Beverage preparation material
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsGaelle Buffet, John C. Cooke, Kevin Chandler, Paul Fletcher, Jon W. Shaw
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Abstract
A beverage preparation material comprising a substantially insoluble and water-permeable filter matrix having a beverage ingredient dispersed therein, wherein a plurality of layers, cells, or individual particles of said beverage ingredient are held in a spaced-apart relationship within said material by regions of said filter matrix. Also provided are beverage preparation pods and capsules containing a beverage preparation material according to the invention.
Claims9
1-10. (canceled)
A beverage preparation pod comprising:
- a piece of a beverage preparation material comprising a plurality of layers of substantially insoluble and water-permeable filter matrix material sandwiching layers or cells of a beverage ingredient, wherein said plurality of layers is formed by winding up a laminate into a spiral around a central axis, said pod further comprising a perforated liquid distribution tube extending along said central axis.
13-16. (canceled)
A beverage preparation capsule comprising side walls defining an enclosure, and a beverage preparation pod comprising a piece of a beverage preparation material comprising a plurality of layers of substantially insoluble and water-permeable filter matrix material sandwiching layers or cells of a beverage ingredient, wherein said plurality of layers is formed by winding up a laminate into a spiral around a central axis, said pod further comprising a perforated liquid distribution tube extending along said central axis, wherein said pod is sealed within the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.