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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2004
Andrew Halliday, Hook Norton, GB;
Steve Carter, London, GB;
Andrew Halliday, Hook Norton, GB;
Steve Carter, London, GB;
Kraft Foods R & D, Inc., , DE;
Abstract
A cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients and being formed from substantially air- and water-impermeable materials, said cartridge comprising an inlet for the introduction of an aqueous medium into the cartridge, and an outlet for a beverage produced from said one or more beverage ingredients, wherein said cartridge comprises an outer member, an inner member inserted in the outer member and means for producing a jet of the beverage, wherein said means for producing the jet of the beverage comprises an aperture in a beverage flow path linking the inlet to the outlet, characterized in that the aperture is delimited by an interface between the inner member and the outer member.