Patent ID: 8887958

Claim:
A mixing device for receiving and mixing at least one ingredient and water, the mixing device comprising: a body having a wall defining a cavity; a chamber being defined in the cavity; an ingredient inlet communicating with the chamber of the cavity of the body, the ingredient inlet being positioned for dispensing directly into the chamber; a beverage outlet communicating with the cavity of the body for receiving the mixture of the ingredient and water mixed in the chamber of the cavity; a water inlet positioned in the cavity of the body for delivering water to a position in the cavity proximate to the ingredient inlet for introducing water into the chamber of the cavity, the water inlet being positioned for dispensing directly into the chamber and to directly impinge on the ingredient; the chamber defining a space for mixing the ingredient and water which is positioned upstream of at least one of the inlets; the beverage outlet being positioned downstream of the ingredient inlet, water inlet, and the chamber; a seat of the water inlet being couplable to a water source; and wherein the mixing device being formed as an integral single piece component.