DRIP FILTER COFFEE MACHINE

The technology relates to drip filter coffee machines and more particularly to the interconnection between a filter basket, its receptacle and the vessel into which it dispenses. In one form, the coffee machine has a base, a body extending upwardly from the base, a platform having an upward facing surface and a coupling portion, the platform being supported by and extending outwardly from the body, and a filter basket, wherein the filter basket includes: a downward facing bottom surface supported on the upward facing surface, a recess located in the bottom surface of the filter basket to receive the coupling portion of the platform; at least one downwardly facing locating feature cooperating with the platform to aid alignment of the filter basket with the platform; and wherein the upward facing surface of the platform includes at least one upwardly facing locating feature engaged with the downwardly facing location feature to at least aid in locating the filter basket in an engaged position with the coupling portion.