Loose coffee apparatus, system and method

1. A container assembly for use with a brewer to contain a beverage brewing substance and being removably couplable to the brewer during a brewing cycle, the container comprising:

a body portion defining at least a portion of a cavity therein;

at least a portion of the body being liquid permeable to allow brewed beverage to flow therethrough;

a cover of the container assembly cooperatively engageable in the cavity of the body portion of the container for enclosing beverage brewing substance in the cavity;

a handle carried on the cover and retained in the cavity when the cover is attached to the body portion overlying the cavity; and

at least a portion of the cover having a permeable portion to allows liquid to be dispensed from a brewer to which the container is attached through the permeable portion of the cover, through the beverage brewing substance, and out through the permeable portion of the body.

2. The container as in claim 1 , wherein the liquid permeable portion of the cover is a foraminous material.

3. The container as in claim 2 , wherein the foraminous material is a woven material.

4. The container as in claim 2 , wherein the foraminous material is a non-woven material.

5. The container as in claim 1 , wherein the container includes a removable, liquid permeable base positioned in the cavity, a quantity of brewing substance being retainable between the cover and the base for brewing a beverage.

6. The container assembly of claim 1 , the cover further including a recess in at least a portion of a perimeter area, the handle pivotally attached to the cover, the handle being sized and dimension for pivoting relative to the cover and being received in the recess.

7. A cover for use with a brewing substance holder defining a cavity, the cover cooperatively engageable in the cavity of the brewing substance holder for enclosing beverage brewing substance in the cavity, the cover comprising:

a locating portion for positioning the cover in engagement at least partially inside the cavity of a brewing substance holder with which the cover is engaged,

a handle carried on the cover and retained in the cavity when the cover is attached to the brewing substance holder overlying the cavity,

a brewing substance space being defined between the substance holder cavity and the cover when engaged in the cavity for retaining a quantity of brewing substance,

at least a portion of the cover being liquid permeable for passing liquid therethrough, liquid flowing through the water permeable portion and into a brewing substance retained in the brewing substance space producing a brewed beverage.

8. The cover as in claim 7 , wherein the liquid permeable portion of the cover is a foraminous material.

9. The cover as in claim 8 , wherein the foraminous material is a woven material.

10. The cover as in claim 8 , wherein the foraminous material is a non-woven material.

11. The cover for use with a brewing substance holder of claim 7 , the cover further including a recess in at least a portion of a perimeter area, the handle pivotally attached to the cover, the handle being sized and dimension for pivoting relative to the cover and being received in the recess.

12. A brewing substance holder assembly for use with a heated water brewing apparatus to contain a beverage brewing substance and being removably couplable to the brewing apparatus during a brewing cycle;

the holder comprising:

a wall defining a cavity in the holder;

a drain passage communicating with the cavity and external of the holder;

a base positioned in the cavity removably retained overlying at least a portion of the drain passage, at least a portion of the base being liquid permeable to allow brewed beverage to flow therethrough and out through the drain passage;

a cover of the holder assembly cooperatively engageable in the cavity for enclosing beverage brewing substance in the cavity;

a handle carried on the cover and retained in the cavity when the cover is attached to the body portion overlying the cavity; and

wherein the holder, base and cover define a container for retaining a quantity of brewing substance, at least a portion of the cover being liquid permeable for passing liquid from the brewing apparatus through the cover to the cavity for infusing a brewing substance retained in the cavity.

13. The brewing substance holder as in claim 12 , wherein the liquid permeable portion is a foraminous material.

14. The brewing substance holder as in claim 13 , wherein the foraminous material is a woven material.

15. The brewing substance holder as in claim 13 , wherein the foraminous material is a non-woven material.

16. The brewing substance holder assembly of claim 12 , the cover further including a recess in at least a portion of a perimeter area, the handle pivotally attached to the cover, the handle being sized and dimension for pivoting relative to the cover and being received in the recess.

17. A container for use with a brewer to contain a beverage brewing substance and being removably couplable to the brewer during a brewing cycle, the container comprising:

a body portion defining at least a portion of a cavity therein;

at least a portion of the body being liquid permeable to allow brewed beverage to flow therethrough;

a cover cooperatively engageable in the cavity of the body portion of the container for enclosing beverage brewing substance in the cavity;

the cover including a recess in at least a portion of a perimeter area, a handle pivotally attached to the cover, the handle being sized and dimension for pivoting relative to the cover and being received in the recess;

a handle attached to the cover for gripping the cover when placing the cover into engagement in the cavity of the body; and

at least a portion of the cover having a permeable portion to allows liquid to be dispensed from a brewer to which the container is attached through the permeable portion of the cover, through the beverage brewing substance, and out through the permeable portion of the body.