Packs and machine for preparing beverages
US10279973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/8052
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention concerns pack (1) with an inner volume (2) in which a food or beverage ingredient (7) is stored and in which a beverage is produced when water is introduced inside, —said inner volume (2) being defined by two sheets of material (10) joined to one another at their edges and said inner volume (2) presenting a generally plane shape defining a plane (P) vertically oriented during beverage production, —said pack comprising at least one inlet (3) for introducing water in the inner volume and at least one outlet (4) for delivering the beverage from said inner volume, the water inlet (3) and the beverage outlet (4) being included in one single insert (5), said single insert (5) being positioned at the bottom of the pack and being partially positioned between two joined edges of the sheets of material (10), —said water inlet (3) being closed by one sheet of material (10) defining the inner volume (2), —wherein the single insert (5) comprises a centering hole (53) extending essentially perpendicularly to the generally plane (P) shape of the inner volume. The invention also concerns a machine for preparing a beverage from the pack.
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