A flexible lid may include a body including an upper portion connected approximately perpendicular to a cylindrical sidewall, the body defining a recess and inner wall constructed and arranged to facilitate the attachment of the flexible lid to a container. The flexible lid may include a plurality of ribs integrally formed with the cylindrical sidewall constructed and arranged to facilitate the elastic attachment of the approximately cylindrical sidewall to a container. A floating ball valve may be disposed within the upper portion being constructed and arranged to function as a one-way valve such that escape gases and fluids may escape the container while also preventing environmental fluids and contaminants from passing through the flexible lid into a container.

An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a closure, the closure having an upper portion with a handle that has a circular curvature equal to the cylindrical portion of the closure. The closure may also have a lower portion that is joined to the upper portion by an injection molded polymer element. The closure may also be in the form of “flip” type of closure such that the lid can be selectably opened or closed by the user by rotating a flip closure into either the opened or closed position. The closure may also be a two-part lid having a lower cap that may be configured to be removably-coupled to the container and an upper cap that may be configured to be removably-coupled to the lower cap.

A beverage maker may include a fermenter having an opening; a fermentation lid hinged to the fermenter and configured to open and close the opening from above; a hinge shaft connected to the fermentation lid and configured to rotate with the fermentation lid; a rotary gear connected to the hinge shaft; and a gear damper provided at the fermenter and engaged with the rotary gear.

A beverage maker includes a water source; a filter holder; and a beverage cartridge holder. The beverage cartridge holder may be positioned between the water source and the filter holder and configured for fluid communication between the water source and the filter holder.

An infuser container is disclosed comprising a container body for holding liquids and from which liquid is poured; and a removable infuser filter positioned across an interior of the container body so that liquid in a lower section beneath the infuser filter passes through the filter to dispense from the container body, wherein the filter is positioned across the container interior and retained in position against displacement thereof during pouring of liquids. Also disclosed is a container lid assembly.

A coffee machine includes a housing having a first mounting cavity with a first opening opened or closed by a detachable cover plate, a support having a second mounting cavity with a second opening and detachably mounted in the first mounting cavity, a body detachably mounted in the second mounting cavity, and having a brewing cavity with a water inlet and a water outlet at two ends and a feeding port for coffee powder at a side portion, a first sealing plate movably mounted in the body and capable of opening and closing the water inlet, and a first power source mounted on the support and driving the first sealing plate to act, and a water-outlet sealing plate assembly mounted on the support, with an output end slidable in the brewing cavity and a water outlet channel.

A cold brewer having a pitcher and lid for brewing a brewed effluent from a filter bag containing an organic material is disclosed. The pitcher has a pitcher top and bottom. The pitcher has a pitcher cavity for receiving the filter bag and the lid covers the pitcher top. The lid includes an outside portion, an inside portion, a rim that extends radially from a center of the lid, and a cylindrical sleeve. The cylindrical sleeve extends outward from the inside portion of the lid and defines a lid cavity that receives the filter bag when the filter bag is removed from the pitcher cavity and the outside portion is overturned and placed on the pitcher top. The lid includes drain holes that pass through the outside portion to the inside portion of the lid to drain the brewed effluent from the filter bag into the pitcher cavity when the filter bag is in a resting position within the lid cavity.

A manual brewing press with a lever assembly including a post, a base, a press plate extending from the post, and an elongated lever with an attached lever hook. A brew head is configured to be inserted into a top of the press plate and comprises a cylinder and a piston with a plunger disposed inside the cylinder and a stem integrating a pressure gauge. A sealing element is disposed adjacent to at least one of the stem and the plunger. A portafilter attaches to the press plate underside. The lever hook engages the stem of the piston, moves the plunger down and up inside the cylinder as the elongated lever is lowered and raised respectively, pushing water inside the cylinder down through coffee grounds in the portafilter when the elongated lever is lowered, and pulling the plunger back up when the elongated lever is raised for a subsequent brewing.

A machine (1) has a unit for preparing and dispensing via an outlet (36) a beverage. The machine includes: an outside housing (30) with one or more outside faces (30a,30a′,30b,30c,30d); and at least one placement member (30e) for resting onto a generally flat external support surface (5) in a configuration such that the unit is in an orientation for preparing and dispensing the beverage via the beverage outlet (36) to a beverage dispensing surface (5,37). At least one placement member (30e) is movable and has: a deployed placement position providing a stability of the unit in this orientation on the external support surface (5); and a retracted rest position within the outside housing (30) or collapsed against the outside housing (30).

A tea brewing device, having a cup body, a tea leaf chamber, and a top cover connected with the cup body; a tea leaf chamber separation mechanism is provided at the top cover, containing a sliding block and a separation magnet protruding out of a bottom side of the sliding block; the sliding block changes its position relative to the top cover by sliding; the tea leaf chamber is disposed inside with a sealed magnetic metal; the tea leaf chamber is attracted to a bottom side of the top cover via magnetic attraction between the separation magnet and the magnetic metal; the sliding block is driven to slide so that the separation magnet is moved away from the magnetic metal, and the magnetic attraction between the two becomes weaker than a gravitational force of the tea leaf chamber, which then drops down to the cup body, thereby beginning tea brewing.