Infusion extracting apparatus and method

An apparatus for separating an infused extract from a mixture of an infusible material and the extract, the apparatus comprising:

• a container configured to hold the mixture, the container having an opening, a bottom, a vertical axis and centerline that extends between the opening and the bottom, and one or more inner walls;
• an elongated plunger that interfits with the container to define and separate a lower chamber and an upper chamber, the plunger comprising:
• a first outer portion comprising:
• a top perforated surface;
• a first frame forming a first compartment;
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• a first band comprising at least one first sealing tip and a first peripheral portion, the first peripheral portion being at least partially disposed within the first compartment;
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• a filtration basket coupled to the first outer portion and adapted to separate the infusible material from the infused extract as the plunger is moved down along the vertical axis toward the bottom of the container, the filtration basket having a second band comprising at least one first protrusion, a bottom perforated surface and a non-perforated solid side wall, the non-perforated solid side wall positioned between the top perforated surface of the first outer portion and the bottom perforated surface of the filtration basket;
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• an insert adapted to be inserted into the container through the opening and removably seated at the bottom thereof, wherein the first protrusion of the second band is configured and dimensioned to fit snugly within the interior walls of the insert when the plunger is moved down into the insert,
• wherein the infused extract in the lower chamber passes through the bottom perforated surface of the filtration basket, then across the top perforated surface of the first outer portion and into the upper chamber, as the plunger is moved down along the vertical axis toward the bottom of the container, and wherein the filtration basket is adapted to hold the infusible material in the lower chamber between the filtration basket and the bottom of the container.

An apparatus for separating an infused extract from a mixture of an infusible material and the extract, the apparatus comprising:

• a container configured to hold the mixture, the container having an opening, a bottom, a vertical axis and centerline that extends between the opening and the bottom, and one or more inner walls;
• an insert adapted to be inserted into the container through the opening and removably seated at the bottom thereof;
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• an elongated plunger comprising a filtration basket, the filtration basket comprising:
• a first outer portion comprising:
• a top perforated surface opposing a bottom perforated surface;
• a first frame forming a first compartment;
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• a first band comprising at least one first sealing tip and a first peripheral portion, the first peripheral portion being at least partially disposed within the first compartment;
• a second outer portion comprising:
• a bottom perforated surface;
• a second frame forming a second compartment;
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• a second band comprising at least one first protrusion and a second peripheral portion, the first protrusion being configured and dimensioned to fit snugly in the interior walls of the insert when the plunger is moved down into the insert;
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• the first outer portion is configured to removably engage with the second outer portion, the filtration basket is configured to separate the infusible material from the infused extract as the plunger is moved down along the vertical axis toward the bottom of the container, the filtration basket having a side wall positioned between the top perforated surface of the first outer portion and the bottom perforated surface of the second outer portion.