A beverage brewer having a cartridge for placement of a disposable single use filter basket filled with beverage grounds. The filter basket includes a plastic frame having a bottom, a plurality of ribs, and a top rim that define a plurality of openings covered by a non-woven or woven plastic filter
A beverage brewer having a cartridge for placement of a disposable single use filter basket filled with beverage grounds. The filter basket includes a plastic frame having a bottom, a plurality of ribs, and a top rim that define a plurality of openings covered by a non-woven or woven plastic filter material. The basket filled with beverage grounds is enclosed with a film cover. The inlet probe of the brewer pierces the cover and admits a heated liquid into the beverage grounds, and creates a brewed beverage that flows through the filter material and exits an opening in a bottom portion of the cartridge.
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1. A beverage brewer, comprising: (A) a cartridge configured for holding a disposable, single-use filter basket, the cartridge having an opening in a bottom portion;(B) a disposable single-use filter basket placed and disposed within the cartridge of the brewer,(1) the filter basket comprising(a) a
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A beverage brewer, comprising: (A) a cartridge configured for holding a disposable, single-use filter basket, the cartridge having an opening in a bottom portion;(B) a disposable single-use filter basket placed and disposed within the cartridge of the brewer,(1) the filter basket comprising(a) a frame made of a plastic, and comprising: a continuous, circular top rim that defines a top opening of the frame; a circular bottom; and a plurality of spaced apart ribs that extend from the top rim to a peripheral edge of the circular bottom, wherein the peripheral edge of the circular bottom, the plurality of ribs, and the top rim define a plurality of side openings, the frame having a generally cylindrical profile with a tapered shape; and(b) a flexible, liquid-permeable non-woven filter medium insert that has a same tapered profile as that of the frame, the non-woven filter medium insert inherently formed of random, interconnected fibers forming disordered inlet and outlet fluid passageways, the non-woven filter medium insert being separately formed from the same plastic as the frame, wherein the non-woven filter medium insert is sized such that the plastic of the frame, including the circular bottom peripheral edge, the plurality of ribs, and the top rim, is dispersed into and around the fibers of the non-woven filter medium insert along locations where the non-woven filter medium insert contacts the frame such that the circular bottom including the peripheral edge, the plurality of ribs, the circular top rim, and the non-woven filter medium insert comprise a unity structure, whereby the non-woven filter medium insert covers the plurality of side openings so as to define a beverage grounds receptacle area that is in communication with the top opening; wherein the circular bottom is closed to prevent passage of water therethrough such that water exits the filter basket only through the non-woven filter medium insert through the plurality of side openings directly into the cartridge;(2) an amount of beverage grounds, prefilled and disposed within the filter basket, and(3) a cover attached and sealed across the top rim of the frame that covers the top opening of the frame to maintain the beverage grounds within the filter basket, the cover selected from the group consisting of a foil, foil laminate, metalized film, coated film or multilayer laminate EVOH film, polyethylene film, thermoplastic starch film, plastic film, and barrier plastic film, and laminates and composites thereof; and(C) an inlet probe configured to pierce the cover and to admit a heated liquid into the filter basket to interact with the beverage grounds and create a brewed beverage;wherein the brewed beverage flows through the non-woven filter medium insert covering the plurality of side openings and exits through the opening in the bottom portion of the cartridge. 2. The beverage brewer according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge includes a sidewall that is spaced apart from the plurality of side openings of the filter basket. 3. The beverage brewer according to claim 1, wherein the brewer further includes a piercing needle in the bottom of the cartridge of the brewer, and wherein the circular bottom of the filter basket includes a feature selected from the group consisting of a groove or an indentation that cooperates with the piercing needle to control positioning of the filter basket within the cartridge. 4. The beverage brewer according to claim 1, wherein the non-woven filter medium insert is made of a recyclable or compostable plastic, and the frame is made out of the material of the non-woven filter medium insert. 5. The beverage brewer according to claim 4, where the frame is made of polypropylene, and the non-woven filter medium insert is made of polypropylene. 6. The beverage brewer according to claim 4, where the frame is made of polylactic acid, and the non-woven filter medium insert is made of polylactic acid. 7. The beverage brewer according to claim 1, the filter non-woven filter medium insert is attached to the frame through the insert injection molding process, by injecting the plastic material of the frame around the non-woven filter medium insert. 8. The beverage brewer according to claim 1, where the beverage grounds are coffee grounds. 9. The beverage brewer according to claim 1, where the beverage grounds are tea grounds. 10. The beverage brewer according to claim 1, where the filter basket is tapered in shape. 11. A beverage brewer, comprising: (A) a cartridge configured for holding a disposable, single-use beverage filter basket, the cartridge having an opening in a bottom portion;(B) a disposable single-use beverage filter basket placed and disposed within the cartridge of the brewer, (1) the beverage filter basket comprising (a) a frame made of a recyclable or compostable synthetic, natural or bio-based polymer material, comprising: a continuous, circular top rim that defines a top opening of the frame; a circular bottom having a peripheral edge; and a plurality of spaced apart ribs that extend from the top rim to the peripheral edge of the circular bottom, wherein the circular bottom peripheral edge, the plurality of ribs, and the top rim define a frame having a generally cylindrical profile with a tapered shape and which has a plurality of side openings;(b) a liquid-permeable non-woven filter medium insert that has a same cylindrical and tapered profile as that of the frame, the filter medium insert made of a recyclable or compostable synthetic, natural or bio-based material inherently formed of random, interconnected fibers, the fibers collectively forming disordered inlet and outlet fluid passageways therethrough, the non-woven filter medium insert being separately formed from the same material as the frame, wherein the material of the frame, including the circular bottom peripheral edge, the plurality of ribs, and the top rim, is dispersed into and around the fibers of the non-woven filter medium insert along locations where the non-woven filter medium insert contacts the frame such that the circular bottom including the peripheral edge, the plurality of ribs, the circular top rim, and the non-woven filter medium insert comprise a unity structure, whereby the non-woven filter medium insert covers the plurality of side openings so as to define a beverage grounds receptacle area that is in communication with the top opening; and(c) wherein the circular bottom is closed to prevent passage of water therethrough such that water exits the beverage filter basket only through the non-woven filter medium insert through the plurality of side openings and directly into the cartridge;(2) an amount of beverage grounds, prefilled and disposed within the beverage filter basket, and(3) a cover attached to the top rim and across the opening at the top of the frame to maintain the beverage grounds within the beverage filter basket; and(C) an inlet probe configured to pierce the cover and to admit a heated liquid into the beverage filter basket to interact with the beverage grounds and create a brewed beverage. 12. The beverage brewer according to claim 11, wherein the cartridge includes a sidewall that is spaced apart from the plurality of side openings of the filter basket. 13. The beverage brewer according to claim 11, wherein the brewer further includes a piercing needle in the bottom of the cartridge of the brewer, and wherein the circular bottom of the filter basket includes a feature selected from the group consisting of a groove or an indentation that cooperates with the piercing needle to control positioning of the filter basket within the cartridge. 14. The beverage brewer according to claim 11, wherein the non-woven filter medium insert is made of a recyclable or compostable plastic, and the frame is made out of the material of the non-woven filter medium insert. 15. The beverage brewer according to claim 14, where the frame is made of polypropylene, and the non-woven filter medium insert is made of polypropylene. 16. The beverage brewer according to claim 14, where the frame is made of polylactic acid, and the non-woven filter medium insert is made of polylactic acid. 17. The beverage brewer according to claim 11, where the non-woven filter medium insert is attached to the frame through an insert injection molding process, by injecting the plastic material of the frame around the non-woven filter medium insert. 18. The beverage brewer according to claim 11, where the beverage grounds are coffee or tea grounds. 19. The beverage brewer according to claim 11, where the beverage filter basket is tapered in shape.
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