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Beverage filter cartridge

  • US 5,325,765 A
  • Filed: 09/16/1992
  • Issued: 07/05/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A beverage brewing apparatus comprising:

  • a housing having a first component defining a brewing chamber with an access opening, and a second component which may be opened to afford access to said brewing chamber via said access opening, and which may be closed to coact in sealing engagement with said first component to close said access opening;

    an impermeable piercable cartridge removably received in said brewing chamber via said access opening, said cartridge being internally subdivided by a filter element into first and second cartridge chambers;

    a beverage extract contained in said first cartridge chamber;

    liquid inlet and outlet means extending through said housing into said brewing chamber to penetrate through said cartridge into communication respectively with said first and second cartridge chambers; and

    means for injecting liquid into said first cartridge chamber via said inlet means for combination with said beverage extract to produce a liquid beverage, said filter element being adapted to accommodate passage therethrough of said beverage into said second cartridge chamber for outflow through said outlet means.

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