Method for preparing beverages
First Claim
1. A method of preparing a beverage employing a package having a sealed outlet with a counterbore containing at least one beverage ingredient comprising locating said package at brewing station;
- piercing the sealing material of said package at said sealed outlet with a tool to form an outlet opening in the package;
introducing through an inlet means an aqueous medium into the package allowing the aqueous medium to co-mingle with the beverage ingredient and collecting the beverage so formed through the outlet opening formed in the package;
wherein the piercing tool is employed both to form the outlet opening and to fold within the counterbore of said outlet opening the sealing material surrounding said opening out of the path of the beverage which subsequently emerges through the outlet opening.
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Abstract
A beverage is prepared employing a package containing at least one beverage ingredient, e.g. roast and ground coffee. The package (10;200) is located at a brewing station, the package is pierced by a tool (49;248) to form an outlet opening (38;202) in the package, an aqueous medium, e.g. hot water, is introduced into the package, the aqueous medium is allowed to commingle with the beverage ingredient, and the beverage so formed is collected through the outlet formed in the package. The piercing tool is employed both to form the outlet opening, and to fold the material (117;204) surrounding the opening out of the path of the beverage which subsequently emerges through the outlet opening.
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1. A method of preparing a beverage employing a package having a sealed outlet with a counterbore containing at least one beverage ingredient comprising locating said package at brewing station;
- piercing the sealing material of said package at said sealed outlet with a tool to form an outlet opening in the package;
introducing through an inlet means an aqueous medium into the package allowing the aqueous medium to co-mingle with the beverage ingredient and collecting the beverage so formed through the outlet opening formed in the package;
wherein the piercing tool is employed both to form the outlet opening and to fold within the counterbore of said outlet opening the sealing material surrounding said opening out of the path of the beverage which subsequently emerges through the outlet opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- piercing the sealing material of said package at said sealed outlet with a tool to form an outlet opening in the package;
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