Coffee maker brew basket
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1. An automatic drip coffee 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 ledge around a circumference of the brew basket, wherein the circumference is below the top end and above the bottom end;
whereby a coffee filter pod is supported on its periphery by the support ring during brewing.
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Abstract
A brew basket for an automatic drip coffee maker has a funnel-shape with a relatively wide top end and relatively narrow bottom end. A stepped support ring is integral in and defines a ledge around a circumference of the brew basket. A coffee filter pod is supported on its periphery by the support ring during brewing.
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1. An automatic drip coffee maker brew basket comprising:
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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 ledge around a circumference of the brew basket, wherein the circumference is below the top end and above the bottom end;
whereby a coffee filter pod is supported on its periphery by the support ring during brewing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 15, 17)
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6. An automatic drip coffee maker for use with a pod comprising an amount of coffee material packaged within at least first and second sheets of filter web material, wherein the sheets of filter web material are fixed to each other about their periphery and form a hollow space in between for placement of the coffee material, and the pod including a flange around the periphery where the first filter material is fixed to the second filter material;
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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 ledge around a circumference of the brew basket, wherein the circumference is below the top end and above the bottom end;
whereby the pod is supported on its periphery by the support ring during brewing. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18)
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