Method and apparatus for brewing coffee and the like

摘要

A method and apparatus for brewing coffee or the like uses a cartridge having filters on two opposed sides that is filled with ground coffee and then pressed through a container of heated liquid. The pressing forces the liquid into one filter, through the ground coffee, and out the other filter to produce the brewed beverage.

主权项

1. Apparatus for brewing coffee or tea, comprising:
a container for hot water having a closed bottom, upright sides of substantially uniform cross-section and an open top; a top cap for the container having an opening; a cartridge having a bottom and a spaced top with width dimensions complementary to the cross-section of the liquid container between said upright sides of the liquid container, the bottom containing an input filter, and the top containing an output port, with the cartridge being openable to allow ground coffee or tea to be disposed in the cartridge between the input filter and the output port; and a grip attached to the cartridge for moving the cartridge through the container; whereby, when a user fills the cartridge with coffee or tea and the container with water and then uses the grip to force the cartridge toward the bottom of the container, through the water, the water is forced through the cartridge input filter, through the ground coffee or tea, and out of the cartridge output port, to produce brewed coffee or tea in the volume of the container above the cartridge.