Patent ID: 8617627
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: A23L,B65D

Abstract:
1. A form-retaining pad for preparing a beverage suitable for consumption, comprising: a first covering, in which a substance which is soluble in a liquid is included, wherein the covering comprises a top sheet, manufactured from a material non-permeable to the soluble substance, and a bottom sheet, manufactured from a material non-permeable to the soluble substance, but permeable to the substance dissolved in a liquid; a form-providing stiffening body placed between the top sheet and the bottom sheet, wherein the top sheet and the bottom sheet extend at least partly substantially parallel to each other, wherein the stiffening body has a top side adjacent to the top sheet, a bottom side adjacent to the bottom sheet, and a compartmenting wall configuration having a grid structure which is permeable to liquid from the top side to the bottom side, wherein at least a part of the soluble substance is accommodated in the grid structure, and each compartment formed by the wall configuration is surrounded by that wall configuration, the top sheet and the bottom sheet; wherein at least the bottom side of the stiffening body includes a bulging part extending away from the top sheet.