Patent ID: 6955116

Claim:
A beverage dispensing apparatus for extracting beverage from a cartridge, the beverage dispensing apparatus comprising: a slide assembly including a cartridge holder for receiving the cartridge, the slide assembly for moving the cartridge holder from a loading position to a loaded position; an injection assembly coupled to the slide assembly, the injection assembly including an injector movable relative to the slide assembly, into and out of an injection position, for piercing the cartridge to inject a liquid into the cartridge; a driving assembly coupled to the injection assembly for moving the injection assembly into and out of the injection position; an extraction mechanism cooperating with the cartridge holder and including an extractor movable between an extraction position and a non-use position, the extraction position for piercing the cartridge and extracting the beverage, wherein when said injector moves into said injection position, said injector is located to pierce a top cover of the cartridge and when said extractor moves to said extraction position, said extractor is located for piercing the cartridge on a side wall thereof, between a filter and a bottom wall of the cartridge.