Coffee brewing assembly

A coffee brewing assembly adapted to be used directly as a user drinking container, comprising:

• a container assembly having a liquid capacity of less than 18 oz., an electric heating element mounted in a lower portion of the container assembly, a handle projecting outwardly from the lower container assembly, a generally inverted cup-shaped cover assembly having a generally central percolation tube extending downwardly therefrom into the lower container assembly with the cover assembly positioned on the container assembly, said cover assembly having an upwardly extending annular recess around the percolation tube adapted to receive a generally annular coffee insert, said cover assembly having a plurality of flanges extending into the recess adapted to engage and releasably hold the coffee insert in the cover assembly recess, said cover assembly having means to direct hot water from the tube into the annular recess.

A disposable coffee containing insert for a coffee brewing device having an insert holder with a downwardly opening annular recess with flanges to releasably hold the insert in position, comprising:

• a somewhat flexible annular frame constructed of a fairly rigid plastic material so the frame does not collapse when held in position by the holder flanges, said frame having a generally annular coffee receiving and supporting portion area, coffee in the coffee receiving area, a water permeable cover fixed to the frame enclosing the coffee in the coffee receiving area, and means for hanging the insert in the coffee brewing device flange portions integral with said frame engageable with the holder flanges to releasably hold the insert in the holder, said frame having a central opening through which a percolation tube passes freely therethrough, said percolation tube being unfixed to the frame.

A disposable coffee containing insert for use with a brewing device having an insert holder with a downwardly opening annular recess with flanges to releasably hold the insert in position, comprising:

• a somewhat flexible annular frame constructed of a fairly rigid plastic material so the frame does not collapse when held in position by the holder flanges, said frame having a generally annular coffee packet receiving and supporting portion, said frame having integral flange portions engageable with the holder flanges to releasably hold the insert in the holder, wherein the frame has an integral pull tab that permits the user to easily remove the insert from the holder, said pull tab being adapted to be extended from the frame by a percolation tube on the holder.

A coffee brewing assembly, comprising:

• a container assembly, an upper coffee insert holder assembly positionable over the container assembly having a downwardly opening recess adapted to receive and hold a disposable coffee containing insert as it is pushed inwardly into the insert holder assembly, and a disposable insert including a somewhat flexible annular frame constructed of a fairly rigid plastic material so the frame does not collapse when held in position by flanges formed on the holder assembly, said frame having a generally annular coffee packet receiving and supporting portion area, coffee in the coffee receiving area, water permeable cover fixed to the frame enclosing the coffee in the coffee receiving area, and means for hanging the insert in the coffee brewing device including said frame having integral flange portions engageable with the holder flanges to releasably hold the insert in the holder, said frame having a central opening through which a percolation tube passes freely therethrough, said percolation tube being unfixed to the frame.