Beverage system including a removable piercer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10610045
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15182356

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Apparatuses related to a beverage system. The system includes a piercing apparatus that includes an inner ring composed of a rigid material and an outer ring composed of a flexible material that encompasses the inner ring. The outer ring has an upper portion disposed above the inner ring that has a greater range of motion than the outer ring that encompasses the inner ring. The piercing apparatus further includes a piercer composed of a rigid material that is connected to the inner ring by a plurality of arms that radially extend from the piercer to the inner ring. The plurality of arms define a plurality of openings between the arms. The outer ring includes a protrusion that circumferentially protrudes outward from an outer surface of the outer ring.

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  • PEPSICO INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Águila, Tomás Buenos Aires, AR 4 122
Giorgi, Hernán Javier Buenos Aires, AR 5 137
Marina, Carlos Hernan Deerfield Beach, US 37 901
Stanziano, Dario Federico Bueno Aires, AR 6 143

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