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US 8,783,492 B2Granted
Cover for single serving beverage filter container
OwnerEric Petitpasinventor
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Abstract
A cover for single serving beverage filter containers is provided. The cover may have a body forming an aperture at its center, a door hingedly attached to the body and capable of covering the aperture, and a flange extending from an outer perimeter of the body. A spring may allow the door to be biased in a closed position to cover the aperture.
Claims18
A cover for a single serving beverage filter container comprising:
- a body having a flange extending from an outer perimeter of the body, the flange being angled inward towards a center of the body and extending past a bottom face of the body;
- a door positioned at the center of the body and attached to the body, the door forming a seal of an aperture formed by the body when the door is in a first position and providing fluid communication through the aperture when in a second position;
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- wherein the door is spring loaded by a spring, the spring biased to hold the door in the first position, the door and spring configured to provide repeated movement of the door between the first position and the second position.
1 more element
A removable cover for a single serving beverage filter container comprising:
- a, circular body;
- a spring loaded door positioned at a center of the body, and hingedly attached to the body, the hinged attachment allowing the door to swing into an opened second position by swinging away from a bottom face of the body, the door forming a seal of an aperture formed by the body when the door is in a first position and providing fluid communication through the aperture when in a second position;
- the body further comprising a flange extending from an outer perimeter of the body, the flange being angled inward towards the center of the body and extending past a bottom face of the body, the flange of the body constructed and arranged to mate with a flange protruding from the single serving beverage filter container;
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- a substantially circular protruding ridge extending from a top face of the body, the substantially circular ridge having a perimeter concentric with the outer perimeter of the body, the protruding ridge constructed and arranged to form a seal with a rubber seal of a single serving hot beverage machine.
2 more elements
A removable cover for a single serving beverage filter container comprising:
- a body having a flange extending from an outer perimeter of the body, the flange being angled inward towards a center of the body and extending past a bottom face of the body;
- a door positioned at the center of the body and attached to the body, the door forming a seal of an aperture formed by the body when the door is in a first position and providing fluid communication through the aperture when in a second position;
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- wherein the cover is removably attachable to the single serving beverage filter container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.