Patent ID: 9295357
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A23F,A47J,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A beverage forming apparatus comprising: a cartridge holder having an opening to receive a cartridge, the cartridge holder arranged to receive a first cartridge of a first cartridge size in the opening and a second cartridge of a second cartridge size, different from the first cartridge size, in the opening at separate times, the first cartridge being configured to hold an amount of beverage medium to form a volume of a beverage of eight ounces or less, and the second cartridge being configured to hold an amount of beverage medium sufficient to form a volume of at least thirty ounces of the beverage; an inlet arranged to provide liquid to a cartridge held by the cartridge holder to form the beverage; a first outlet arranged to receive the beverage from the first cartridge held by the cartridge holder; and a second outlet arranged to receive the beverage from the second cartridge held by the cartridge holder, the second outlet being different from the first outlet; wherein the second outlet is arranged to receive the beverage from the second cartridge in the cartridge holder such that liquid flow of the beverage has a vertical component which travels upwardly in a direction opposite to the force of gravity as the beverage exits the second cartridge; and the first outlet is arranged to receive the beverage from the first cartridge in the cartridge holder such that liquid flow of the beverage has a vertical component which travels downwardly in the direction of the force of gravity as the beverage exits the first cartridge.