Apparatus and method for brewing infusion material
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorFlavien Florent Dubief
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Abstract
The invention concerns an apparatus (1) for brewing infusion material, said infusion material being hold in a filtering packet (2), said apparatus comprising: —a brew container (11) configured for holding water and a filtering packet of infusion material, and 10—a basket (12) configured for holding the filtering packet and configured for being hold in the brew container, and—an actuator (13) to rotate the basket inside the brew container.
Claims20
An apparatus for brewing infusion material, the infusion material being held in a filtering packet, the apparatus comprising:
- a brew container configured for holding water and the filtering packet of the infusion material, and
- a basket configured for holding the filtering packet and configured for being held in the brew container, the basket comprising a bottom wall, a top wall and a lateral side wall, the side wall extending from the bottom wall to the top wall, and the bottom and top walls comprising openings,
- an actuator to rotate the basket on itself inside the brew container around a central axis extending between the top wall and the bottom wall, and
- wherein the basket comprises blades, the blades being configured to generate an axial flow of water through the basket, when the basket is rotated within the brew container filled with the water.
A method for brewing a beverage using an apparatus for brewing infusion material, the infusion material being held in a filtering packet, the apparatus comprising a brew container configured for holding water and the filtering packet of the infusion material, and a basket configured for holding the filtering packet and for being held in the brew container, the basket comprising a bottom wall, a top wall and a lateral side wall, the side wall extending from the bottom wall to the top wall, and the bottom and top walls comprising openings, an actuator to rotate the basket on itself inside the brew container around a central axis extending between the top wall and the bottom wall, and wherein the basket comprises blades, the blades configured to generate an axial flow of water through the basket, when the basket is rotated within the brew container filled with the water, comprising the steps of:
- positioning the filtering packet of infusion material in the basket, and the basket in the brew container,
- introducing water in the brew container so that the filtering packet is immersed in water, and
- brewing the infusion material by rotating the basket on itself inside the water and generating an axial flow of the water through the basket.
A system for preparing a beverage, the system comprising:
- a filtering packet of infusion material;
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- an apparatus comprising a brew container, the brew container configured for holding water and the filtering packet of infusion material, and the apparatus further comprising a basket configured for holding the filtering packet and configured for being held in the brew container, the basket comprising a bottom wall, a top wall and a lateral side wall, the side wall extending from the bottom wall to the top wall, and the bottom and top walls comprising openings, the apparatus further comprising an actuator to rotate the basket on itself inside the brew container around a central axis extending between the top wall and the bottom wall, and wherein the basket comprises blades, the blades being configured to generate an axial flow of water through the basket, when the basket is rotated within the brew container filled with water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.