Patent ID: 6589577
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A beverage filter cartridge comprising:an outer container having a bottom and front, back and side walls extending upwardly from said bottom to a peripheral rim surrounding an upper opening, said side walls being contoured to define interior ledges located above and diverging upwardly from said bottom to extend between said front and back walls; a planar filter element having front, back and side edge regions, said filter element being formed into a generally pocket shaped configuration defining a cavity, and being positioned to subdivide the interior of said container into first and second chambers, with said front and back edge regions secured respectively to said front and back walls, and with said side edge regions secured to respective interior ledges of said side walls, said second chamber being located externally of said first chamber, and said first chamber being at least partially defined by the cavity of said filter element; a beverage medium received in said cavity for storage in said first chamber; and a cover joined to said rim and closing said upper opening, said cover being piercable to accommodate an inflow of liquid into said first chamber for combination with the beverage medium to produce a beverage, said filter element being permeable to accommodate a flow of said beverage from said first chamber into said second chamber, and said bottom being piercable to accommodate an outflow of said beverage from said second chamber to the exterior of said cartridge.