Single serving brewing material holder
OwnerAdrian Riverainventor
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Abstract
A filter paper cup for making a beverage pod. The filter paper cup includes a base (or receptacle) and may include a cover. The filter paper cup is formed by forming pleats in walls and a rim around the tops of the wall. Preferably, a heat seal filter paper is used and the pleats in the walls and rim are adhered by the heat to retain the shape. The base in inserted into a pod holder and brewing material is placed into the base. A cover may be positioned over the rim, and a lid is attached to the pod holder to sandwich the cover and rim to seal the pod. The cover, if present, is held taut by the lid of the pod holder to facilitate penetration of the cover by a needle to inject water into the pod.
Claims20
A beverage pod, comprising:
- a receptacle made from water-permeable material and shaped to receive and hold brewing material, wherein the receptacle includes:
- a base having a peripheral edge,
- a pleated sidewall extending outward from the peripheral edge of the base and terminating in an opening, and
- a pleated annular rim encircling the sidewall opening to form an outside perimeter of the receptacle;
- wherein the receptacle is formed from a single sheet of the water-permeable material, which is pleated to form the shape of the receptacle.
A beverage pod, comprising:
- a receptacle made from water-permeable material and shaped to receive and hold brewing material, wherein the receptacle includes:
- a base,
- a pleated sidewall extending outward from the base and terminating in an opening, and
- a pleated annular rim encircling the sidewall opening to form an outside perimeter of the receptacle;
- wherein the receptacle is formed from a single sheet of the water-permeable material, which is pleated to form the shape of the receptacle;
- and
- wherein the annular rim has an inner diameter of 1.625 inches, and an outer diameter of 2.125 inches.
A beverage pod, comprising:
- a receptacle made from water-permeable material and shaped to receive and hold brewing material, wherein the receptacle includes:
- a base,
- a pleated sidewall extending outward from the base and terminating in an opening, and
- a pleated annular rim encircling the sidewall opening to form an outside perimeter of the receptacle;
- wherein the receptacle is formed from a single sheet of the water-permeable material, which is pleated to form the shape of the receptacle;
- and
- wherein the receptacle base has a diameter of 1.25 inches and a height of one inch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.