公开(公告)号：US20170354289A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15182356

申请日：2016-06-14

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： Carlos Hernan MARINA ,  Dario Federico STANZIANO ,  Hernán Javier GIORGI ,  Tomás ÁGUILA

IPC: A47J31/40 ,  B65D85/804 ,  B65D41/04 ,  B65D55/16 ,  B65D81/32

Abstract: Apparatuses related to a beverage system. The system includes a piercing apparatus that includes an inner ring composed of a rigid material and an outer ring composed of a flexible material that encompasses the inner ring. The outer ring has an upper portion disposed above the inner ring that has a greater range of motion than the outer ring that encompasses the inner ring. The piercing apparatus further includes a piercer composed of a rigid material that is connected to the inner ring by a plurality of arms that radially extend from the piercer to the inner ring. The plurality of arms define a plurality of openings between the arms. The outer ring includes a protrusion that circumferentially protrudes outward from an outer surface of the outer ring.