US 5,853,780 A · Beverage making pencil

Abstract

A hand held device for preparation of beverages of desired composition and strength has a source stuff (11) of the beverage packaged in a porous pouch (14) supported on a cage framework (12), emanating downwards from a pedestal (16), and the pouch (14) is encased within the device in cavity of a concave cap (13). A plurality of capsules (22,32), each containing an adjunct (21,31) of the beverage respectively, are mounted above the pedestal (16) to form a portable pencil of capsules. The framework (12) and the pouch (14) containing the stuff (11) cooperate as a commingling infuser stirrer, when shuffled in the liquid medium of the beverage, thereby enhancing combination of the stuff (11) and the medium. Fork (44) and knife (43) projections protrude on exterior of the cap (13). A fluid is injectible through the stuff (11) and the prepared beverage.

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Dependent claims

A hand-held beverage preparation device for preparing a beverage from a liquid in a vessel comprising:

a pedestal including an upper end and a lower end;
a porous pouch mounted to said lower end of said pedestal in which an extractable beverage making ingredient can be provided;
and
an impervious cap which is removably attached to said upper end of said pedestal and which said cap together with said upper end of said pedestal totally encloses said pouch such that upon removal of said cap, said upper end of said pedestal is grasped to lower said pouch into the liquid in the vessel to stir the liquid with said pouch and thus to diffuse the beverage ingredient into the liquid to form the beverage and then said cap is reattached to prevent leakage from the pouch.

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A hand-held beverage preparation device for preparing a beverage from a liquid in a vessel comprising:

a container having a longitudinal axis and which is hollow and impervious, said container being closed radially about the longitudinal axis by an enclosing wall, having at an upper part an upper open axial end, and being enclosed at a lower part by a lower axial end;
an adjunct for a beverage located in said container;
a removable closure for said upper open axial end of said container to imperviously contain said adjunct in said container;
a pedestal having a longitudinal axis and including an upper end and a pervious framework extending axially downward from said upper end;
an attaching means for attaching said axial pedestal to said lower end of said container;
a pouch which encloses said framework, said pouch being porous and having a lower closed end and an open upper end through which said framework is received;
a mounting means for mounting said open upper end of said pouch to said upper end of said pedestal;
an extractable beverage making ingredient which is retained in said pouch mounted on said pedestal;
and
an impervious cap which is removably attached to said lower axial end of said container to sealingly enclose said pedestal and attached pouch such that (a) upon removal of said cap, said container is grasped to lower said pouch into the liquid in the vessel to stir the liquid with said framework and thus to diffuse said beverage ingredient into the liquid to form the beverage and (b) upon removal of said closure of said container, said adjunct is added to the liquid.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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