Combined coffee package and dispenser
US7226628B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2575/3245
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thin sheet of sealed coffee grounds comprises a plurality of filter packs, a rigid substrate sheet, a flexible barrier sheet sealed to the substrate sheet via a plurality of ring-shaped seals to form a plurality of chambers to contain the plurality of filter packs, a plurality of cut lines outside the plurality of seals for isolating the chambers from one another, and a plurality of grippable tabs for dispensing the filter packs from the thin sheet. The grippable tabs are adapted to allow a user to dispense a filter pack at a time from the thin sheet by simply pulling a grippable tab to open a chamber and release the filter pack therein. The substrate sheet has a smooth top surface in one aspect of the invention and a plurality of cylindrical cavities sealed by the flexible barrier sheet via the ring-shaped seals in another aspect of the invention. In a further aspect of the invention the plurality of filter packs in the thin sheet is replaced by a plurality of portions of loose coffee grounds.
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