Microwave beverage maker

DETAILED DESCRIPTION FIG.
1 illustrates a first embodiment of the invention in which a brewer 2 is provided in the form of a container or pot formed of any suitable plastic material.
A handle 6 is formed on the container while a lid 8 is hinged at 10 on one end and extends to pouring spout 11.
Alternatively, the lid may rest on top of the container and removed by simply lifting it off to provide access.
The container is provided with an inner, generally cup-shaped lining 12, formed of microwave shielding material such as aluminum.
As shown in FIG.
3, microwave shielding can also be provided by forming the cup-shaped lining or inner wall 12' of a plastic material and coating or wrapping it with aluminum foil as shown at 25.
In this figure, 4 indicates the outer wall, while 12' indicates the inner wall.
Insulation around the container is provided by foamed plastic material 14 between the inner wall 12 and an outer wall 16 of the container.
Thus, there is provided a portion 18 to receive the beverage when brewed.
Resting on the upper end of the portion 18 is a basket 20 to receive an appropriate filter when in use.
An opening 22 in the bottom of the basket permits a beverage such as coffee to pass from the filter basket to the bottom of the receiver 18 during the brewing process.
A number of ridges 23 (only one of which is shown) are provided on the bottom of the filter basket to space a filter from the bottom of the basket to insure a good flow of brewed coffee or the like to the opening 22.
The container 4 is dimensioned to receive a cold water reservoir 24 provided with a cap 26.
As can be seen in FIG.
1, the reservoir 24 and the receiver portion 18 may be positioned adjacent to each other in a side-by-side non-overlapping relationship.
A tube 28 extends from the bottom of the bottle upwardly provided with an outlet 30 emptying into the filter basket 20.
In use, when it is desired to make a beverage such as coffee, the lid 8 is rotated upwardly about its hinge 10 or removed exposing the reservoir 24 with its cap 26 and the interior of the filter basket 20