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US 2004/0103792 A1Published application
Apparatus for preventing passing off of a brewed beverage
AssigneeUnilever Bestfood, North America
InventorsMichael Charles Cirigliano, Mauro Dominick Mordini
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Abstract
This invention is directed to an apparatus for brewing a beverage. The apparatus has a brew funnel, a key and an elevation device so that only one brand of beverage can be brewed to thereby prevent harm and confusion to consumers.
Claims20
A brew funnel comprising:
- (a) a mouth suitable for receiving a beverage precursor packed within a filter pack;
- (b) a floor, opposite the mouth, the floor comprising an aperture for beverage drainage;
- (c) a surrounding wall having a top and bottom portion, the bottom portion being connected to the floor and the top portion forming the mouth of the brew funnel;
- and
- (d) an elevation device placed and supported therein
- wherein the brew funnel further comprises a key means comprising a portion above the elevational device and attached to the floor or surrounding wall or both, or a key means attached to or protruding from a top portion of the elevation device thereby enabling the brew funnel to accept one brand of a filter pack with beverage precursor packed therein.
3 more elements
A beverage brewing apparatus, the beverage brewing apparatus displaying a brand of a beverage and comprising a brew funnel comprising:
- (a) a mouth suitable for receiving a beverage precursor packed within a filter pack;
- (b) a floor, opposite the mouth, the floor comprising an aperture for beverage drainage;
- (c) a surrounding wall having a top and bottom portion, the bottom portion being connected to the floor and the top portion forming the mouth of the brew funnel;
- and
- (d) an elevation device placed and supported therein
- wherein the brew funnel further comprises a key means comprising a portion above the elevational device and attached to the floor or surrounding wall or both, or a key means attached to or protruding from a top portion of the elevation device thereby enabling the brew funnel to accept one brand of a filter pack with beverage precursor packed therein.
3 more elements
A method for brewing a beverage comprising the steps of:
- (a) inserting a filter pack comprising a beverage precursor in to a brew funnel of a beverage brewing apparatus and aligning a filter receiving means of the filter pack onto a key means within the brew funnel;
- and
- (b) subjecting the filter pack to water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.