A filter cup is revealed. The filter cup includes an outer cup, an inner cup mounted in the outer cup and a grip. The inner cup consists of a filter bottom surface on the bottom thereof, a plug-like member on the filter bottom surface, and at least two flanges on top of the inner cup. A discharge hole is disposed on bottom of the outer cup and sealed by the plug-like member. Two rotating members are pivotally connected to the outer cup and each includes a leaning portion projecting therefrom. The grip is connected to the rotating members. The rotating members are driven to move for pushing the flanges and moving the inner cup vertically by the leaning portions thereof when the grip is pulled. Thus a gap is formed between the plug-like member and the discharge hole, allowing liquid in the inner to flow out therethrough.

A beverage dispensing apparatus having a beverage chamber adapted to contain a liquid, an inlet adapted to allow the liquid to flow in but not out; a dispensing opening adapted to retain the liquid within the beverage chamber by capillary effect, the dispensing opening adapted to allow the liquid therethrough to flow out, such that the dispensing opening is subjected to a liquid pressure when the beverage chamber contains the liquid; and a pressure changer operable to decrease the liquid pressure at the dispensing opening; such that the pressure changer is adapted to decrease the liquid pressure when the liquid flows in so as to retain the liquid within the beverage chamber by surface tension of the liquid due to the capillary effect and ambient pressure at the dispensing opening. A method of dispensing the beverage, a beverage brewing apparatus and a method of brewing the beverage is also provided.

An assembly of containers, hand-holdable containers, and shaker cups includes magnetic elements to couple one or more components of the assembly to one another, the assembly of containers including a first container having a first cup with a first magnet positioned in a closed bottom end thereof, and a second container having a lid with a second magnet, complementary to the first magnet, positioned in a top end thereof.

A disposable cartridge for use as a filter in particular for soluble elements, aromatic herbs such as tea, coffee, chamomile, infusion, whose configuration comprises means for securely and stably fixing it without occupying the entire annular diameter of a cup or container, characterized in that it is made up of a symmetrical laminar template (2) whose plantar shape is determined by an upper area of sinusoidal contours (3) with a superior central ridge or rounded tongue (4) followed by curved shoulders (4a) is the middle area of which it is present a groove or opening of oblong configuration (5) with rounded ends (6), which serves as means for cartridge holding (1) with the cup (8) upper perimetric rim (7) in which the lower area of the template (2) has a triangular obtuse-angled body (9) with straight sides (9a).

The disclosed beverage apparatus is configured to allow a user to add a beverage precursor and liquid to a container, separate the liquid from the precursor with a plunger, and consume the separated liquid directly from the same container. In certain implementations, the beverage apparatus includes a screen or filter configured to separate the particulates from the prepared liquid beverage. The beverage apparatus also may include a plunger having one or more valves that are configured to provide a first flow path for the prepared liquid beverage when the plunger is sliding in a first direction and that are further configured to seal to prevent prepared liquid beverage from remaining in contact with the filtered-out particulates. The valves may be additionally configured to provide a second flow path that enables easy removal of the plunger from the container.

An upward flow extraction method, apparatus, and extract are disclosed. The upward flow extraction method can comprise loading extraction material into an extraction cell having a bottom portion and a top portion; introducing a first aliquot of extraction medium through the bottom portion of the extraction cell; expelling gas from the extraction cell through the top portion of the extraction cell; closing the top portion of the extraction cell and increasing the pressure in the extraction cell as extraction medium flows into the bottom portion of the extraction cell; stopping the flow of extraction medium into the extraction cell; steeping the extraction material in the extraction medium under pressure to produce an extract; and introducing a second aliquot of extraction medium through the bottom portion of the extraction cell to push extract through top portion of the extraction cell.

A tea leaf chamber, having a chamber body; wherein the chamber body has a hollow cover with an opening thereof facing downwardly, and a hollow seat with an opening thereof facing upwardly; the cover covers onto the seat; a cavity that accommodates tea leaves is defined between the cover and the seat after the cover covers onto the seat; an inner bottom side of the hollow cover away from the opening thereof is disposed with a counterweight; a bottom part of the counterweight is embedded with a magnet. The tea leaf chamber has a special shape, and by means of magnetic attraction and filter holes, it can hold tea leaves to brew tea. The tea leaf chamber is multifunctional, and the many ways to connect the cover and the seat enable convenient connection, reliable mounting and dismounting between the cover and the seat, and simple operation.

A coffee machine includes a filter holder intended to contain at least one coffee dose, a dispensing unit with dispensing nozzles intended to send a flow of hot water on the coffee dose, a water system provided with a pump to supply pressurized water towards the dispensing nozzles, a heater to heat the water to be supplied to the dispensing nozzles, a dispensing valve to enable/disable the supply of hot water towards the dispensing nozzles, and a pre-infusion valve disposed upstream the dispensing valve. The pre-infusion valve is set in such a way as to operate in pulsed mode for a pre-infusion time of at least 4 seconds, with opening and closing time equal to or lower than 1 second.

A method of preparing a tea beverage in a capsule-based brewing device is provided, the device comprising an infusion chamber (10); a capsule holder (20) sized and shaped so as to receive a capsule (30); a filter (25); an openable and closable passage (29) which terminates in an orifice (40); a vessel (60) located beneath the orifice (40) and having a spout (63); the method comprising the steps of: introducing liquid and infusible beverage material from the capsule (30) into the infusion chamber (10) so as to brew the beverage; and then after brewing has taken place for a sufficient time, opening the passage (29) to allow the beverage to flow from the infusion chamber (10) through the filter (25), along the passage (29), through the orifice (40), into the vessel (60) and out from the spout (63).

Systems for and methods of controlling liquid food or beverage product creation are disclosed. A dispenser for producing a food or beverage liquid product from a frozen contents in a receptacle includes a chamber configured to hold the receptacle and a non-diluting heater configured to heat the receptacle and/or the frozen contents within the receptacle; the non-diluting heater does not add liquid to an interior of the receptacle. The dispenser also includes a reservoir configured to contain a liquid. The reservoir includes a reservoir outlet configured to withdraw liquid from the reservoir. The beverage dispenser further includes a product outlet configured to withdraw a food or beverage liquid product from the receptacle and a controller that causes the dispenser to selectively perform at least one of: heating at least one of the receptacle and the frozen contents using the non-diluting heater and withdrawing liquid from the reservoir through the reservoir outlet.