Beverage filtering system

A beverage filtering system and drinking vessel comprising:

• an outer cup having an inner surface;
• a tube sized and configured to be nestable within the outer cup, the tube including:
• an upper portion;
• a lower portion including an exterior surface and an interior surface, the lower portion having a smaller diameter relative to the upper portion such that a lip is formed between the upper portion and the lower portion;
• a removable filter portion coupled to the interior surface of the lower portion and including a filter, a bottom edge including a retaining member, and a cavity sized to contain enough infusing material to brew about a serving of a beverage, wherein the lower portion is configured to accommodate the cavity when the removable filter portion is coupled to the lower portion of the tube;
• a removable sealing gasket including a first sealing member, a second sealing member, and a sleeve, the sleeve being coupled to and disposed between the first sealing member and the second sealing member, wherein the first sealing member, the second sealing member, and the sleeve are a unitary body and are sized and configured to substantially cover the exterior surface of the lower portion, wherein the first sealing member and the second sealing member are sized and configured to engage the inner surface of the outer cup when the tube is in the outer cup and are spaced sufficiently apart such that the first sealing member and the second sealing member assist with maintaining concentricity of the tube and the outer cup when the tube is in the outer cup, and wherein the lip serves to maintain a location of the sealing gasket on the exterior surface of the lower portion when the tube is inserted into the outer cup and the retaining member serves to maintain the location of the sealing gasket on the exterior surface of the lower portion when the tube is removed from the outer cup;
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• a lid including a sipping hole, the lid being sized and configured to sealably couple to the tube and to engage with the outer cup when the tube is nested in the outer cup and the lid is coupled to the tube.

A beverage filtering system comprising:

• a cup with an inner surface;
• a tube having an upper portion and a recessed lower portion, wherein the tube is configured to nest within the cup, wherein a lip is formed between the upper portion and the recessed lower portion, and wherein the recessed lower portion includes and interior surface and an exterior surface;
• a filter with a cavity, an outside surface, an upper surface including a plurality of perforations, and a bottom rim, wherein the outside surface is configured to engage with the interior surface of the recessed lower portion such that the filter can be removably coupled to the tube and wherein the bottom rim includes an outwardly projecting edge;
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• a removable sealing gasket including a first sealing member, a second sealing member, and a sleeve, the sleeve being coupled to and disposed between the first sealing member and the second sealing member, wherein the first sealing member, the second sealing member, and the sleeve are a unitary body and are sized and configured to substantially cover the exterior surface of the recessed lower portion, wherein the first sealing member and the second sealing member are sized and configured to engage the inner surface of the cup when the tube is nested in the cup and are spaced sufficiently apart such that the first sealing member and the second sealing member assist with maintaining concentricity of the tube and the cup when the tube is nested in the cup, and wherein the lip and the edge serve to maintain a location of the sealing gasket on the exterior surface of the recessed lower portion when the tube is inserted into and removed from the cup and the filter is coupled to the tube.