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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Lbp Manufacturing Llc, Cicero, IL (US);
Thomas Z. Fu, Naperville, IL (US);
Matthew R. Cook, Oak Brook, IL (US);
LBP Manufacturing LLC, Cicero, unknown;
Abstract
A basket for holding beverage grounds includes a frame. The frame includes a continuous rim that defines an opening at a top of the frame, a bottom portion that is closed, and a plurality of spaced apart ribs that extend from the rim to a peripheral edge of the bottom portion. The bottom edge, plurality of ribs and rim define a plurality of openings that facilitate fluid flow. A filter material is positioned in the plurality of openings. A removable outer sleeve is formed on an outside surface of the frame. The outer sleeve is configured to cover at least the plurality of openings to thereby provide an air-tight seal within the frame.