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Beverage making cartridge

US4886674A · kind A · utility

126Cited by
44References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 10, 1988
Grant dateDec 12, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 10, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D85/8061
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sealed beverage sachet containing a web material 8 supporting a beverage-providing product 14 and having a nozzle 16 to locate an aqueous medium injector into the sachet. The base seam of the sachet may be a heat- or pressure-sensitive seal 6. The web material 8 has a upwardly-directed seam 12 which everts when the sachet is used. The web material may be a filter for ground coffee or leaf tea, or a coarse mesh for dispersible products such as powdered chocolate or soups, or an impermeable web which is provided with means for releasing the sachet contents in use.

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