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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsHans Kodden, Ben Arlett, Christopher James Smith, James Neave, David Stuart Harris
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A brewing receptacle for an apparatus for brewing a beverage such as coffee. The receptacle has a brewing chamber (13; 63; 113) having an entry passage and an exit passage for displacing water through the chamber (13; 63; 113) for brewing the beverage, a bottom (14; 64; 114) for supporting the particles (18; 118, 118′) (18), and a discharge 5 opening (19; 69; 119) in the bottom (14; 64; 114) for discharging beverage liquid through the bottom (14; 64; 114). At least the bottom (14; 64; 114) is invertible between a first and a second operative position. The brewing chamber (13; 63; 113) has a first volume and a first shape when the bottom (14; 64; 114) is in said first position and at least a second volume or a second shape of the brewing chamber in said second position is different from the first volume or shape, respectively.
A brewing receptacle comprising at least one brewing chamber operative for holding particles, the at least one chamber having at least one entry passage and an exit passage for displacing water through the chamber for brewing a beverage and having a bottom for supporting the particles and a discharge opening in said bottom for discharging beverage liquid through said bottom, characterized in that at least said bottom is invertible between a first and a second operative position, and in that the at least one operational brewing chamber has a first volume and a first shape when said bottom is in said first position and has a second volume and a second shape when said bottom is in said second position, at least one of said second volume and shape being different from said first volume and shape, respectively, the discharge opening being a nozzle.
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