Processes for Creating a Consumable Liquid Food or Beverage Product from Frozen Contents

摘要

Techniques are provided for creating a consumable liquid food or beverage product from frozen contents. A container is configured for insertion into an apparatus. The container includes a frozen content, a receptacle defining an opening and a cavity for receiving and storing the frozen content, and a closure formed over the opening of the receptacle for sealing the frozen content within the cavity of the receptacle. The receptacle is perforable, and the container is configured for insertion into an apparatus that is configured to create a consumable liquid beverage from the frozen content within the container, such that the frozen content is extracted through a perforation created in the receptacle by the apparatus.

主权项

1. A method of producing a melted liquid product from a receptacle containing frozen liquid contents, comprising the steps of:
receiving a receptacle in a chamber of a dispenser, the receptacle defining an enclosed inner volume containing a frozen liquid contents; the dispenser melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents to generate a melted liquid product; the dispenser perforating the receptacle; and the dispenser dispensing the melted liquid product from the receptacle via the perforation.