SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES

• US 20150305547A1
• Filed: 11/09/2012
• Published: 10/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cristiano Paolini
• Original Assignee: Cristiano Paolini
• Inventors: PAOLINI, Cristiano
• Application Number:
  US14/441,506
• Publication Number:
  US 20150305547A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/36 with mechanical pressure-producing means
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/3623 Cartridges being employed with tape of cartridges A47J31/3652
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/8043 Packages adapted to allow liquid to pass through the contents B65D85/808 takes precedence; filters or reusable cartridges for coffee or tea makers, not used as packages A47J31/06

Abstract

System for dispensing beverages from solid substances and liquid substances used to infuse and/or dissolve said solid substances, said system comprising: an apparatus for preparing and dispensing the beverages, the apparatus comprising dispensing means (2), means (3) for heating the liquid substances, and means (5) for supplying said liquid substances; a first pre-packaged pod (1) filled with a solid substance; and a second pre-packaged pod (4) filled with a liquid substance, said first pod (1) being able to be suitably coupled with said second pod (4) so as to allow the respective substances to be contacted with each other, and said second pod (4) being able to cooperate with said means (5) for supplying said liquid substances.

Claims

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. System for dispensing beverages from solid substances and liquid substances used to infuse and/or dissolve said solid substances, said system comprising:

an apparatus for preparing and dispensing the beverages, the apparatus comprising dispensing means (2), heating means (3) for heating the liquid substances, supplying means (5) for supplying said liquid substances, a first pre-packaged pod (1) filled with a solid substance; and

a second pre-packaged pod (4) filled with a liquid substance, said first pre-packaged pod (1) being able to be suitably coupled with said second pre-packaged pod (4) so as to allow the respective substances to be contacted with each other, and said second pod (4) being able to cooperate with said supplying means (5) for supplying said liquid substances, there being provided an infusion chamber (6) capable of accommodating at least one of said first pre-packaged pod (1) and at least one of said second pre-packaged pod (4), characterized in that said heating means (3) comprise a movable sleeve (203) which can be slidably moved within said infusion chamber (6) so as to be able to be fitted onto, and subsequently removed from, said second pre-packaged pod (4) filled with liquid substance.

14. Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said heating means (3) comprise a tubular member (103) communicating with both said first pre-packaged pod (1) filled with solid substance and said second pre-packaged pod (4) filled with liquid substance, the tubular member (103) being provided with heating means (2) such as resistors, inductors or the like, and having formed therein ducts (113) in which said liquid substance is heated.

15. Apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said supplying means (5) for supplying the liquid substance comprise pressure means (105, 205, 305) cooperating with said second pre-packaged pod (4) filled with liquid substance.

16. Apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said pressure means (105, 205, 305) can be mechanical, electromechanical or pneumatic in nature, and they can be operated manually or automatically.

17. Set of pre-packaged pods for the preparation of beverages according to the system of claim 13, said set comprising a first pre-packaged pod (1) filled with a solid substance and a second pre-packaged pod (4) filled with a liquid substance, said pre-packaged pods (1, 4) being formed in such a way as to be able to communicate with each other either directly or indirectly, the substances contained in both the pods (1, 4) being in amounts commensurate to the appropriate amount of the resulting beverage.

18. Set of pre-packaged pods according to claim 17, wherein said second pre-packaged pod (4) filled with liquid substance comprises a container body (104) whose walls (114, 124) can be deformed so as to change the internal volume of said pod (4).

19. Set of pre-packaged pods according to claim 18, wherein said walls (114, 124) are collapsible and are preferably formed as a bellows or the like.

20. Set of pre-packaged pods according to claim 18, wherein one of the walls (214) can be sealingly moved with respect to the other walls of said container body (204).

21. Set of pods according to claim 18, wherein said first pre-packaged pod (1) filled with solid substance comprises a container body (101) provided with a closure surface having piercing means (141) adapted to cooperate with the closure surface (144) of said second pre-packaged pod (4) filled with liquid substance.

22. Pre-packaged pod (7) comprising a first container (107) for a solid substance and a second container (207) for a liquid substance, said containers (107, 207) being connected to each other by suitable means (307), and there being provided coupling means (127) between said first container (107) and said second container (207) for allowing said containers (107, 207) and their respective contents to communicate with each other.