Beverage cartridge replacement for single-serving beverage brewers
View Patent ↗A beverage brewing container is configured to be disposed within a brewing chamber of a beverage brewer and to hold brewing material while being brewed. The container includes a receptacle and a cover. The receptacle includes a base and a sidewall. The base has an interior surface and a passageway in an interior area of the base. The sidewall extends upward from the interior surface of the base. The cover is adapted to sealingly engage with a top edge of the sidewall and includes an opening. The container is configured to accept input fluid through the opening and to provide a corresponding outflow of fluid through the passageway. The passageway allows the outflow fluid to flow from the container without being substantially received by a needle of the beverage brewer.
1. A beverage brewing container, configured to be disposed within a brewing chamber of a beverage brewer and to hold brewing material while brewed by the beverage brewer, the container comprising:
a receptacle configured to receive the brewing material; and
a cover;
wherein the receptacle includes a base, having an interior surface and a passageway in an interior area of the base, the passageway providing fluid communication from an interior of the receptacle to an exterior of the receptacle,
a protrusion extending outward from a periphery of the passageway, wherein the protrusion includes at least one orifice covered by a screen material, and
at least one sidewall extending upward from the interior surface of the base, wherein the cover is adapted to sealingly engage with a top edge of the at least one sidewall, the cover including an opening and a perforated bay extending from the opening, wherein the container is configured to accept input fluid through the opening and to provide a corresponding outflow of fluid through the passageway; and wherein the passageway allows the outflow fluid to flow from the container while accommodating a lower needle of the beverage brewer.
2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the receptacle also includes at least one extension extending from an exterior surface of the base such that at least a portion of the base is raised a predetermined distance above a support surface when a distal end of the at least one extension is in contact with the support surface.
3. The container of claim 2 , wherein the at least one extension extends from a periphery of the base.
4. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container is reusable.
5. The container of claim 1 , wherein the passageway has an unobstructed configuration.
6. The container of claim 1 , wherein at least one portion of the at least one sidewall includes an aperture at least partially covered by a screen material.
7. A beverage brewing container configured to replace a brewing cartridge in a brewing chamber of a beverage brewer, wherein the container is positionable within the brewing chamber and configured to hold brewing material while brewed by the beverage brewer, the container including:
a receptacle configured to receive and support the brewing material, and a cover; wherein the receptacle includes: a passageway providing fluid communication between an interior of the receptacle and the brewing chamber,
a protrusion extending outward from a periphery of the passageway, wherein the protrusion includes at least one orifice covered by a screen material,
a base, having an interior surface and an exterior surface and configured to avoid contact with a lower needle of the beverage brewer, and at least one sidewall extending upward from the interior surface of the base and configured to avoid contact with the lower needle;
wherein the cover is adapted to sealingly engage with a top edge of the at least one sidewall, the cover including an opening, and a perforated bay extending from the opening, and
wherein the container is configured to accept input fluid through the opening and to provide a corresponding outflow of fluid through the passageway while the passageway accommodates the lower needle.
8. The container of claim 7 , wherein the receptacle also includes at least one extension extending from an exterior surface of the base such that at least a portion of the base is raised a predetermined distance above a support surface when a distal end of the at least one extension is in contact with the support surface.
9. The container of claim 8 , wherein the at least one extension extends from a periphery of the base.
10. The container of claim 7 , wherein the container is reusable.
11. The container of claim 7 , wherein the passageway has an unobstructed configuration.
12. The container of claim 7 , wherein at least one portion of the at least one sidewall includes an aperture at least partially covered by a screen material.