Abstract: A filter holder for coffee cartridges, comprising a cartridge-receiving portion (4) with a closed bottom and a lateral extract passage (9), a by-pass (5) which has its inlet (6) spaced above the cartridge-receiving portion (4) and terminates adjacent the extract passage (9), as well as an upper supporting rim (7) which is so inclined relative to the axis of the closed bottom, that when the filter pan is arranged by the supporting rim (7) thereof on the upper edge of a receptacle for brewed coffee, the outlets of the by-pass (5) and the extract passage (9) are disposed substantially at the lowest point.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for making beverages, such as coffee, soup, tea, or the like, wherein a starting product, such as ground coffee, is supplied to a cavity and is enclosed therein by a piston. After this, through an opening provided in the piston, a quantity of fluid, in this case water, originating from a water system is pressed into said cavity. Hereafter, the fluid, after extraction of the starting product contained in the chamber, in this case filling chamber, is discharged through an opening near the end opposite the piston, the control of this process taking place electronically. The method is characterized in that use is made of an apparatus having at least two filling chambers of different size and mounted on a movable holder and that the various steps are performed during a single cycle of the holder.

Abstract: A disposable filter cartridge comprising a housing substantially including bottom and an upright side wall, the underside or bottom having one or more holes, said filter cartridges being provided at its top and at least a part of its bottom with filter material or a filter film. At least the filter material for the top is connected to the side wall or a flange-shaped extension thereof by means of a sealed joint. The filter material destined for the underside or bottom of the housing is cup-shaped and is received in the housing of the filter cartridge so as to be immovable.

Abstract: A disposable filter cartridge comprising a housing substantially including a bottom and an upright side wall, the underside or bottom having one or more holes, said filter cartridges being provided at its top and at least a part of its bottom with filter material or a filter film. At least the filter material for the top is connected to the side wall or a flange-shaped extension thereof by means of a sealed joint. The filter material destined for the underside or bottom of the housing is cup-shaped and is received in the housing of the filter cartridge so as to be immovable.