Patent ID: 9101242
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A47J,B65D

Abstract:
1. A set of articles suitable to be used in a process of making a beverage by conducting a fluid through a beverage extract, comprising: a beverage making device having a brewing space for at least partially receiving and accommodating a device for holding a quantity of beverage extract, and a single system for conducting and pumping fluid through the beverage making device; and a number of devices for holding a quantity of beverage extract, wherein the number of devices comprise (i) at least one pad holder having a relatively shallow space, wherein the relatively shallow space is suitable for receiving and supporting at least one pad that comprises a filter envelope and contains a quantity of beverage extract suitable for making one or two cups of the beverage in one operation cycle, and wherein the at least one pad holder is arranged to fit entirely in the brewing space of the beverage making device, and (ii) at least one first and second brewing unit having a space suitable for receiving and accommodating a quantity of beverage extract in a loose form, wherein the first brewing unit accommodates a quantity of beverage extract suitable for making six to eight cups of the beverage in one operation cycle and the second brewing unit accommodates a quantity of beverage extract suitable for making fourteen to sixteen cups of the beverage in one operation cycle, wherein the first and second brewing units each comprise at least one filter element, wherein first brewing unit is arranged to fit entirely in the brewing space of the beverage making device and the second brewing unit is arranged to fit only partially in the brewing space of the beverage making device, and further wherein the space of the second brewing unit is larger than the space of the at least one pad holder and the space of the first brewing unit for enabling the second brewing unit to be used in a process of making a considerably larger quantity of beverage than may be obtained by using the pad holder or the first brewing unit, in one operation cycle using the beverage making device, wherein the brewing space of the beverage making device is accessible through an open side, wherein closure means are provided which are capable of assuming a position for closing the open side of the brewing space, and wherein both the at least one pad holder and the first and second brewing units are suitable to be covered by the closure means of the beverage making device, wherein the closure means of the beverage making device comprise a hingeably arranged lid, and wherein the second brewing unit is so large that (i) the space of the second brewing unit is larger than the brewing space of the beverage making device and (ii) only a bottom part of the second brewing unit is arranged to fit in the brewing space of the beverage making device and a top part of the second brewing unit is arranged to fit between a top side of a base part of the beverage making device and the lid, and wherein the second brewing unit is arranged to be covered by the lid in a hinged position other than a hinged position of the lid for closing the open side of the brewing space of the beverage making device when using the pad holder or the first brewing unit.