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1. A beverage brewer, comprising:
a water tank containing liquid; a brewing chamber; side by side injection and extraction needles reaching into an interior of the brewing chamber, the water tank in fluid communication with the injection needle; a brewed beverage container residing under the brewing chamber and in fluid communication with the interior of the brewing chamber; a reusable brewing cartridge configured to reside in the brewing chamber, the reusable brewing cartridge comprising:
a cartridge base having a top, a bottom, and walls reaching from the bottom to the top;a cartridge base interior defined by the bottom and the walls and an exterior outside the cartridge base, the cartridge base interior configured to contain a serving of brewing material;a base passageway between the cartridge base interior and the exterior, the base passageway configured to allow brewed drink to escape the reusable brewing cartridge into the brewing chamber;a cartridge lid sealingly engagable onto the top of the cartridge base;a permanent lid passage generally centered on the cartridge lid configured to receive the injection needle and to receive liquid through the injection needle; a pocket residing on the cartridge base walls and reaching to at least a depth D below the top of the cartridge base; anda permanently open pocket entrance proximal to the top of the cartridge base, wherein the pocket is disposed to receive the extraction needle and to provide a clearance between the extraction needle and the cartridge base such that the extraction needle does not have puncturing contact with the cartridge lid or the cartridge base. |
