Patent ID: 7685931

Claim:
A compact and lightweight manually operated pod making system, comprising: a base, said base having an upward facing receptacle between one mm and 15 mm deep and between 30 mm and 80 mm in diameter adapted to receive at least a portion of a pod packaging material, wherein said pod packaging material has a lower portion and an upper portion; a sealing tool freely manually pivotably coupled to the base and without automated operation, said sealing tool having a heated sealing surface in the form of an annular ring adapted to contact the upper portion of the pod packaging material and apply heat thereto when the lower portion of the pod packaging material is positioned in the receptacle of the base; and wherein said system weighs less than 25 pounds and is capable of holding not more then a single pod packaging material including: not more than one preformed coffee receptacle; and not more than one hinged cover portion for forming a single pod.