System of assembling low and high-pressure pods

A method of assembling a beverage pod including a filter having an extension, and a distributor having an outer flange, the method comprising:

• filling the filter with a first beverage ingredient;
• sealing the flange of the distributor to the extension of the filter;
• placing the filter filled with the beverage ingredient into a container with the extension juxtaposed to the rim;
• sealing peelably the extension to the rim where a predetermined amount of sealing force is formed between the extension and the rim such that an application of force upon the extension of at least the predetermined amount of sealing force separates the extension from the rim;
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• sealing a lid to the extension with heat to minimize increasing the predetermined amount of sealing force between the extension and the rim.

A system of assembling first and second types of pods where each pod has a filter with an extension releasably sealed to a rim of a container, the system comprising:

• a first assembly apparatus having a first end and a second end, the first assembly apparatus including:
• a first conveyor belt having a plurality of drums adapted to move from the first end to the second end;
• a first picker adapted to place a container into one of the plurality of drums;
• a second picker adapted to place a first type of filter into the container such that the extension of the filter rests upon the rim of the container;
• a first filler adapted to fill the first type of filter with a predetermined amount of a first beverage ingredient;
• a first sealer adapted to peelably seal the extension of the filter to the rim of the container such that the extension separates from the rim upon an application of a predetermined force on the extension;
• a second sealer adapted to seal a lid onto the extension with minimal effect on the predetermined force needed to separate the extension from the rim;
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• a second assembly apparatus having a first end and a second end, the second assembly apparatus including:
• a second conveyor belt having a plurality of drums adapted to move from the first end to the second end;
• a third picker adapted to place a second type of filter into one of the plurality of drums on the second conveyor belt;
• a second filler adapted to fill the second type of filter with a predetermined amount of a second beverage ingredient;
• a fourth picker adapted to place a distributor with a flange over the second beverage ingredient and juxtaposed to the extension of the second type of filter;
• a third sealer adapted to seal the flange of the distributor to the extension of the second type of filter;
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• a third conveyor belt adapted to pass an assembled second type of filter packed with the second beverage ingredient therein to a first assembly apparatus to place the assembled second type of filter between the first and second pickers to insert the assembled second type of filter into the container, wherein the first type of pod is assembled by activating the first assembly apparatus, and the second type of pod is assembled by activating the second assembly apparatus and passing the assembled second type of filter to the first assembly apparatus and placing the assembled second type of filter into the container and activating the first and second sealers.