Patent ID: 8096230

Claim:
A portable beverage preparation device comprising: a sealed drink container having a central inlet and having a bottom wall, said sealed drink container containing a predetermined volume of a potable base liquid; a capsule brewing element disposed within said sealed drink container comprising at least one sealed compartment having a predetermined quantity of at least one beverage preparation contained therein, wherein said sealed compartment of said capsule brewing element comprises a tube formed of a single piece of material, said tube comprising a nipple inlet integrally formed with a punchable membrane at a proximal end thereof being connected to said central inlet, such that said tube extends within said sealed drink container with its distal end spaced apart from said sealed drink container bottom wall, said tube being formed so as to withstand internal pressure; and an automatic dispenser means for dispersing said at least one beverage preparation into said sealed drink container; such that when said sealed drink container is connected to an operating espresso system, said base liquid is drawn from said sealed drink container into said operating espresso system and heated therein and returned via said central inlet to said sealed drink container as pressurized liquid, said pressurized liquid mixing evenly with said at least one beverage preparation, and engorging and stretching said tube to activate said automatic dispenser means which punctures said tube at its distal end and disperses said mixed brew into said sealed drink container.