Coffee pod point of sale fabrication device
US10457431B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/8046
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A point of sale coffee pod dispensing device for use with shell less, expandable coffee pods. The compressible pods are arranged in a linear array that allows for pleated or stacked storage in a pod loading means within the device's enclosure, as well as continuous feed capabilities. The pod advancing means moves the pods from a pod loading station to the pod delivery station, there between sequentially passing through stations for pod expanding, coffee filling, and sealing. An operating system allows input of signals for the operation of the device based on tactile input from a control panel on the device's housing that determines the parameters of the coffee pods to be fabricated.
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