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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
May. 14, 2008
Joseph P. Webster, St. Charles, MO (US);
Billy J. Castleberry, Lubbock, TX (US);
David L. Brandsma, St. Charles, MO (US);
Joseph P. Webster, St. Charles, MO (US);
Billy J. Castleberry, Lubbock, TX (US);
David L. Brandsma, St. Charles, MO (US);
Newco Enterprises, Inc., St. Charles, MO (US);
Abstract
A single serving beverage vender incorporates a device for automatically brewing and dispensing single cups of coffee or other beverage through a controlled vending machine. The vender includes a flipper assembly, for an individual packet of grounds, and can process that packet through various sequences including presenting a support from within an enclosure, in preparation for drip brewing of a beverage, brewing a cup or a mug of beverage from the grounds packet, then disposing of the packet, and providing access to the flipper assembly, following the brewing of a cup of beverage for consumption.