Beverage brewing system

Abstract

A beverage cartridge system is adapted to brew a beverage through a brewer having a holder adapted to receive the cartridge system. The holder may have a deep well with one or more needles therewithin to pierce through the bottom of the cartridge system when inserted into the well. The cartridge system may include a short cup and a tall cup, where the tall cup is taller than the short cup to pack more beverage grind. The cartridge system may include a filter within an outer cup. The bottom of the filter may be deep enough to be juxtaposed to the bottom of the cup. The filter may be formed from a material that is substantially resistant to piercing by the needle within the holder such that when the outlet needle pierces through the bottom of the cup, the outlet needle raises the filter at a point of contact, and the filter substantially resists the outlet needle from piercing through the filter during a brewing process.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION [0001]This application claims priority to four U.S. provisional application Nos. (1) 61 / 690,275, filed Jun. 22, 2012; (2) 61 / 849,236, filed Jan. 22, 2013; (3) 61 / 850,862, filed Feb. 25, 2013; and (4) 61 / 852,470 filed Mar. 15, 2013, which are all hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]This invention is directed a beverage brewing system, and in particular, to a brewing system for making hot beverages such as coffee, tea, coco, milk, and soup.[0004]2. Background of the Invention[0005]There are many ways to brew coffee including drip and french press methods. Recently, brewing coffee through a single-serve cartridge has become popular for its convenience and a variety of coffee flavors which are offered. Single-serve cartridges are packed with pre-measured coffee grind which can be inserted into a brewer to inject hot water into the cartridge to brew the coffee. Like any other beverage, one of the important c...

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Benefits of technology

[0017]A portion of the side wall of the second beverage cartridge may have a cavity along its longitudinal axis adapted to receive the first needle such that the first needle does not pierce through the cup. The second needle, however, may pierce through the bottom of the second beverage cartridge. The interior space of the second beverage cartridge may be about 20% to about 40% larger than the first beverage cartridge where its outer dimensions may be substantially similar to K-cup®. The extra space within the second beverage cartridge allows for brewing a bigger and/or stronger cup of beverage.

[0018]The cartridge system may also have a filter that div

Problems solved by technology

While the cartridge described in the '0051478 Application is able to brew a sufficient cup of coffee, the cup size of the coffee is limited because there is a limit as to how much coffee grind the filter can hold.

As discussed above, without being able to enlarge the cartridge, only other option is to enlarge the paper filter as much as possible to hold

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