Beverage container for brewing apparatus

A beverage container for a brewing machine comprising:

• a filter cup, said filter cup having a frame, said frame having an upper peripheral member and a lower peripheral member, first and second pairs of ribs extending between said upper peripheral member and said lower peripheral member, said upper peripheral member including an upper wall extending thereabout, said upper peripheral member having at least one guide rib formed on an inner surface of said upper wall, first and second guide segments formed on an inner surface of said upper wall, said first and second guide segments being extensions of said second pair of ribs extending between said upper peripheral member and said lower peripheral member, a filter material adjacent said frame, said filter material permitting passage of a liquid therethrough;
• a cover for said filter cup, said cover being formed of a flexible material, said cover having an opening therein, said cover having a circular recess formed on a lower side of said cover, said circular recess being arranged to tightly receive said upper wall of said upper peripheral member, said circular recess having at least a first enlarged portion to receive said guide rib, said cover having first and second diametrically opposed ears extending outwardly therefrom;
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• a holder for said beverage container, said holder being sized to engage said filter cup to impede passage of air to the bottom of said holder, said holder having first and second recesses formed in a top wall thereof, said diametrically opposed ears seating in said first and second recesses.