# US 10,244,889 B2 · Multi-purpose coffee maker pod holder

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- Number: US 10,244,889 B2
- Document ID: US10244889B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/342,080
- Filed: 2016-11-02
- Published: 2017-03-16
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2013-03-05
- Assignees: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
- Applicants: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
- Inventors: William Dale Aronson; Lawrence Joseph Egan; Kirsten Suzanne Frogley
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10244889B2

## CPC

- A47J 31/407: {with ingredient-containing cartridges; Cartridge-perforating means}
- A47J 31/0647: {with means to adjust the brewing chamber volume to accommodate different quantities of brewing material}
- A47J 31/3633: {Means to perform transfer from a loading position to an infusing position}
- A47J 31/3676: {Cartridges being employed}
- A47J 31/4492: {Means to read code provided on ingredient pod or cartridge}
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES

## Abstract

A multi-purpose beverage pod holder for a beverage brewing apparatus is disclosed comprising a flange adapted to be received in a slot in the brewing apparatus, a screen disposed orthogonal with the flange for allowing fluid to pass therein through, a first cylindrical wall encircling the screen on a first surface of the pod holder, the first cylindrical wall having a first diameter and defining a first packet retainer, and a second cylindrical wall encircling the screen on an opposite surface of the pod holder, the second cylindrical wall having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter and defining a second packet retainer. The pod holder can be used to brew both espresso and coffee in the same machine depending upon the orientation of the pod holder.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A multi-purpose beverage pod holder for a beverage brewing apparatus, comprising:
a flange having a planar front side including first and second members joined at a central necked element;
a wall extending orthogonally from the flange, the wall including an indicator to signal the brewing apparatus of an orientation of the pod holder;
a first cylindrical wall defining a first packet retaining member, the first cylindrical wall implemented on a first surface of the pod holder, the first cylindrical wall having a first diameter; and
a second cylindrical wall on a second surface of the pod holder, the second surface opposite the first surface of the pod holder, the second cylindrical wall having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter and defining a second packet retaining member;
wherein a first orientation of the pod holder indicates to the brewing apparatus the first packet retainer member is in use, and a second orientation of the pod holder indicates to the brewing apparatus the second packet retainer member is in use; and
wherein the flange locks the pod holder in the brewing apparatus when a pod securing mechanism of the brewing apparatus closes on the pod holder.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The multi-purpose beverage pod holder of claim 1, further comprising an indicator for indicating an orientation of the first packet retainer member and the second packet retainer member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The multi-purpose beverage pod holder of claim 2, wherein the indicator is a visual indicator.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The multi-purpose beverage pod holder of claim 1, wherein the indicator is a magnetic indicator.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The multi-purpose beverage pod holder of claim 1, wherein the pod securing mechanism is a release member, wherein the flange is shaped to receive the release member along a middle portion thereof.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The multi-purpose beverage pod holder of claim 5, wherein the flange includes a neck portion that receives the release member.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The multi-purpose beverage pod holder of claim 1, wherein a thickness of the first cylindrical wall is greater than a thickness of the second cylindrical wall.