Patent SG-11201805350P-A (SG)
Title: Pack for preparing food or beverage products
Inventor: PELLEGRINI STÉPHANE
IPC: B65D85/804
Filed: 2017-02-07
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 17 August 2017 (17.08.2017) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2017/137371 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: B65D 85/804 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/EP2017/052592 7 February 2017 (07.02.2017) English English (30) Priority Data: 16155317.7 11 February 2016 (11.02.2016) EP (71) Applicant: NESTEC S.A. [CH/CH]; Av. Nestle 55, 1800 Vevey (CH). (72) Inventors: PELLEGRINI, Stephane; 3, rue champs Gauty, 25160 Montperreux (FR). JARISCH, Christian; Chemin de Fenix 122, 1095 Lutry (CH). NORDQVIST, David; Chemin des Epinettes 6, 1007 Lausanne (CH). ABEGGLEN, Daniel; Chemin Creux-des-Fontaines 12, 1091 Grandvaux (CH). (74) Agent: NAVARRO FERNANDEZ, Maria Isabel; Centre de Recherche Nestle, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, Case Postale 44, 1000 Lausanne 26 (CH). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: PACK FOR PREPARING FOOD OR BEVERAGE PRODUCTS 130 ) 140 120 l> m i> o CJ o £ FIG. 3 (57) : The present invention relates to a pack (100) for preparing a food or beverage product from one or more ingredients, the pack comprising an insert (10) and a container (20); the container (20) being configured by at least one flexible sheet folded in such a way to configure a container where one or more ingredients can be stored; such that the at least one flexible sheet is arranged overwrapping and matching the shape of the insert (10) in its entirety except for the part of the insert (10) in direct communication with the inner volume of the container (20). Typically, the at least one flexible sheet is arranged tightly sealed over the insert (10). Also preferably, the distance of the insert (10) which is overwrapped in any of its transversal direction along its longitudinal axis is constant. The invention further relates to a preparation machine (50) cooperating with a pack (100) as the one described, to a system for preparing a food or beverage product comprising a pack (100) and a preparation machine (50), to the use of a pack (100) for pre - paring a food or beverage product and to a method for preparing a food or beverage product.