Hugh Malkin,Graham Scott Gutsell,Timothy Charles Bullock,Ian Michael Riorden George,Nicholas James Hastings
申请号:
GB201603232
公开号:
GB2531687A
申请日:
2015.11.25
申请国别(地区):
GB
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要:
A system for roasting, grinding, brewing and dispensing coffee comprises: (a) a coffee cartridge (1, fig. 1) containing unground, part-roasted coffee beans 20, has walls (2) defining a chamber 18 in which the beans are confined. The cartridge serves as a grinding and extraction chamber for the coffee beans, and is secured in a cartridge holder of: (b) apparatus comprising: (i) a brewing spike 24 for perforating a wall of the cartridge to permit the flow of water through the wall; (ii) a source of pressurized hot water; (iii) feed means for introducing the pressurized hot water into the chamber whereat coffee is extracted to yield a coffee brew; (iv) discharge means for delivering coffee brewed in the chamber to a dispenser; (v) a brew spout for delivering brewed coffee to a drinking vessel 31 for consumption; (vi) a controller for controlling the operations of one or more of the brewing spike, source of pressurized hot water, feed means and/or discharge means; and (vii) means for roasting the coffee beans.