Brew chamber packet ejector

Abstract

A brew basket for a brewing apparatus is disclosed having a housing adapted to couple the brew basket to a brewing apparatus and a platform extending from the housing, the platform including a brewing chamber defined by a continuous peripheral wall and a perforated floor. The perforated floor is coupled to a vertically reciprocating member at a first end for raising and lowering the perforated floor of the brew basket with respect to the continuous peripheral wall, the vertically reciprocating member extending below a lowermost surface of the platform so that it can be raised by lowering the platform onto a flat surface.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A brew basket comprising:
 a bracket coupling the brew basket to a brewing apparatus;   a cantilevered platform extending from the bracket, the cantilevered platform including a cylindrical wall defining a brewing chamber, the brewing chamber including a perforated floor with a centrally disposed annular recess;   a vertically reciprocating member within the annular recess, the reciprocating member elevating the perforated floor above a lowermost position when reciprocated in the vertical direction; and   a spring mounted on the vertically reciprocating member to bias the perforated floor in the lowermost position.   
     
     
         2 . The brew basket of  claim 1 , further comprising a cylindrical collar below the perforated floor and retained at an upper surface of the reciprocating member, whereupon the perforated floor is driven by the cylindrical collar as the reciprocating member reciprocates vertically. 
     
     
         3 . The brew basket of  claim 1  wherein the reciprocating member is a cylindrical pin with a first end formed with an enlarged section that has a diameter larger than a diameter of the annular recess. 
     
     
         4 . The brew basket of  claim 4  wherein the first end is spherical. 
     
     
         5 . The brew basket of  claim 1  further comprising a liquid collection area within the brew basket below the perforated floor.