公开(公告)号：US20140072677A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-13

申请号：US13612487

申请日：2012-09-12

申请人： Nick Andrew Hansen

发明人： Nick Andrew Hansen

IPC分类号： A47J31/00 ,  A23G1/56 ,  A23F3/18 ,  B65D81/32 ,  A23F5/26

CPC分类号： B65D85/8043 ,  A47J31/0673 ,  A47J31/3695

摘要： A cartridge for preparation of a beverage comprising: a closed container defining a container volume; a filter to divide the container volume into an ingredient chamber volume and a filtrate volume; a beverage medium located in the ingredient chamber volume; and a guard element located in the filtrate volume; wherein the guard element is separately-formed from the closed container and located within the filtrate volume to define an outlet zone, the guard element being interposed between the filter and the outlet zone; wherein the guard element is configured to prevent encroachment of the filter into the outlet zone such that on piercing of a piercing surface of the cartridge by a piercing element of a beverage preparation apparatus the piercing element is enabled to be placed in fluid communication with the outlet zone without the piercing element contacting the guard element or filter. Associated methods and systems are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种用于制备饮料的盒，包括：限定容器体积的密闭容器; 将容器体积分成成分室体积和滤液体积的过滤器; 位于成分室容积中的饮料介质; 和位于滤液体积中的保护元件; 其中所述保护元件与所述密封容器分开形成并且位于所述滤液体积内以限定出口区域，所述保护元件插入在所述过滤器和所述出口区域之间; 其中所述保护元件构造成防止所述过滤器侵入所述出口区域，使得在通过饮料制备设备的刺穿元件刺穿所述药筒的刺穿表面时，所述刺穿元件能够被放置成与所述出口流体连通 没有刺穿元件接触保护元件或过滤器。 还公开了相关的方法和系统。

公开(公告)号：USD695111S1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-10

申请号：US29433078

申请日：2012-09-25

申请人： Nick Andrew Hansen ,  Mark Richard Thomas Norton

设计人： Nick Andrew Hansen ,  Mark Richard Thomas Norton

CPC分类号： B65D85/8043 ,  A47J31/0673 ,  A47J31/368 ,  A47J31/3695

摘要： A capsule (1) for the preparation of a beverage from a beverage ingredient. The capsule comprising a first section (55) and a second section (56) which together form a beverage ingredient compartment of the capsule in which is received a beverage ingredient. The first section comprises a pre-formed inlet for entry of aqueous medium into the capsule and the second section comprising a pre-formed outlet for beverage formed, in use, from the beverage ingredient and the aqueous medium. The capsule is compressible when the capsule is inserted into the receptacle of a beverage preparation machine by the first section of the capsule being engaged by an inlet piercer (60) of the beverage preparation machine so as to cause movement of the first section of the capsule towards the second section of the capsule without piercing of the first or second sections.