Claims
- 1. A disposable filter assembly for making a beverage from an infusible solid beverage material, comprising:
- a filter body for retaining a charge of infusible solid beverage material, made from a material which allows a liquid to pass through and maintain contact with the solid beverage material within the filter body, having an upper perimeter edge with an opening defined therein and a body portion, said filter body when disposed within a container having an opening and an inner wall, forms a channel with the inner wall extending from said container opening downward into the container, such that the filter body is prevented from occluding the flow of liquid beverage to said container opening.
- 2. The disposable filter assembly of claim 1, wherein the upper perimeter edge of the filter body comprises a lip that rest upon an edge of the container opening.
- 3. The disposable filter assembly of claim 1, wherein the upper perimeter edge of the filter body comprises a tab for removing the assembly from the container.
- 4. The disposable filter assembly of claim 1, wherein the filter body comprises an upper and lower portion and wherein the lower portion, when inserted into a container, is secured therein with a friction fit.
CROSS REFERENCED TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/036,048, filed on Mar. 6, 1998, now pending, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/040,096, filed on Mar. 7, 1997.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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