Patent ID: 9463921
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A23F,A47J,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A beverage brewer and cartridge combination, comprising: a beverage cartridge having a beverage ingredient therein; and a brewer including a cartridge holder, a movable cover having an open position, a partially open position and a closed position, a pump, an inlet piercing element operably connected to the pump, a first outlet piercing element having a base end and a tip end that is higher than the base end, and a second outlet piercing element having a base end and a tip end, the base end of the second outlet piercing element being vertically offset from the base end of the first outlet piercing element; wherein the beverage cartridge and the brewer are respectively configured such that, when the beverage cartridge is positioned within the cartridge holder, the inlet piercing element will pierce the beverage cartridge, the first outlet piercing element will pierce the beverage cartridge at a first predetermined piercing area within the brewer, and the second outlet piercing element will not pierce the beverage cartridge at a second predetermined piercing area within the brewer that is vertically offset from the first predetermined piercing area, as the cover moves from the partially open position to the closed position.