Disposable beverage pod and apparatus for making a beverage
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsChristian Schuh, Gerd Kobal, Georgios D. Karles
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Abstract
A disposable beverage pod includes a first compartment containing a beverage concentrate in dry or semi-dry form and a second compartment containing ethanol. An apparatus for making a single serving beverage is operable to receive the disposable beverage pod and mix the contents thereof with water from a water reservoir and optionally pressurized gas from a pressurized gas source to form a single serving beverage.
Claims20
A disposable beverage pod operable to be used with an apparatus for making a single serving flavored beverage, the disposable beverage pod comprising:
- a first compartment including an alcohol-free beverage concentrate in dry or semi-dry form sealed therein;
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- a second compartment including ethanol in liquid form sealed therein.
An apparatus for making a single serving beverage, the apparatus comprising:
- an outlet operable to eject a beverage therefrom;
- a water reservoir operable to supply water via a water supply line;
- a pod holding compartment operable to releasably receive a disposable beverage pod, the beverage pod comprising a first compartment including an alcohol-free beverage concentrate and a second compartment including ethanol, the pod holding compartment in communication with the water reservoir and the pressurized gas source;
- a mixing unit operable to mix water from the water supply with the beverage concentrate and the concentrated alcohol concentrate to form a beverage;
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- a housing operable to house the water reservoir, pod holding compartment and mixing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.