Apparatus for preparing and dispensing beverages from prefabricated cartridges and aliquid

• US 3,292,527 A
• Filed: 03/02/1964
• Issued: 12/20/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Roland Stasse
• Original Assignee: Roland Stasse
• Inventors: ROLAND STASSE
• Application Number:
  US04/348,706
• Time in Patent Office: 1,023 Days
• US Class Current: 99/295
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/0673 Means to perforate the cartridge for creating the beverage outlet
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/3695 Cartridge perforating means for creating the hot water inlet cartridge perforating means of the filter holder for creating the beverage outlet A47J31/0673
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/4467 by means of linear guides, e.g. drawer-type engagement
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0078 Ingredient cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0079 having their own dispensing means
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 29/18 Luminescent screens
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 29/41 using secondary emission, e.g. for supericonoscope electrodes using secondary emission in general H01J1/32; secondary emission tubes H01J43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 31/18 with image written by a ray or beam on a grid-like charge-accumulating screen, and with a ray or beam passing through and influenced by this screen before striking the luminescent screen, e.g. direct-view storage tube charge storage grids exhibiting triode effect H01J29/395
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/47 for sequential signals

Claims

1. A BEVERAGE-PRODUCING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS, COMPRISING:

A PAIR OF RELATIVELY MOVABLE BODIES HAVING RESPECTIVE FACES JUXTAPOSABLE IN A CLOSED POSITION OF SAID BODIES, ONE OF SAID BODIES BEING FORMED WITH A CARTRIDGE HOLDER FOR A BEVERAGE CARTRIDGE HAVING A CLOSED WIDE END AND A CLOSED NARROW END AXIALLY SPACED FROM SAID WIDE END AND CONTAINING A BEVERAGE SUBSTANCE TO BE TREATED WITH A LIQUID, SAID CARTRIDGE HOLDER BEING PROVIDED WITH A RELATIVELY WIDE ORIFICE OPEN IN THE DIRECTION OF THE OTHER OF SAID BODIES AT THE RESPECTIVE FACE, WITH A RELATIVELY NARROW ORIFICE AXIALLY SPACED FROM SAID WIDE ORIFICE AND AXIALLY ALIGNED THEREWITH FOR RECEIVING SAID NARROW END OF SAID CARTRIDGE WITH A PORTION THEREOF PROTRUDING THROUGH SAID NARROW ORIFICE, AND WITH AN ANNULAR SUPPORT WALL BETWEEN SAID ORIFICES AND PERIPHERALLY HUGGING SAID CARTRIDGE BETWEEN SAID ENDS FOR LIMITING OUTWARD EXPANSION THEREOF UPON INJECTION OF LIQUID INTO SAID CARTRIDGE;

AND PIERCING MEANS ON THE OTHER OF SAID BODIES ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID CLOSED WIDE END OF SAID CARTRIDGE FOR PENETRATING SAME AND ADMITTING SAID LIQUID INTO SAID CARTRIDGE AND INTO CONTACT WITH SAID SUBSTANCE THEREIN, SAID FACES BEING IN SEALED RELATIONSHIP AROUND SAID PIERCING MEANS IN SAID CLOSED POSITION OF SAID BODIES WHEREBY THE OPENING OF SAID PROTRUDING PORTION OF SAID CLOSED NARROW END OF SAID CARTRIDGE PERMITS DISCHARGE OF THE BEVERAGE PREPARED THEREIN.