Patent ID: RE44759

Claim:
A pad for preparing a beverage suitable for consumption comprising: a soluble substance; a first covering having a top sheet that is non-transmissive to the soluble substance and a bottom sheet that is non-transmissive to the soluble substance, but transmissive to the soluble substance dissolved in a liquid; and a stiffening body disposed between the top sheet and the bottom sheet, wherein the stiffening body comprises a wall structure defining a plurality of compartments; a second covering manufactured at least partly from sheet-shaped filter material and extending parallel to the first covering; a second substance provided within the second covering, the second substance including an extractable product; wherein only the soluble substance is provided within at least some of the plurality of compartments; wherein the liquid flows through the plurality of compartments and dissolves substantially all of the soluble substance and extracts the extractable material from the second substance; and wherein the second covering and the second substance are supported by the stiffening body; and wherein a number of the compartments form a honeycomb configuration.