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The disclosure presents a single cup coffee brewer comprised of a dripper component, a drip rate control component, and a plunger assembly. The dripper component has a cylindrical brewing container and a removable cylindrical tube that enables an appropriately sized standard basket filter to be inse

The disclosure presents a single cup coffee brewer comprised of a dripper component, a drip rate control component, and a plunger assembly. The dripper component has a cylindrical brewing container and a removable cylindrical tube that enables an appropriately sized standard basket filter to be inserted snugly in the cylindrical brewing container. The drip rate control component, attached to the dripper component, has a lever that controls the drip control rate of the dripper component from a zero drip rate to a maximum value. The coffee brewer may therefore be used similar to a cone dripper, but with a user controlling the drip rate, or as an infuser perhaps followed by a dripper. The plunger assembly converts the dripper component and the drip rate control component into an Espresso plunger by allowing the user to force brewing coffee through the basket filter into a cup. Various embodiments are presented.

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1. A coffee or tea brewer comprised of a brewing container and a drip rate control component wherein: said brewing container having a brewing container shape of a cylindrical container having a bottom, said bottom having a base hole; said drip rate control component being attached to said brewing co

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A coffee or tea brewer comprised of a brewing container and a drip rate control component wherein: said brewing container having a brewing container shape of a cylindrical container having a bottom, said bottom having a base hole; said drip rate control component being attached to said brewing container;said drip rate control component being comprised of a base part and an actuator part;said base part having a base shape of a concave downward object with a circular horizontal cross section, said base part having a cylindrical hollow receptacle positioned at top of said base part and attached to bottom of said brewing container such that said base hole and said cylindrical hollow receptacle being operationally adapted so that said coffee or tea brewer being capable of draining liquid; andsaid actuator part being rotationally connected to said base part being capable of rotating in at least three distinct rotational positions; each rotational position controlling drip rate;wherein when said actuator part is positioned in a first rotational position, then said drip rate is zero, and when said actuator part is positioned in a second rotational position and a third rotational position respectively, then said drip rate of said second rotational position is positive and is less than said drip rate of said third rotational position, and furthermore said drip rate control component is configured to control said drip rate without being dependent on gravity. 2. A coffee or tea brewer comprised of a brewing container and a drip rate control component: said brewing container having a cylindrical shape with a bottom, said bottom having a base hole;said drip rate control component being comprised of a base part and an actuator part;said base part having a base shape of a concave downward part having a circular horizontal cross section;said base part being attached to said bottom of said brewing container, said base part having a cylindrical hollow receptacle such that said base hole and said cylindrical hollow receptacle having a vertical cylindrical opening being capable of draining a liquid;said actuator part being comprised of a circular actuator ring, a post and a lever, said lever being attached to said actuator part;said circular actuator ring being capable of draining said liquid, said post being attached to a center of said circular actuator ring;said base part having a first slot, said first slot receives said lever, a portion of said lever protruding outside of said base part;said post being positioned inside said cylindrical hollow receptacle, said post being operationally adapted so that said post moves in a vertical direction when said actuator part is rotated, wherein a vertical position of said post being capable of determining drip rate;said actuator part being rotationally attached to said base part being capable of rotating in at least three distinct rotational positions when said portion of said lever is moved within said first slot;wherein when said portion of said lever is positioned at a first rotational position said post is positioned causing a drip rate of zero, and when said portion of said lever is rotated to second rotational position, said post is positioned causing said drip rate to have a positive drip rate, and when said lever is rotated to third rotational position, then said post is positioned causing said drip rate to have a value greater than that said drip rate of said second rotational position. 3. The coffee or tea brewer of claim 2; wherein said base part having a second slot and a third slot, said actuator part having at a first tab and a second tab, said first tab adapted to fit in said second slot, and said second tab adapted to fit in said third slot;said three slots, said two tabs and said lever being operationally adapted so that when said portion of said lever is moved within said first slot, then said actuator part moves vertically whereinwhen said portion of said lever is positioned in said first rotational position then said drip rate is zero, and when said portion of said lever is rotated to said second and said third rotational position respectively, then said drip rate of said second rotational position is positive, and said drip rate of said third rotational position is positive and greater than said drip rate of said second rotational position. 4. The coffee or tea brewer of claim 3 wherein said actuator part additionally having a flexible plug being attached to said post, so that when said portion of said lever is rotated to said first rotational position, then said flexible plug and said cylindrical hollow receptacle being operationally adapted so that said drip rate is zero, and when said portion of said lever is rotated to said second and said third rotational position respectively, then said flexible plug and said cylindrical hollow receptacle are operationally adapted so that said drip rate is of said second rotational position is positive, and said drip rate of said third rotational position is positive and greater than said drip rate of said second rotational position. 5. The coffee or tea brewer of claim 3 wherein said post having a post shape adapted to control said drip rate when said post is moved vertically, so that when said portion of said lever is rotated to said first rotational position, then said post and said cylindrical hollow receptacle being operationally adapted so that said drip rate is zero, and when said portion of said lever is rotated to said second and said third rotational position respectively, then said post and said cylindrical hollow receptacle are operationally adapted so that said drip rate is of said second rotational position is positive, and said drip rate of said third rotational position is positive and greater than said drip rate of said second rotational position. 6. The coffee or tea brewer of claim 2; wherein said actuator part having a first guide ring and said base part having a second guide ring, said first guide ring and said second guide ring having matching threads wherein said matching threads are adapted so that when said actuator part is rotated, then said actuator part moves vertically enabling control of said drip rate; said post being operationally adapted so that when said portion of said lever is moved within said first slot, then said actuator part moves vertically so that when said portion of said lever is positioned in said first rotational position then said drip rate is zero, and when said portion of said lever is rotated to said second and said third rotational position respectively, then said drip rate of said second rotational position is positive, and said drip rate of said third rotational position is positive and greater than said drip rate of said second rotational position. 7. The coffee or tea brewer of claim 6 wherein said actuator part additionally having a flexible plug being attached to said post, so that when said lever is rotated to said first rotational position, then said flexible plug and said cylindrical hollow receptacle being operationally adapted so that said drip rate is zero, and when said lever is rotated to said second and said third rotational position respectively, then said flexible plug and said cylindrical hollow receptacle are operationally adapted so that said drip rate is of said second rotational position positive, and said drip rate of said third rotational position is positive and greater than said drip rate of said second rotational position. 8. The coffee or tea brewer of claim 6 wherein said post having a post shape adapted to control said drip rate when said post is moved vertically, so that when said portion of said lever is rotated to said first rotational position, then said post and said cylindrical hollow receptacle being operationally adapted so that said drip rate is zero, and when said portion of said lever is rotated to said second and said third rotational position respectively, then said post and said cylindrical hollow receptacle are operationally adapted so that said drip rate is of said second rotational position is positive, and said drip rate of said third rotational position is positive and greater than said drip rate of said second rotational position.