Beverage brewing system

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A beverage brewer and cartridge combination, comprising:
a first beverage cartridge having a beverage ingredient therein; a second beverage cartridge, having a beverage ingredient therein, that is taller than the first beverage cartridge; and a brewer including a cartridge holder, a movable cover having an open position, a partially open position and a closed position, a pump, an inlet needle operably connected to the pump, a first outlet needle, and a second outlet needle; wherein the first beverage cartridge and the brewer are respectively configured such that, when the first beverage cartridge is positioned within the cartridge holder, the inlet needle will pierce the first beverage cartridge, the first outlet needle will pierce the first beverage cartridge at a first fixed piercing location within the brewer, and the second outlet needle will not pierce the first beverage cartridge as the cover moves from the partially open position to the closed position; and wherein the second beverage cartridge and the brewer are respectively configured such that, when the second beverage cartridge is positioned within the cartridge holder, the inlet needle will pierce the second beverage cartridge, the first outlet needle will not pierce the second beverage cartridge, and the second outlet needle will pierce the second beverage cartridge at a second fixed piercing location within the brewer that is vertically offset from the first fixed piercing location as the cover moves from the partially open position to the closed position.