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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1987
Andrew C Bentley, Oxon, GB;
Christine A King, Banbury, GB;
Alistair J MacMahon, Brackley, GB;
Robert W Tansley, Stratford-upon-Avon, GB;
Alec T Newman, Banbury, GB;
General Foods Limited, Banbury, GB;
Abstract
A sealed beverage package containing one or more beverage ingredients and being formed from substantially air- and water-impermeable materials, the said package comprising a body portion having a compartment containing the beverage ingredients and a beverage outlet channel formed therein, the beverage outlet channel and the compartment of the body portion containing the beverage ingredients communicating in such a manner that, in use, the said compartment and the outlet channel co-operate to act as a filter during the preparation of a beverage from the package.