjacent to the lid.

2. The beverage cup of claim 1, wherein the filter is made of a wire mesh.

3. The beverage cup of claim 1, wherein the lid comprises a plurality of holes passing therethrough.

4. The beverage cup of claim 1, wherein the filter assembly is disposed in an insert that is positioned under the lid.

5. The beverage cup of claim 1, wherein the filter assembly is disposed in the lid.

6. The beverage cup of claim 1, further comprising:

a slider on the lid, the slider comprising an opening to permit fluid to be poured into the filter.

7. The beverage cup of claim 6, wherein the slider comprises an opening to permit drinking therethrough.

8. The beverage cup of claim 1, wherein the filter assembly comprises a removeable top.

9. The beverage cup of claim 8, wherein the removable top comprises a wire mesh.

10. The beverage cup of claim 1, further comprising:

a receptacle receivable around the filter assembly.

11. The beverage cup of claim 10, wherein the receptacle comprises a one-way valve permitting fluid to flow from the receptacle into the cup.

12. The beverage cup of claim 11, wherein the one-way valve is a flap in the receptacle.

13. The beverage cup of claim 1, further comprising:

an O-ring disposed in the lid around the filter.