US 12,227,353 B2
Single use beverage pod
Claudio Gemmiti, Etobicoke (CA); Rajeshkumar Patel, Etobicoke (CA); and Mark Grady, Etobicoke (CA)
Assigned to Club Coffee L.P., Etobicoke (CA)
Filed by Club Coffee L.P., Etobicoke (CA)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/174,460.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/976,167, filed on Feb. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0253335 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
Int. Cl. B65D 85/804 (2006.01); A23F 5/26 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 85/8061 (2020.05) [A23F 5/262 (2013.01); B65D 85/8064 (2020.05)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A single use beverage pod for use in producing a beverage, the beverage pod comprising:
a body defining a cavity;
a beverage medium contained within the cavity; and
a protective barrier coupled to the body and at least partially sealing the beverage medium from a surrounding environment to provide at least one of an oxygen barrier and a moisture barrier, the protective barrier having a membrane that includes a dissolvable region that is configured to dissolve during production of the beverage to provide a passageway through the protective barrier,
wherein the dissolvable region defines at least part of an exterior surface of the beverage pod and is positioned outside of the body, such that at least a portion of the dissolvable region is removable by a user prior to producing the beverage; and
wherein the membrane includes a weakened region to facilitate removal of at least the portion of the dissolvable region of the membrane.