Beverage cartridge
Assignee1675119 Ontario Inc.
InventorDaniel Goncalves Cardoso
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Abstract
A cartridge for preparing a beverage comprises a container, a pod for containing a substance from which a beverage is to be extracted, a separating element for protecting the pod, and one or more supporting elements for holding the separating element in a preferred position. The cartridge is of the type which is pierced by at least one piercing tool to allow the injection of a liquid and extraction of a beverage. The separating element comprises a platform upon which the pod is disposed. The platform forms a boundary within the container, thereby defining first and second portions of the container. Liquid is injected into the first portion of the container, and the beverage is removed from the second portion. The separating element is positioned an appropriate distance from the piercing tools by the supporting elements.
Claims15
A cartridge for preparing a beverage, the cartridge comprising:
- a container comprising one or more side walls extending between a lid at one end and a bottom surface at a second opposing end defining an interior space;
- a first separating element separately formed from the container and having a shape, a structure and a drainage passage pattern, the first separating element separating the interior space into first and second portions, the first separating element being supported within the container by one or more supporting elements at one end of the one or more supporting elements and constructed to permit fluid communication between the first and second portions;
- a second separating element separately formed from the container and at the other end of the one or more supporting elements opposite the first separating element, the second separating element comprising the same shape, structure and drainage pattern as the first separating element;
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- a pod constructed of a fluid-permeable material containing a substance from which a beverage can be extracted, the pod being supported by the first separating element in the first portion and the second separating element being disposed in the second portion.
A method of manufacturing a cartridge for preparing a beverage, the method comprising:
- providing a first separating element and a second separating element at opposite ends of one or more supporting elements, the first separating element having a shape, a structure and a drainage passage pattern, the second separating element comprising the same shape, structure and drainage pattern as the first separating element;
- providing a pod constructed of a fluid-permeable material containing a substance from which a beverage can be extracted;
- placing the pod on a surface of the first separating element;
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- forming a container around the first separating element, second separating element and the pod, the container comprising one or more side walls extending between a lid at one end and a bottom surface at a second opposing end defining an interior space, the interior space being separated into first and second portions by the first separating element such that the pod is supported by the first separating element in the first portion and the second separating element is disposed in the second portion, the first separating element constructed to permit fluid communication between the first and second portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.