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US 2013/0199379 A1Published application
Pod adapter for use with k-cup™ beverage brewer
AssigneeKienna Coffee USA, Inc.
InventorLEONA ARNETT
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Abstract
This invention provides a K-cup™ pod adapter which an end-user can fill with substances of the user's own choosing as a filtered pod for brewing, such as specific coffee blends, specialty or other teas, or other brewable material, and then can insert and use the pod adapter instead of a pre-manufactured K-cup™, in a K-cup™ based beverage brewer such as those made by Keurig™.
Claims1
A K-cup™ adapter for a Keurig™ or other K-cup™ compatible beverage brewing system comprising:
- a. cup and a lid
- b. the lid, optionally hinged to the cup but closable onto the cup, the lid with a central portion shaped to receive a water delivery mechanism of the brewing system
- c. the cup comprised of:
- i. a domed bottom with arched ribs radiating from an elevated central connection point connecting each rib, each rib being spaced from each adjacent rib by a void
- ii. each arched bottom rib's outer end joined with a side rib, the joints forming a base upon which the cup may sit, each side rib extending vertically and each side rib spaced from each adjacent side rib by a void
- iii. the top end of each side rib being attached to a ring, the ring forming the top of the cup, the ring having a connection for an optional hinge for the lid but capable of receiving and holding the lid when closed
- d. the voids designed to permit even flow of heated water from the brewer and desirable but limited expansion of the cup during brewing
- e. the domed bottom to provide an elevated position to center a pod of materials placed in the cup for brewing
- f. the cup to receive a pod of materials for brewing in the brewer to make a beverage
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.