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A beverage brewing funnel including a filter retaining basket and a handle which are securely yet removably attached to a funnel shell. A compressible fork and a prong attached to an upper portion of the filter retaining basket engage a slot and an aperture, respectively, and a compressible annular

A beverage brewing funnel including a filter retaining basket and a handle which are securely yet removably attached to a funnel shell. A compressible fork and a prong attached to an upper portion of the filter retaining basket engage a slot and an aperture, respectively, and a compressible annular bead engages a corresponding groove to retain the filter retaining basket inside of the funnel shell. A two member fastener attaches the handle to an outside surface of the funnel shell. A first member of the fastener is attached to the outside surface of the funnel shell and a second member of the fastener attaches the handle to the first member of the fastener. The filter retaining basket employs no loose hardware and the two member fastener used to attach the handle to the funnel shell is attached in on the outside of the funnel shell.

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Beverage brewing funnel means having an externally attached handle member for retaining a brewing filter and a beverage brewing substance for infusion with heated water to produce a brewed beverage, said beverage brewing funnel means comprising: a funnel shell formed with a top opening, a drain aper

Beverage brewing funnel means having an externally attached handle member for retaining a brewing filter and a beverage brewing substance for infusion with heated water to produce a brewed beverage, said beverage brewing funnel means comprising: a funnel shell formed with a top opening, a drain aperture formed in a bottom surface thereof, and generally continuous sidewalls; attachment means for externally attaching said handle to said funnel shell, said attachment means comprising a first member attached to one of an outside surface of said sidewall of said funnel shell and said handle member, and a second member engageable with the other of said outside surface of said sidewall of said funnel shell and said handle member, said first and second members being engageable for removably attaching said handle to said funnel shell; a filter retaining basket including a skeleton-like frame and captive basket retention means attached to an upper portion of said skeleton-like frame for removably attaching said filter retaining basket to an inside of said funnel shell, said captive basket retention means comprising a compressible fork biasedly engageable with a slot formed in an upper portion of said funnel shell, a protruding prong member formed on an upper portion of said skeleton-like frame and spaced apart from said compressible fork and engageable with an aperture cooperatively formed in said funnel shell, and a compressible annular bead formed on an upper portion of said skeleton-like frame and biasedly engageable with an annular groove cooperatively formed on an upper portion of said funnel shell.