Microwave coffee maker

A beverage maker comprising:

• a container having a bottom wall, side wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall to form a container cavity and a lid, said bottom wall including a drain opening to enable liquid to drain from said container cavity, said lid designed to be movable between an open and closed position, said lid forming a cover over a top of said container cavity, said lid including a filter rib that extends partially into said container cavity when said lid is in a closed position, said filter rib designed to inhibit or prevent materials in said cavity from passing over a top edge of said liquid filter when water and said materials in said filter are heated while said lid is in a closed position, said lid including a vapor opening to enable steam that forms in said container cavity to escape from said container cavity;
• a liquid filter that is removably positionable in said container cavity, said liquid filter forming a cavity, said liquid filter designed to inhibit or prevent materials in said cavity from passing through said liquid filter and through said drain opening;
• a drain plug designed to control a flow of liquid through said drain opening, said drain plug including a stem portion that extends through said drain opening and is movable within said drain opening, said stem portion including a sealing element connected to a top end of said stem portion, said sealing element designed to form a liquid seal with a top portion of said drain opening when said stem portion is in a downward seal position to inhibit or prevent liquid from flowing through said drain opening, said sealing element designed to be spaced above said top portion of said drain opening when said stem is in an upward draining position to enable liquid to flow through said drain opening;
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• a cup plate at least partially positioned in a cup plate cavity located in said bottom of said container, a bottom of said cup plate designed to engage a top rim of a coffee cup, said cup plate including a plate opening to enable liquid flowing through said drain opening to pass through said plate opening and into a coffee cup, a bottom portion of said stem connected to said cup plate, said cup plate designed to move upwardly and downwardly in said cup plate cavity, said cup plate designed to cause said sealing element to form a liquid seal with said top portion of said drain opening when said cup plate moves to a downward position and to cause said sealing element to be spaced above said top portion of said drain opening when said cup plate moves to an upward position thereby allowing liquid to flow through said drain opening, said cup plate including a guide post that extends upwardly from a top surface of said cup plate, said guide post designed to be telescopically received in a guide post opening in the bottom of said cup plate cavity, said at least one guide post and said guide post opening designed to limit rotational movement of said cup plate relative to said container when said cup plate moves upwardly and downwardly in said cup plate cavity.

A beverage maker comprising:

• a container having a bottom wall, a side wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall to form a container cavity and a lid, said bottom wall including a drain opening to enable liquid to drain from said container cavity, said lid designed to be movable between an open and closed position, said lid forming a cover over a top of said container cavity;
• a liquid filter that is removably positionable in said container cavity, said liquid filter forming a cavity, said liquid filter designed to inhibit or prevent materials in said cavity from passing through said liquid filter and through said drain opening;
• a drain plug designed to control a flow of liquid through said drain opening, said drain plug including a stem portion that extends through said drain opening and is movable within said drain opening, said stem portion including a sealing element connected to a top end of said stem portion, said sealing element designed to form a liquid seal with a top portion of said drain opening when said stem portion is in a downward seal position to inhibit or prevent liquid from flowing through said drain opening, said sealing element designed to be spaced above said top portion of said drain opening when said stem is in an upward draining position to enable liquid to flow through said drain opening;
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• a cup plate at least partially positioned in a cup plate cavity located in said bottom of said container, a bottom of said cup plate designed to engage a top rim of a coffee cup, said cup plate including a plate opening to enable liquid flowing through said drain opening to pass through said plate opening and into a coffee cup, a bottom portion of said stem connected to said cup plate, said cup plate designed to move upwardly and downwardly in said cup plate cavity, said cup plate designed to cause said sealing element to form a liquid seal with said top portion of said drain opening when said cup plate moves to a downward position and to cause said sealing element to be spaced above said top portion of said drain opening when said cup plate moves to an upward position thereby allowing liquid to flow through said drain opening, said cup plate including a guide post that extends upwardly from a top surface of said cup plate, said guide post designed to be telescopically received in a guide post opening in an interior top portion of said cup plate cavity, said at least one guide post and said guide post opening designed to limit rotational movement of said cup plate relative to said container when said cup plate moves upwardly and downwardly in said cup plate cavity, said cup plate cavity having a bottom edge, said cup plate spaced above said bottom edge of said cup plate cavity when said cup plate is in a full downward position, said cup plate designed to move upwardly from said bottom edge of said cup plate cavity when said cup plate moves to a full upward position.