Patent ID: 7032507
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: A47J,B65D

Abstract:
1. A device for brewing a beverage such as coffee, espresso, cappuccino, latte, mocha or tea from flavor-containing materials comprising: a container having a top opening, a closed bottom and a side wall between said top opening and closed bottom; a predetermined amount of flavor-containing materials in said container, said materials being adapted to be extracted in said container by a liquid to produce a liquid extraction therein; a barrier enclosure for providing a substantially gas-impermeable barrier to said flavor-containing materials in said container to prevent the loss of aroma and/or flavor in said flavor-containing materials, thereby preserving the freshness of said flavor-containing materials during the storage of said device; a porous filter connected or adapted to connect to said container, said porous filter comprising a first surface adapted to contact said flavor-containing materials and liquid extraction in said container, a plurality of filtration openings adapted to allow liquid extraction to pass through as a beverage while block all or substantially all solids and a second surface for receiving the beverage from said filtration openings; wherein said porous filter and said container are connected and constructed in such a way that said container can be tilted to generate a liquid head to act on said first surface of said porous filter to drive the liquid extraction out of said container through said filtration openings to said second surface of said porous filter, thereby producing the beverage; and wherein said barrier enclosure comprises a substantially gas-impermeable layer for said side wall and said bottom of said container and a cover substantially impermeable to gas for sealing said flavor-containing materials in said container to prevent the loss of aroma and/or flavor in said flavor-containing materials, said cover being adapted to allow at least a section of said cover to be removable or breakable to allow a liquid to be added to extract said flavor-containing materials in said container.