EP1440903B8 - Cartridge for the preparation of beverages - Google Patents

Cartridge for the preparation of beverages Download PDF

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EP1440903B8
EP1440903B8 EP04250357A EP04250357A EP1440903B8 EP 1440903 B8 EP1440903 B8 EP 1440903B8 EP 04250357 A EP04250357 A EP 04250357A EP 04250357 A EP04250357 A EP 04250357A EP 1440903 B8 EP1440903 B8 EP 1440903B8
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cartridge
beverage
outer member
beverages
preparation
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EP1440903A1 (en
EP1440903B1 (en
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Andrew Halliday
Steven Carter
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Kraft Foods R&D Inc USA
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Kraft Foods R&D Inc Deutschland
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
    • B65D85/8043—Packages adapted to allow liquid to pass through the contents
    • B65D85/8055—Means for influencing the liquid flow inside the package

Abstract

A cartridge (1) containing one or more beverage ingredients (200) and being formed from substantially air-and water-impermeable materials, said cartridge comprising an inlet (121) for the introduction of an aqueous medium into the cartridge, and an outlet (122) for a beverage produced from said one or more beverage ingredients, wherein said cartridge comprises an outer member (2), an inner member (3) inserted in the outer member and means for producing a jet of the beverage, wherein said means for producing the jet of the beverage comprises an aperture (128) in a beverage flow path linking the inlet to the outlet, characterised in that the aperture (128) is delimited by an interface between the inner member and the outer member. <IMAGE>
EP04250357A 2003-01-24 2004-01-23 Cartridge for the preparation of beverages Expired - Lifetime EP1440903B8 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB0301679 2003-01-24
GB0301679A GB2397492B (en) 2003-01-24 2003-01-24 Cartridge for the preparation of beverages

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EP1440903A1 EP1440903A1 (en) 2004-07-28
EP1440903B1 EP1440903B1 (en) 2006-03-29
EP1440903B8 true EP1440903B8 (en) 2008-04-23

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EP04250357A Expired - Lifetime EP1440903B8 (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-23 Cartridge for the preparation of beverages

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EP (1) EP1440903B8 (en)
CN (2) CN101496696B (en)
AT (1) ATE321707T1 (en)
DE (1) DE602004000551T2 (en)
DK (1) DK1440903T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2262095T3 (en)
GB (1) GB2397492B (en)
HK (1) HK1065764A1 (en)
LT (1) LT2005078A (en)

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LT2005078A (en) 2006-06-27
GB2397492A (en) 2004-07-28
ATE321707T1 (en) 2006-04-15
EP1440903A1 (en) 2004-07-28
DK1440903T3 (en) 2006-07-31
GB2397492B (en) 2005-10-12
ES2262095T3 (en) 2006-11-16
EP1440903B1 (en) 2006-03-29
CN100482548C (en) 2009-04-29
CN101496696B (en) 2011-06-08
HK1065764A1 (en) 2005-03-04
DE602004000551T2 (en) 2006-08-24
GB0301679D0 (en) 2003-02-26
DE602004000551D1 (en) 2006-05-18
CN1809500A (en) 2006-07-26
CN101496696A (en) 2009-08-05

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