SINGLE-USE FOOD-GRADE PLASTIC OR ALUMINIUM CUP SYSTEM WITH INTEGRAL PRESSED GROUND COFFEE FOR PLACING IN THE CAVITY OF AN ESPRESSO COFFEE MAKER

SYSTEME DE RECIPIENT EN PLASTIQUE OU EN ALIMINIUM ALIMENTAIRE A USAGE UNIQUE CONTENANT DU CAFE MOULU ET PRESSE INCORPORE DESTINE A ETRE UTILISE DANS UNE MACHINE EXPRESSO

English Abstract

Given the figures referred to, it may be seen how the invention consists of a single-use food-grade plastic or aluminium cup or bowl system (1), with a porous filter in the lower part (2), pressed ground coffee in the inside (3), lid and upper porous filter.

French Abstract

L'invention concerne, tel que montré dans les figures, un système de récipient (1) en plastique ou en aluminium alimentaire à usage unique, comprenant un filtre poreux dans sa partie inférieure (2), du café moulu et pressé dans sa partie intérieure (3), un couvercle et un filtre poreux supérieur.

Claims

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CLAIMS
1.- Single-use food-grade plastic or aluminium bowl system with integral
pressed ground coffee for placing in the cavity of an espresso coffee maker,
intended for the infusion or dispensing of a single or double dose of espresso
coffee in order to obtain an optimum cup of coffee without any flavours of the
remains of coffee previously dispensed.
2.- Single-use food-grade plastic or aluminium bowl system with integral
pressed ground coffee for placing in the cavity of an espresso coffee maker,
being able to be used without the pressed ground coffee integral thereto, said
coffee being obtained from a grinder and being disposed of after each
dispensing.
3.- Single-use food-grade plastic or aluminium bowl system with integral
pressed ground coffee for placing in the cavity of an espresso coffee maker,
which will serve for both professional and domestic espresso coffee makers.

Description

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SINGLE-USE FOOD-GRADE PLASTIC OR ALUMINIUM CUP SYSTEM WITH
INTEGRAL PRESSED GROUND COFFEE FOR PLACING IN THE CAVITY
OF AN ESPRESSO COFFEE MAKER
DESCRIPTION
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OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a food-grade plastic or aluminium cup or
bowl system, for either single or double filling of pressed ground coffee in
its
inside for placing in a cavity of an espresso coffee maker, ready for being
dispensed and thus achieving a cup of coffee.
The object of the invention is to achieve a cup of espresso coffee in the
2o easiest, cleanest and simplest way, since as the bowl is single-use, and it
simply has to be placed inside the cavity since it contains the pressed ground
coffee inside it, so we dispense with the manual dosing of the grinder and
also
the noise which this produces due to having to grind the coffee.
Another fact to highlight is that, due to using a bowl with the pressed
ground coffee for single-use integral with it, this means that in the
following
dose of coffee that is dispensed there will not be any remains of the coffee
dispensed earlier, as occurs in the traditional system with fixed metal bowls
which are then refilled with coffee every time a cup is required.
It is also an object of the invention to solve the problem of the mixing of
flavours, since the market offers espresso coffee with different flavours so
that,
with the traditional system of fixed bowl, the flavours can become mixed due
to
the waiter merely emptying the grounds of the coffee that has just been
dispensed into a container and, with the remains of previous coffees being
left,
and the consequent possibility of mixing flavours, a pure and optimum cup is
therefore not obtained as can be obtained with the bowl containing pressed
ground coffee for single-use for the cavity of an espresso coffee maker.

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The problem is also solved of normal espresso coffee with caffeine being
mixed in the bowl with decaffeinated espresso coffee from the coffee maker,
given that when a machine decaffeinated coffee is asked for, the operator
prepares it manually in the same bowl as the one he used for making a coffee
with caffeine. This possible mixing of coffee and decaffeinated is also solved
by
this invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Metallic bowls that fit into the cavity of an espresso coffee maker are
lo familiar to everyone. These bowls are only cleaned at the end of each day
and
in some cases this cleaning is put off, with the consequent problem of mixing
of
flavours and therefore the deterioration and lack of hygiene in the quality of
the
espresso coffee dispensed by that coffee maker.
Although this system permits an espresso coffee to be made, it presents
problems that are to be found in the following aspects:
When the operator or waiter withdraws the cavity from the coffee maker
with the grounds or remains of the previous cup he empties it by striking the
cavity against a metal bar provided in the container for collecting the
grounds
that is to be found in coffee bars. This presents the problem that the fixed
bowl,
2o being in contact with the heat of the coffee maker unit, causes the grounds
to
become hard and these remains are left stuck to the fixed metal cavity and
will
only be eliminated if the waiter washes the bowl after each use, a hygienic
action that is not carried out. This is solved by the single-use food-grade
plastic
or aluminium bowl, with integral pressed ground coffee for placing in the
cavity
of an espresso coffee maker which will be renewed from one cup of coffee to
the next, overcoming the said drawbacks of hygiene, mixing of flavours and of
caffeine, achieving an optimum cup of coffee with the best quality and with
the
security that no remains of cofPee previously infused are being dispensed.
3o DESCRIPTION OF THE iNVENTION
The invention consists of creating a food-grade plastic or aluminium bowl
system with integral pressed ground coffee inside in such a way that the
operator only has to place it in the cavity of an espresso coffee maker and,
once
the coffee has been dispensed, withdraw it and place another entirely new one,
given that it is single-use only, with the aim of avoiding the mixture of
flavours

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and remains of other coffees, as occurs with the traditional system.
The bowl will be made of food-grade plastic or aluminium for single-use
and disposal and will consist in its lower base of a porous structure with a
porous paper filter inside filled with pressed ground cofPee with the quantity
already predetermined for a single or double dose of coffee. The upper part
will
be provided with a porous plastic lid or a porous paper filter in such a way
that
the water under pressure from the espresso coffee maker will enter via this
upper part of the bowl, percolate through the coffee inside and then exit
through
the porous filter of the lower part, with the liquid coffee finally falling
directly into
io the cup.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In order to complement the description that is being made and with the
aim of facilitating a better understanding of the characteristics of the
invention,
in accordance with a preferred example of practical embodiment of same, this
description is accompanied by three figures as an integral part thereof
representing, in diagrammatic and perspective form, the plastic or aluminium
bowl with pressed ground coffee integral within it, for a single use, in
accordance with the object of this invention.
PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
With the stated figures in view, it may be seen how the invention consists
of a single-use food-grade plastic or aluminium cup or bowl system (1), with a
porous filter in the lower part (2), pressed ground coffee in the inside (3),
lid and
upper porous filter.

Representative Drawing