CN115610860A - Tubular container and beverage brewing device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The tubular container comprises a barrel-shaped pipe body, one or two inlets and outlets are arranged on the barrel-shaped pipe body, the inlets and the outlets are provided with thread structures, the thread structures can be internal thread structures or external thread structures and are used for being connected with another device, such as another tubular container or a beverage brewing device, the tubular container comprises blocking structures arranged on the inlets and the outlets, and the blocking structures are used for packaging contents filled in the tubular container and used for brewing beverages. The tubular container engages the thread structure of the beverage brewing apparatus in a single tubular container or a plurality of tubular containers in a combination of corresponding thread structures.

Description

Tubular container and beverage brewing device thereof

Technical Field

The application discloses a container for brewing beverage, in particular to a tubular container which can be used singly or in combination and a beverage brewing device thereof.

Background

Typically, the beverage is obtained by, for example, brewing itself, purchasing a ready-to-package beverage, or purchasing it at a store that provides a brewed beverage on-site.

If a beverage is prepared by oneself, a proper brewing mode is not easy to obtain by ordinary people, or the beverage can be obtained by repeated tests, but the original flavor is lost.

In the prior art, a beverage brewing mode of a specific brewing machine is adopted, and a capsule type material bag suitable for the brewing machine is required to be purchased, materials with fixed proportions are already filled in the capsule type material bag according to manufacturers, and the beverage can be brewed by only placing the capsule type material bag in the specific brewing machine.

Disclosure of Invention

Unlike the existing devices and containers used for brewing beverages, the specification discloses a tubular container which can be set by manufacturers or provide users with flexibility in dispensing beverage ingredients, and a corresponding beverage brewing device.

The tubular container comprises a barrel-shaped tube body, one end of the barrel-shaped tube body is provided with a first inlet and a first outlet, the first inlet and the first outlet are provided with first thread structures and used for being connected with another device, the tubular container comprises a blocking structure arranged at the first inlet and the second outlet, and the blocking structure is a structure capable of being punctured or dissolved and can be used for packaging contents filled in the tubular container and used for brewing beverage.

Preferably, the first thread structure is an internal thread structure or an external thread structure for engaging with a corresponding thread structure provided on another device. The other device may be another tubular container or a beverage brewing device.

Further, the tubular container may be a single tubular container or a plurality of tubular containers in combination with corresponding thread structures to engage the thread structure of the beverage brewing apparatus.

Furthermore, a first access of one end of the tubular container is provided with a first thread structure, and the other end of the tubular container can be closed.

Or one end of the tubular container is provided with a first inlet and a first outlet, the other end of the tubular container is provided with a second inlet and a second outlet, and the tubular container is provided with a second thread structure.

Preferably, the first thread structure and the second thread structure may be the same internal thread structure or external thread structure; alternatively, the first thread structure and the second thread structure may be different internal thread structures or external thread structures.

Drawings

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus;

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of circuitry for a beverage brewing apparatus employing a tubular container;

FIGS. 3A and 3B are schematic diagrams showing a structural embodiment of a tubular container;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of a tubular container butt joint having an internal and external thread structure, respectively;

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of a tubular container having both internal and external threads;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a tubular container having external threads on both ends;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a tubular container having internal thread structures at both ends;

FIGS. 8A-8E show schematic views of embodiments of various combinations of tubular containers;

FIGS. 9A to 9D are views showing detailed structural embodiments of the tubular container;

FIG. 10 shows one of the schematic views of an embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus using a tubular container;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a second embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus using a tubular container;

fig. 12 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of the beverage brewing apparatus for brewing a beverage in cooperation with a tubular container.

Detailed Description

The specification discloses a tubular container capable of elastically configuring beverage ingredients and a beverage brewing device corresponding to the tubular container, wherein the tubular container is filled with a single brewing material or a mixture obtained by mixing a plurality of materials, and a user can select the corresponding tubular container to be used alone or in combination according to the preference of the user by matching different materials.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of a beverage making apparatus 10, which shows a schematic view of the beverage making apparatus 10, the beverage making apparatus 10 is provided with a built-in or external water tank 101, water (or a solution of a specific component) is delivered to a container carrying mechanism 105 mounted with a tubular container 14 by an air pump 103, during which the water temperature is adjusted by a temperature control device 108 provided on a pipeline, and then the material in the tubular container 14 is brewed to obtain a beverage, which is injected into a container, such as a cup 16 in the figure, through a beverage outlet 107.

In one embodiment, a display panel 109 may be provided on the beverage brewing apparatus for displaying information prompting the user to brew the beverage, and a control interface may be provided to allow the user to adjust brewing parameters or select a brewing mode according to the user's preference. After the user determines the brewing mode, an instruction is generated, and the processor controls the circuit components to brew the beverage.

In one embodiment, the temperature control device 108 may be a thermoelectric cooler (thermoelectric cooler), and when a current is introduced to a thermoelectric material (thermoelectric material) through an electrode according to a set parameter, the thermoelectric cooler may generate an endothermic or exothermic effect at a material interface, so as to heat or cool the water or specific liquid transported in the pipeline according to a control current (including magnitude and direction).

In another embodiment, the beverage brewing apparatus 10 can be provided with a gas-filling device 106 connected to the carrying device 105 by a gas pipe and can be extended into the tubular container 14 to fill the contents with gas, wherein the gas is filled when water is fed into the tubular container 14; however, in another brewing mode, the delivered water may be aerated immediately prior to entering the tubular container 14.

In particular, the tubular container 14 filled in the container carrying mechanism 105 can realize a container filled with extract, the content of which is tea extract, which can include essence extract, concentrated solution, fruit extract or moderate medicine extract, etc. mixed in a specific ratio, and can also be tea, coffee powder, fruit juice powder, traditional Chinese medicine powder, etc. For example, various extract (concentrate) formulation examples: juice concentrate + bubble water =100% juice soda; or fruit juice concentrate powder + sparkling water =100% juice soda; the juice extract plus bubble water =100% juice soda; or juice extract powder + bubble water =100% juice soda. Wherein the bubble water can reduce the concentrated Juice or extracted Juice to 100% Juice, and can also convert into Juice Soda (Juice Soda)'. In one embodiment, beverage brewing apparatus 10 can receive tubular container 14, used alone or in combination, to provide a wide variety of brewed beverages.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a circuit system of the beverage brewing apparatus, which mainly includes a microprocessor 20, and various functions and circuit components connected to the microprocessor 20, and the embodiment shows the main components including a tubular container 201, a scanning module 203, an interface control module 205, a parameter control module 207, a water feeding module 209, a temperature control module 211, a water outlet module 213, and a gas filling module 215. Microprocessor 20 is used to control the operation of the beverage brewing apparatus, including processing information for various functions or circuit elements.

According to an embodiment, when the tubular container 201 carrying the identifier 222 is inserted into the beverage brewing apparatus, the microprocessor 20 detects the presence of the tubular container 201 through related structure or electrical signals, and controls the scanning module 203 to scan the identifier 222. The identifier 222 may be an identification pattern, such as a one-dimensional or two-dimensional bar code, or a specifically coded pattern, such as a quick response matrix code, abbreviated as QR code; the RFID tag is a radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag) in which a radio identification signal is recorded. The scanning module 203 is a scanner for reading the information recorded therein, such as an identification pattern or a wireless identification tag.

The microprocessor 20 obtains brewing parameters read from the identifier 222 by the scanning module 203, and then, in one embodiment, the beverage brewing apparatus is provided with an interface control module 205 that prompts the brewing parameters to the user or provides modified functions. For example, a display panel is provided, wherein the brewing parameters read this time are displayed. For example, the various formulations of the extraction solutions described by the identifier 22, provided by the manufacturer of the contents of the tubular container 201, are encoded by the brewing parameters described in the identifier 222, such as the ratio of water, the water temperature, the additive composition, and the brewing time, pressure, temperature, or air bubble, which are related to how the beverage is brewed, and the microprocessor 20 can be set according to the parameters obtained by reading the bar codes to automatically brew tea or fruit juice according to the parameters described by the bar codes.

The proposed interface control module 205 provides a user interface, such as a touch panel, a button, etc., so that the user can modify brewing parameters according to his/her preference, or agree with a default value provided by the manufacturer, and then continue the subsequent brewing process after the determination.

Then, the microprocessor 20 provides the sensed brewing parameters to the parameter control module 207 to generate operation parameters for controlling the circuit elements of the water feeding module 209, the temperature control module 211, the water discharging module 213, and the air adding module 215.

For example, the water delivery module 209 may include a pump (pump) connected to the water tank, and may control the amount and flow rate of the supplied water according to the operation parameters generated by the parameter control module 207, and deliver the water to a water tank via a pipeline and output the water to the tubular container 201, and the water delivery module 209 may also monitor the amount of water in the water tank and the water tank. The water tank is provided with a temperature control module 211 which can control the temperature of refrigeration or heating and a temperature control time sequence according to operation parameters so as to control the temperature of the contents in the tubular container 201, and some brewing processes need to be heated or cooled rapidly or slowly. When the contents of the brew remain in the tubular container 201, the water outlet module 213 determines the water outlet time and flow rate from the tubular container 201 according to the operation parameters, and then the air-entraining module 215 can be controlled to determine whether to entrain air bubbles in the produced beverage or determine the energy of the entrained air bubbles according to the operation parameters.

It is mentioned here that the water tank, the water tank and the transported water can be replaced by other liquids, and after the water is processed by the water feeding module 209, the temperature control module 211, the water outlet module 213 and the air adding module 215, the contents in the tubular container 201 are brewed and finally output to a specific container.

Furthermore, the content of the tubular container 201 can be a single component material (such as tea leaf, coffee powder) or a mixture of multiple components mixed in a specific ratio, and in one embodiment, the tubular container 201 can be a combination of multiple (two or more) tubular containers filled with different contents, and the proper beverage is brewed by the design of brewing parameters. The tubular container used in the beverage brewing apparatus described in the above embodiments preferably has an elongated tubular wall, the tubular wall may be a cylindrical or square column or a column of other shape, the tubular wall is preferably made of recyclable or recyclable material, particularly heat-resistant and pressure-resistant material, and the tubular wall and the openings at both ends thereof form a space for filling brewing material. The entrance and exit of the two ends of the tubular container are a barrier structure, can be made of permeable or pierceable materials, can be designed into films, can be made of permeable materials or water-soluble materials, and if the water-soluble materials are soluble materials, the water-soluble materials can be dissolved when contacting water or special liquid injected from the outside, so that the beverage is brewed and output.

In one embodiment, the blocking structure may be designed as a film, and when the water pressure reaches a certain value, the film is broken to allow the beverage to flow out; or the blocking structures at the two ends of the tubular container can be designed into a gate, and when the water pressure reaches a certain degree, the gate is opened by the pressure of the beverage in the tubular container, and the beverage flows out of the tubular container.

It is worth mentioning that when the tube container is applied to a specific beverage brewing device, each type of beverage brewing device can be compatible with the tube container or respectively incompatible, but the design of the tube container should be in accordance with the specification of the beverage brewing device to be compatible, including the length, the outlet diameter, the material, the content weight, the components and the characteristics of the tube container, and the like, or otherwise, the tube container is not compatible with the specific beverage brewing device.

Fig. 3A and 3B are views showing an example of the structure of the tubular container proposed in this specification.

Fig. 3A shows a tubular container 31 having an open end and provided with an internal thread structure 301, in which a piercing or dissolving blocking structure 310 is provided for enclosing contents for brewing beverage filled in the tube. In this example, the tubular container 31 has a first inlet and a first outlet at one end and a sealed design at the other end.

In particular, the tubular container 31 may be integrated into the container-carrying means in the beverage brewing device by means of the internal thread structure 301, or may be combined with other tubular containers 31 by means of the internal thread structure 301. The blocking structure 310 may preferably be a material that is easily penetrated by air pressure, hydraulic pressure, or physical force, such as: aluminum foil, film, plastic, paper, etc., and the tubular container 31 contains edible and drinkable concentrated extract or powder or liquid.

Accordingly, fig. 3B shows a tubular container 32 having an external threaded structure 302 at one end opening and a barrier structure 320, wherein the same is filled with contents for brewing a beverage. The tubular container 32 in this example has a first access opening at one end and is likewise of closed design at the other end.

Fig. 3A and 3B show that the tubular container 31 having the internal thread structure 301 and the tubular container 32 having the external thread structure 302 can be butted against each other, as shown in fig. 4, which shows an example of butting tubular containers having the internal and external thread structures, respectively, wherein the tubular container 31 and the tubular container 32 are rotatably engaged by the thread structures.

According to the above description of the embodiments, the tubular containers can be loaded into the container carrying mechanism of the beverage brewing apparatus, either individually or in combination, so that the contents of different tubular containers can be mixed during brewing of the beverage, providing a variety of brewing combinations.

The tubular container in the above embodiment has a barrel-shaped tube body, the cross-sectional area of which is not limited to any shape, and the length of the tube body can be designed to define only a maximum length, so long as the tube body with the length less than or equal to the maximum length is compatible, or even under the condition that the maximum length is not exceeded, two or more tubular containers can be placed in a stacking manner, that is, the tubular container includes a combination of a plurality of tubular containers filled with different contents.

It is noted that the tubular container may be a transparent, translucent or special tube, or the tube may be provided with an index, and when the tube is filled in the beverage brewing device for brewing, a portion of the tube may be exposed outside the device body by the structural design, so that the user can see the brewing process inside the tube directly from the tube, and the implementation of using the tubular container is as follows.

Furthermore, the specification provides further structural changes to the tubular container, and an embodiment of the tubular container having both internal and external threads is schematically illustrated in fig. 5.

The tubular container 50 is shown with two end ports, including a first port and a second port, each having a threaded structure engageable with another device, the tubular container barrel having a length and diameter compatible with the other device to which it is engaged, the other device being either another tubular container or a beverage brewing device having an internal or external threaded structure, shown as external threaded structure 501 and internal threaded structure 502, for engaging the tubular container. The two inlets and outlets are also respectively provided with a first blocking structure 511 and a second blocking structure 512 for packaging the contents, and the blocking structures (511, 512) are also made of materials which are easy to be punctured by air pressure, hydraulic pressure or physical, such as: aluminum foil, film, plastic, paper, etc., and the tube-shaped container 50 is filled with edible and drinkable concentrated extract or powder or liquid.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of a tubular container having external thread structures at both ends, which is illustrated as a tubular container 60, and the two ports have a first external thread structure 601 and a second external thread structure 602, and also have a first blocking structure 611 and a second blocking structure 612, respectively.

Fig. 7 next shows another embodiment of a tubular container 70, which has an internal thread structure at both ends, including a first internal thread structure 701 and a second internal thread structure 702, and a first blocking structure 711 and a second blocking structure 712 at both access ports.

Fig. 8A to 8E show the schematic views of various combinations of tubular containers, wherein each tubular container may have one or two openings, i.e. one or two screw threads, and the two openings may be the same internal screw thread structure or external screw thread structure, or different screw threads.

Fig. 8A shows a tubular container 801 having an external thread structure at one end thereof, by which an internal thread structure at one end of the tubular container 802 is engaged, and the other end of the tubular container 802 of this example is an external thread structure.

Fig. 8B shows a tubular container 803 having an external thread structure and an internal thread structure at opposite ends thereof, respectively, wherein the internal thread structure is adapted to engage the external thread structure at one end of the tubular container 804.

Fig. 8C shows the tubular container 805 engaging the internal thread structure of one end of another tubular container 806 by means of an external thread structure at one end, the other end of the tubular container 806 being provided with another external thread structure.

Fig. 8D shows an embodiment in which three tubular containers 807, 808 and 809 are internally and externally threaded with respect to each other, wherein primarily the tubular containers may be engaged with their internal thread structures with the external thread structures of another tubular container, and after engagement of the three tubular containers 807, 808 and 809, the entire body still has access openings at both ends through which a plurality of tubular containers of compatible length may be engaged, such as in a container carrier mechanism of a suitable beverage brewing apparatus. During the brewing process, the beverage brewing apparatus may break the barrier structure under water or air pressure to allow the contents of the three tubular containers 807, 808, and 809 to be thoroughly mixed during the brewing process.

Fig. 8E shows three tubular containers 810, 811 and 812, likewise engaged with one another in an internally and externally threaded configuration, with the integral ends being closed, and likewise suitable for use in beverage brewing devices compatible with their barrel lengths.

Fig. 9A to 9D show schematic views of detailed structural examples of the tubular container.

Description of the embodiments the tubular container disclosed in the specification is connected to an external device (such as a beverage brewing device or another tubular container) mainly by an internal and external thread structure of a nozzle, and fig. 9A shows a tubular container having a tubular barrel including an outlet portion 901 and a container portion 903 for containing fluid, which are separable, in one embodiment, the container portion 903 is used for filling contents for brewing beverage, and the outlet portion 901 is an outlet for outputting brewed beverage. The outlet portion 901 and the container portion 903 may be coupled to each other by screwing or fitting (without limiting the present invention). Preferably, the outlet portion 901 and the container portion 903 shown in the embodiment shown in the figure are engaged in a threaded structure, and fluid can be injected into the container portion 903 of the tubular container through the fluid inlet 907 at one end of the container portion 903, and mixed with the contents for brewing the beverage, and the obstruction structure of the outlet portion 901 can be broken through by hydraulic pressure or air pressure, so that the mixture of the fluid (such as water or other) and the contents can be discharged, and the purpose of brewing the beverage can be achieved.

Further, because the tube container has expandability, the tube container can be connected to another tube container through a linking structure in a threaded or sleeved manner, for example, the outlet portion 901 can be further sleeved on a container portion of another tube container, or the container portion 903 can be connected to an outlet portion of another tube container.

Fig. 9B further shows an embodiment of the container part 903 in the above tubular container, the container part 903 is shown in the figure with a first interface part 931 at the upper end, which can be engaged with the outlet part 901 of the above embodiment, the engagement can be screwed or sleeved, and the container part 903 in the figure is provided with a second interface part 933 at the lower end as a fluid inlet.

Fig. 9C shows an embodiment of the second interface part 933, which is provided with a connecting structure 937, such as a screw thread, and a fluid injection port 935. The container portion 903 is connected to the beverage brewing apparatus through a connecting structure 937 in the second mouthpiece portion 933 such that the beverage brewing apparatus injects fluid into the container portion 903 through a fluid injection inlet 935 to mix with the contents filled therein.

In addition, also because the tube-shaped container has expandability, the container part 903 can be connected with other tube-shaped containers through a connecting structure 937 in the second interface part 933, for example, the outlet part 901 of another tube-shaped container according to the embodiment shown in fig. 9A.

FIG. 9D further illustrates an embodiment of a structure in the outlet portion 901 of the tubular container, such as a connection 917 to another device (e.g., a beverage brewing device or another tubular container), which is shown as having threads, but not limited to, a threaded connection. The outlet portion 901 is provided with one or more barrier structures 911,913,915, according to the illustrated embodiment, the barrier structures 911,913,915 are cone-shaped structures, the tip of the cone-shaped structures is the fluid outlet portion, and the barrier structures 911,913,915 may be made of a film, a thin plastic, an aluminum foil, or a paper material, and may be broken by hydraulic pressure or air pressure to output the mixed fluid or beverage.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus using a tubular container, in which one beverage brewing apparatus 100 is schematically shown, and the embodiment shown in the figure is particularly designed for a beverage outlet, but schematically shown only, and not for limiting the design of the beverage brewing apparatus 100, and the basic design of the entire brewing is understood and realized by those skilled in the relevant art, and the beverage brewing apparatus 100 uses the tubular container 1000 described in the above-described illustrated embodiment, which is shown as the beverage brewing apparatus 100 of one tubular container 1000, and in practice, the beverage brewing apparatus 100 may be divided into various types of apparatuses supporting one or more tubular containers 1000. The beverage brewing apparatus 100 includes an apparatus main body 1001 and a water supply apparatus 1003 provided at one side, and in operation, water of the water supply apparatus 1003 is introduced into a heater (or a refrigerator) by a water pump (pump) therein, and then is poured into the tubular container 1000 through a related pipe, so that the contents therein are brewed, or can be left to stand for a certain period of time, or under a certain pressure, to make a beverage.

Further, it can be seen from the above embodiments that the container carrying mechanism in the beverage brewing apparatus 100 can be provided with a tube-shaped container of a compatible length, and the tube-shaped container can be brewed as a single one or a plurality of tube-shaped containers in combination according to the requirements.

Fig. 11 shows a beverage brewing apparatus 110 supporting two tubular containers, each of which can be elastically fitted with a long or short tubular container, such that one of the two tubular containers can be inserted into a first tubular container 1101 having a standard length, the other tubular container can be inserted into two second tubular containers 1102 and a third tubular container 1103 having a half-standard length, and the tubular containers 1102, 1103 can be stacked and still be placed in a container support mechanism in the beverage brewing apparatus 110.

In particular, since the tubular containers 1102, 1103 are both containers with a double opening, they are also enclosed by the barrier device described in the previous embodiment, in which the material for preparing the particular beverage is filled according to the design. When water is injected from one side of the superposed containing device formed by hermetically combining the tubular containers 1102 and 1103, the two tubular containers 1102 and 1103 can still flow, materials in different containing spaces are brewed together, and finally the materials can be mixed with the beverage brewed from the first tubular container 1101, so that the purpose of automatically brewing the beverage into the beverage with a specific taste is achieved.

Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus for brewing a beverage in conjunction with a tubular container, wherein a brewing system 130 is schematically illustrated in the beverage brewing apparatus, the brewing system 130 comprising a mechanism, circuitry and control software, wherein the components are schematically illustrated, but one of ordinary skill in the relevant art will understand from the illustration and understand to practice the illustrated invention.

In this brewing system 130, the tubular container 120 can be filled, the tubular container 120 including the tube wall 123 and the concentrate material 124, onto the container support 111 in the beverage brewing device, except that the above embodiment shows the container filled into the beverage brewing device in a vertical manner, which shows the tubular container 120 horizontally placed onto the container support 111 in the brewing system 130. The container support mechanism 111 allows the tubular container 120 to be properly connected to the components of the brewing system 130 such that the tubular container 120 can be placed in a receiving space that is isolated from the outside temperature and air.

The tubular container 120 of the present embodiment is inserted with one end (e.g., the blocking structure 121) facing the inside of the brewing system 130, and is fixed on the container supporting mechanism 111, and then sealed and fixed by a cover 113. The schematic view shows that the tubular container 120 can be placed horizontally on the container support 111 in the brewing system 130 and a piercing structure 119 is pierced into the blocking structure 121 on one side for injecting liquid (water, specific solution) to brew the concentrated liquid or concentrated powder therein, and finally the beverage is output from the blocking structure 122.

The brewing system 130 may be provided with a water supply 114, in which water is mainly introduced, the water is driven to flow to the heater 117 by the air pump 115, and the temperature-controlled water may be output and injected into the tubular container 120 through the piercing structure to brew the concentrated material 124 therein. After the design of the control parameters such as time, liquid flow rate and temperature, the beverage can be brewed and output through the other blocking structure 122, and can flow into the cup through the specific flow guide mechanism 112.

In summary, the above description describes embodiments of a beverage brewing apparatus and a tubular container provided in the specification, wherein a tubular container compatible with the beverage brewing apparatus is provided, in which a single component material or a mixture of multiple components is mixed in a specific ratio, and the single tubular container or a combination of multiple tubular containers filled with different contents can be filled, so as to achieve the purpose of brewing beverages with various contents by combining diversity and flexibility.

It should be understood that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, so that the equivalent structural changes made by the present invention and the contents shown in the drawings are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (14)

1. A tubular container, said tubular container comprising:

a barrel-shaped pipe body, one end of which is provided with a first inlet and a first outlet;

a first threaded structure disposed at the first access opening, the first threaded structure for engaging another device; and

and the barrier structure is arranged at the first access and used for packaging the content filled in the tubular container and used for brewing the beverage.

2. A tubular container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first thread formation is an internal thread formation or an external thread formation for engaging a corresponding thread formation provided in said further device, said further device being a further tubular container or a beverage brewing device.

3. The tubular container of claim 2, wherein said first thread structure of said tubular container corresponds to a thread structure of a container carrier of said beverage brewing apparatus.

4. A tubular container as claimed in claim 2 wherein said tubular container engages the thread formation of the container support means in a single tubular container or in a combination of tubular containers with corresponding thread formations.

5. A tubular container as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first access opening at one end of said tubular container is provided with said first thread structure and the other end is closed.

6. A tubular container as claimed in claim 2 wherein said first port at one end of said tubular container is provided with said first thread formation and the other end is a second port provided with a second thread formation.

7. A tubular container as claimed in claim 6 wherein said first thread formation and said second thread formation are the same internal thread formation or external thread formation.

8. A tubular container according to claim 6, characterized in that said first thread structure and said second thread structure are different internal thread structures or external thread structures.

9. The tubular container of claim 1, wherein the barrel-shaped tube includes an outlet portion and a container portion which are separable, wherein the container portion is filled with contents for brewing the beverage.

10. A tubular container as in claim 9 wherein said outlet portion is in threaded engagement with said container portion.

11. A tubular container as in claim 9 wherein said outlet portion is provided with one or more pneumatically or hydraulically rupturable barriers.

12. A tubular container as in claim 11 wherein the one or more baffles of the outlet portion are cone-shaped structures, the tip of which is a fluid outflow portion.

13. A tubular container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12 wherein said barrier means is a pierceable or dissolvable structure.

14. A beverage making apparatus wherein the tubular container of claim 1 is engaged by the screw thread structure of one of the container carrying means.

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