hin and completely seals therein a premeasured amount of ground coffee beans 11. The bag is constructed from a rectangular filter material folded along edge 15 and sealed with a continuous seam 14 along the top of bag 10, then extending vertically along 12 and completing the enclosure with the lower seam 13. A portion of the length of the vertical seam 12 is securely attached to a thin elongated rectangular support element 23; attachment is made along approximately three quarters of the length of the vertical edge 12 and the middle region of inner surface 24 of support element 23. The attachment between vertical seam 12 and support element 23 extends continuously from the upper end as at 26 to the lower end as at 27 and so creates in fact a hinge which allows bag 10 to move freely from side to side in respect to surface 24 of support element 23. The unattached upper length along edge 12 of bag 10 extends freely above the hinge terminus support at 26. The thin elongated rectangular element 23 extends for a suitable distance beyond the lower terminus 27 of the hinge which is coincident with the corner formed by edges 12 and 13 of bag 10; the length of extension to the end at 28 of support element 23 will become evident in the subsequent description of FIG. 2. The obtuse surface 25 of support element 23 has attached to it a thin elongated rectangular tab element 30, located at the upper end of support element 23. Surface 31 of tab 30 is in solid attachment to surface 25 of support element 23 in region of common area 32. A separation line occurs at 33 between the support element 23 and the tab element 30. It is evident to those versed in the art that the support element and the tab element can be manufactured as one integral part and serve the same essential functions that are discussed in this disclosure. At the unattached end 34 of tab 30 there is a wedge shaped cut-out as at 35, this cutout connects with a rectangular cutout 36, a narrow passage 37 thus interconnects the two abutting cutout areas. The support element 23 and the tab element 30 are ideally manufactured from a material possessing suitable elastic thermal, and sanitary properties. Support element 23 has a inward bend directed toward the surface 24, whereas tab 30 has a slight outward bend from the separation line 33 toward surface 38 of tab 30. The disposable brewing device illustrated in FIG. 1 may be held with the thumb and forefinger of one hand by grasping along the two edges common to tab 30 and support element 23 and shown at 39.
FIG. 2 illustrates a method of use wherein the disposable coffee brewing device of FIG. 1 is shown in use inside a coffee mug 40. FIG. 2 depicts a vertical cross sectional view of a coffee mug 40 into which has been inserted a disposable coffee brewing device depicted in FIG. 1. Drinking water 41 is subsequently added to fill to level 42 said level being somewhat lower then the rim 43 of mug 40. After the above two preparation steps are completed the ensemble is placed inside a microwave oven for a period sufficient to extract the coffee flavor.
Tab 30 passes over the mug rim and is positioned so that the mug handle 44 at region 45 passes inside cutout 36 of tab 30. Cutout 35 (FIG. 1) along with passage 37 facilitate the insertion of mug handle 44 into tab cutout 36. Concurrent with the engagement between tab 30 and mug handle 44, the support element 23 and attached filter bag 10 have been inserted inside the mug 40. Support element end 28 is in contact with the mug inner surface at 46. The extended free end of tab 23 is flexed so that surface 24 is concave upward, the obtuse surface 25 is in contact with the inner wall of the mug 40 as at 47 and the bottom of the mug as at 48. The length of tab 23 (discussed in FIG. 1) from terminus 27 to tab end 28 insures that upon insertion that region of the tab 23 will bend and exert a lateral force which pushes surface 25 against the inner wall 47. Engagement of tab 30 and mug handle 45 prevents the disposable brewing device from lifting vertically out of the mug 40. Filter bag 10 is anc