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A compact self-contained compact hot beverage or drip coffee maker is provided which includes a base unit suitable to contain water for heating and a water heating unit. In the travel or storage mode, a hot beverage holder, a beverage mix storage container, at least one beverage drinking cup, and a

A compact self-contained compact hot beverage or drip coffee maker is provided which includes a base unit suitable to contain water for heating and a water heating unit. In the travel or storage mode, a hot beverage holder, a beverage mix storage container, at least one beverage drinking cup, and a beverage filter basket/filler assembly are internested in the base unit in order to provide a compact unit suitable for storage in a travel bag. In the brew mode, the coffee maker kit provides gourmet quality drip coffee.

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A self-contained hot beverage or drip coffee maker comprising: (a) a base unit including an open top end, a closed bottom end, an interior including an interior side wall and an interior bottom wall, and an exterior wall, wherein said interior is adapted to receive water for heating, said closed bot

A self-contained hot beverage or drip coffee maker comprising: (a) a base unit including an open top end, a closed bottom end, an interior including an interior side wall and an interior bottom wall, and an exterior wall, wherein said interior is adapted to receive water for heating, said closed bottom end containing means for heating water, said base unit further including a first conduit located between said interior side wall and said exterior wall for directing heated water toward an outlet in said open top end of said base unit; (b) a hot beverage holder removably internested in the interior of said base unit and adjacent said interior side wall of said base unit, said beverage holder having an interior portion being adapted to receive said hot beverage; (c) a beverage mix storage container for holding dried beverage mix, said container being removably internested in said interior of said hot beverage holder; and (d) a beverage filter basket assembly including a filter basket having an open top portion and being positioned in a storage position adjacent said top portion of said base unit, said filter basket having an exterior wall which, is of the same shape as the exterior side wall of the base unit and is aligned with the exterior side wall of the base unit when the filter basket is in said storage position such that the exterior walls of the filter basket and the base unit together comprise a contiguous outer surface of the hot beverage or drip coffee maker, said beverage filter basket further including means for receiving a beverage filter and a filter basket holder which is removably positioned on said base unit adjacent said top portion of said filter basket, said filter basket holder supporting the filter basket and including an interior wall and an exterior wall, said filter basket holder further including a second conduit having an inlet communicating with said first conduit for directing heated water to said open end of said beverage filter basket.