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CARTRIDGE WITH FILTER GUARD

  • US 20100303964A1
  • Filed: 05/29/2009
  • Published: 12/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cartridge for use in forming a beverage, the cartridge comprising:

  • a container defining an interior space having first and second portions, the container having a surface arranged to be pierced by a piercing element to permit a beverage to exit the interior space;

    a beverage medium arranged to interact with liquid introduced into the container to form a beverage, the beverage medium being located in the first portion of the interior space;

    a filter attached to the container and at least partially located in the interior space, the filter being arranged so that liquid that interacts with the beverage medium in the first portion of the interior space flows through the filter toward the second portion of the interior space; and

    a filter guard disposed in the interior space and arranged to contact a piercing element and resist damage to the filter when the container surface is pierced by the piercing element to permit a beverage to exit the interior space.

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