Patent ID: 8852659
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A47J,B65D,B67D

Abstract:
1. A cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients and being formed from substantially air- and water-impermeable materials, the cartridge comprising: an outer shell having a generally circular sidewall and a rim, the rim bounding an opening and the sidewall extending from the rim to a bottom wall, the outer shell having a central axis and a radius extending between the sidewall and the central axis; a storage chamber containing the one or more beverage ingredients; an inlet chamber for the introduction of an aqueous medium into the cartridge, the inlet chamber being separated from the storage chamber by a partition, the partition permitting flow of the aqueous medium from the inlet chamber into the storage chamber and restricting passage of the one or more beverage ingredients from the storage chamber into the inlet chamber; an outlet chamber separated from the storage chamber by a filter and including a first portion disposed between the filter and the bottom wall of the outer shell for permitting flow of beverage formed from interaction of the aqueous medium and the one or more beverage ingredients in the storage chamber from the storage chamber into the outlet chamber in a direction toward the bottom wall of the outer shell and a second portion permitting flow of the aqueous medium in a direction toward the opening of the outer shell; and a lid attached to the rim of the outer shell and closing the opening of the outer shell, the lid at least partially bounding the storage chamber, the inlet chamber, and the outlet chamber, the lid being pierceable in use to accommodate an inflow of the aqueous medium into the inlet chamber, and the lid being pierceable in use to accommodate an outflow of the beverage from the second portion of the outlet chamber.