Beverage brewing apparatus with a filter carrier receiver

Abstract

An apparatus including a removable filter carrier and a beverage maker is disclosed with a receiver for the removable filter carrier, a showerhead, and sealing surface. The filter carrier is linearly inserted into the receiver via a front face of the beverage maker. The receiver may also include the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a lever that is actuated to operate the locking mechanism. Actuation of the lever is translated to lift and clamp the filter carrier against the seal surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus including a filter carrier for holding and supporting an infusible material and a brewed beverage maker, the filter carrier being selectively inserted into the brewed beverage maker, the apparatus comprising:
 1) a filter carrier, the filter carrier comprising
 a handle; 
 a reservoir connected to the handle, the reservoir comprising a floor, a cylindrical sidewall extending from the floor, and an access opening to the reservoir, the access opening providing access to the interior of the reservoir, the reservoir including a vertical central axis through the reservoir, the handle extending from the sidewall perpendicularly to the central axis; and 
 a pair of planar projections extending outwardly from the reservoir sidewall, the planar projections aligned perpendicular to the central axis with each planar projection located on opposing sides of the cylindrical sidewall and 90 degrees from an attachment point of the handle to the reservoir sidewall; 
   2) a brewed beverage maker selectively receiving the filter carrier, the brewed beverage maker comprising
 a receiver to support the filter carrier via the planar projections, the filter carrier being selectively, linearly inserted into the receiver and selectively, linearly removed from the receiver; and 
 a showerhead with a lower surface, the access opening of the filter carrier positioned against a sealing surface. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the receiver further comprises shelves to support the planar projections. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the brewed beverage maker produces a fluid flow from a brew head, the carrier's planar projections and the receiver's corresponding shelves aligned substantially perpendicular to the fluid flow produced by the beverage maker. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , the receiver further comprising a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism actuated to lift the filter carrier against the sealing surface. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the brewed beverage maker includes a front and the receiver to support the filter carrier via the planar projections further comprises a front face corresponding the front of the beverage maker, the filter carrier being selectively, linearly inserted into the receiver and selectively, linearly removed from the front face of the receiver. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a quantity of unpackaged infusible material in the filter carrier reservoir.