Refill cartridge for a drink dispensing device and device designed for such a cartridge
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsBernard Jeannin, Petr Masek, Ennio Bardin
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Abstract
A food substance refill element for an automatic fluid dispensing device. The refill element includes a receptacle containing a quantity of the substance to be refilled into the fluid dispensing device and a closing member that cooperates with the receptacle to form a hermetically enclosed chamber. The closing member includes a detachment portion so that the closing member is at least partially detached from the receptacle when the refill element is introduced into the automatic fluid dispensing device or after the refill element has been introduced in the automatic fluid dispensing device. The invention also relates to a fluid dispensing device for use with the refill element.
Claims8
A method for dispensing a powdered food substance to form a food product, comprising:
- providing the powdered food substance in an enclosed chamber that is formed in a receptacle and is closed by a closing member that cooperates with the receptacle to form the enclosed chamber, the receptacle and closing member being configured for at least partially removing the closing member from the receptacle for releasing the powdered food substance as or after the receptacle is inserted into the dispensing device;
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- providing the closing member having a detachment portion configured and dimensioned to cooperatively engage the dispensing device to at least partially detach the closing member from the receptacle when the receptacle is inserted into the dispensing device.
A method for dispensing a powdered food substance to form a food product, comprising:
- providing the powdered food substance in an enclosed chamber that is formed in a receptacle and is closed by a closing member that cooperates with the receptacle to form the enclosed chamber, the receptacle and closing member being configured for at least partially removing the closing member from the receptacle for releasing the powdered food substance as or after the receptacle is inserted into the dispensing device;
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- providing the receptacle having an elongated tray.
A method for dispensing a powdered food substance to form a food product, comprising:
- providing the powdered food substance in an enclosed chamber that is formed in a receptacle and is closed by a closing member that cooperates with the receptacle to form the enclosed chamber, the receptacle and closing member being configured for at least partially removing the closing member from the receptacle for releasing the powdered food substance as or after the receptacle is inserted into the dispensing device;
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- providing the closing member having:
- an actual closing portion cooperating with the receptacle to form the enclosed chamber;
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- a free portion superposed with respect to the actual closing portion, the free portion having a first end with a graspable position disposed toward the front side of the receptacle and a second end extending beyond the back side of the receptacle sufficiently to be grasped manually with the refill element introduced in the dispensing device, wherein the first end is connected to the actual closing portion such that pulling on the second end causes the free portion to detach the actual closing portion from the receptacle to open the chamber.
A method for dispensing a powdered food substance to form a food product, comprising:
- providing the powdered food substance in an enclosed chamber that is formed in a receptacle and is closed by a closing member that cooperates with the receptacle to form the enclosed chamber, the receptacle and closing member being configured for at least partially removing the closing member from the receptacle for releasing the powdered food substance as or after the receptacle is inserted into the dispensing device;
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- providing the closing member having a moisture-resistant, flexible film.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.