Patent ID: 9216854
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A cartridge for retaining a mass, comprising: a fluid impermeable cup having an interior space, said cup including a bottom portion with a closed bottom and an open top defined by a top edge, and an annular wall terminating at an annular edge defining an open mouth for said cup, said annular wall including a bottom edge connected to said top edge of said bottom portion by an intermediate annular flange portion which extends away from an interior of said bottom portion; a foil joined with the cup to close said open mouth; and a fluid permeable filter that retains a mass and is joined to a cage, wherein said filter and said cage are received entirely in said interior space to reside below said foil and above and spaced from said closed bottom, and said cage rests against an interior surface of said cup to support said filter inside said interior space, said cage including a ring portion, a partially open base section defined by crossing members, and a plurality of spaced connectors connecting said base section to said ring portion, wherein said filter is received interiorly of said ring portion, is connected to and supported by said ring portion and continuously extends from said ring portion toward and over said partially open base section, and wherein said ring portion includes a top surface, a bottom surface, the top surface and the bottom surface of said ring portion each has an outer diameter that enables said ring portion to make an intimate, surface to surface contact with an interior surface of said annular wall of said cup along a surface of said ring portion that extends between said top surface and said bottom surface.