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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2010
Mauro Dominick Mordini, Denville, NJ (US);
Michael Charles Cirigliano, Cresskill, NJ (US);
Lucian Hite Lyall, Iii, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Christopher Milner Enright, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Mauro Dominick Mordini, Denville, NJ (US);
Michael Charles Cirigliano, Cresskill, NJ (US);
Lucian Hite Lyall, III, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Christopher Milner Enright, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Abstract
An improved brewing basket, and receptacles for receiving the basket, collectively forming an improved brewing apparatus. A siphon is received within the receptacle aperture and is covered by a shroud depending from the floor of the basket. The basket is elevated with respect to the receptacle, preferably supported predominantly by the siphon. The apparatus of the invention is quite flexible, and by permitting use of a single basket for loose and filter pack teas, the complexity of manufacturing and sales is reduced. Other advantageous features include a stainless steel insert to assist in containing the siphon within the shroud, retaining tabs within the shroud to help secure the siphon, and one or more, preferably three or more, protrusions extending upwardly from the floor of the basket to assist in keeping any infusion bags from lying flat on the floor of the basket, and thereby to promote infusion. Preferably, the shroud is integral with the basket floor and extends both above and below the floor.