A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.

In one aspect, new dispenser components for use with portable fluid dispensing apparatus are provided. The present systems can be used to administer to a user water and other fluids optionally together with one or more other ingestibles such as flavoring, or a health supplement. In another aspect, new rotor or disk units that may comprise one or more pods or packets that contain ingestible material(s). In a further aspect, one or more of such pods or packets that may comprise one or more ingestible materials.

The disclosed apparatus teach the manufacturing and construction of versatile and portable small kitchens that basically need electricity, for use at jobsites such as building construction sites. In some embodiments the disclosed apparatus may also be attached to a water hose, in which case they provide all the facilities and amenities of house kitchens. In various embodiments and examples the appliances and facilities of the disclosed mini-breakrooms may be secured to a dolly or attached to a cart and may be easily replaced or be interchanged with other appliances and facilities. In different embodiments the mini-breakroom-amenities may be electrically connected to each other while only one of them is connected to the power supply.

A beverage apparatus, the beverage apparatus being hand-holdable by a user of the beverage apparatus to be portable, can include a beverage chamber housing that includes a chamber for storing a consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus can include a dispensing assembly that includes a receptacle. The receptacle can retain a vessel. The vessel can include an electronic tag and can contain an additive. The dispensing assembly can be operatively controllable by a controller to output the additive from the vessel into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus can include one or more sensors, devices, or assemblies that can be used to detect a volume of liquid in the chamber or a liquid level in the chamber. The beverage apparatus can include an apparatus processing portion (ACP) and an apparatus database portion.

A handheld mixing vessel, with removable lid, operatively containing a whisk and infuser enclosed system and a strainer to keep contents from flowing through the mouth opening at the top of the bottle. A hollow agitator positioned operatively near the top of the bottle and sits near the bottom of the bottle and thereby mixes fluid contained within the vessel, infuses fluid in the vessel and strains contents as they are poured out. An embodiment wherein a hand shaken motion will allow the whisk to mix and combine contents inside the structure. The enclosed feature of the mixing component allows for other uses such as but not limited to infusing tea, fruit, ice or other contents. The structure is also easy to clean and not mechanically complex. While also demonstrating the benefits of less noise created by no contact with the walls of the mixing structure and thus, avoiding the possibility of breakdown, scratching or other damage internally from contact.

A beverage apparatus, the beverage apparatus being hand-holdable by a user of the beverage apparatus to be portable, can include a beverage chamber housing that includes a chamber for storing a consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus can include a dispensing assembly that includes a receptacle. The receptacle can retain a vessel. The vessel can include an electronic tag and can contain an additive. The dispensing assembly can be operatively controllable by a controller to output the additive from the vessel into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus can include one or more sensors, devices, or assemblies that can be used to detect a volume of liquid in the chamber or a liquid level in the chamber. The beverage apparatus can include an apparatus computer processor portion (ACP) and an apparatus database portion.

A brewing arrangement and a portable coffee machine, the portable coffee machine includes a main body, a coffee receiving cup, and a brewing arrangement including a brewing assembly having a brewing chamber, and a powder pressing assembly for pressing coffee powder in the brewing chamber, wherein after the coffee powder in the brewing chamber is pressed by the powder presser, the powder pressing assembly is detached from the brewing assembly, and the brewing assembly is then assembled between the main body and the coffee receiving cup, so as to allow boiled water in the main body to be pumped into the brewing assembly to brew the coffer powder, so as to provide liquid coffee product which is collected by the coffee receiving cup under the brewing assembly.

A machine (1) for preparing a beverage has: a body (1) with a fluid line (1,1) extending from a liquid inlet (1) to a beverage outlet (1); a liquid tank (15) that has an outlet (16) connected to the liquid inlet (1); and a carrier (11,12) assembled to the body (1) for carrying the liquid tank (15). The carrier (11,12) is movable with the liquid tank (15) as a unit (10) inwards into the body (1) into an operative position for supplying liquid to the liquid inlet (1) and outwards from the body (1) into a service position.

A modular flow monitoring package (MFMP) is provided for use in an additive delivery system. The MFMP may be manufactured as an add-on to be added to an existing additive delivery system, or may be incorporated into a cartridge or container structure. The MFMP includes a flow sensor for sensing flow of a base fluid and user actuator position sensors for sensing the position of one or more user actuated additive flow adjustment levers. A visual display, which may comprise an array of multi-color LED's may convey information to a user that is relevant to a user's use of the additive delivery system or the user's nutritional needs. Such information may include a current dosage of additive, being delivered, whether a recommended dosage of additive has been consumed, remaining life of a cartridge or supply of additive, and other data relative to health or performance monitoring.

A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.