An apparatus for making a mixed drink includes a housing, a first single-serve beverage container, a second single-serve beverage container, an opening mechanism for opening the single-serve beverage containers, a chamber with an outlet, a water reservoir, and a pump. The first container holds a con
An apparatus for making a mixed drink includes a housing, a first single-serve beverage container, a second single-serve beverage container, an opening mechanism for opening the single-serve beverage containers, a chamber with an outlet, a water reservoir, and a pump. The first container holds a concentrate and the second container holds an alcohol. The chamber has an inlet for receiving the contents of the first and second containers and further includes an outlet. The water reservoir is positioned in the housing. The pump is coupled to the water reservoir for transferring water to the vicinity of the first and second containers. Water from the reservoir enters the chamber directly and/or through one or more of the containers.
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1. An apparatus for making a mixed drink comprising: a housing having at least a first receptacle and a second receptacle;a first single-serve beverage container for seating in the first receptacle;a second single-serve beverage container containing a liquid alcohol product for seating in the second
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An apparatus for making a mixed drink comprising: a housing having at least a first receptacle and a second receptacle;a first single-serve beverage container for seating in the first receptacle;a second single-serve beverage container containing a liquid alcohol product for seating in the second receptacle;an opening mechanism having a blade for slicing open the first and the second single-serve beverage containers to allow the contents thereof to be at least in part evacuated, with the opening mechanism being movable towards and into the first and second beverage containers;a chamber having at least one inlet for receiving the contents from the first and second single-serve beverage containers to allow the contents to mingle, said chamber further including an outlet;a water reservoir coupled to the housing; anda pump coupled to the water reservoir for transferring water from the water reservoir to the vicinity of the first and second receptacles such that water from the water reservoir enters the chamber, with at least one of: water entering the chamber directly; andwater entering one or both of the first and second containers. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a third receptacle in the housing for holding a third single-serve beverage container, with the third container, said third receptacle in communication with the first and second receptacles to permit mingling of the contents of the third container with the contents of the first and second containers. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a closing mechanism for acting upon the first and second containers within the housing such that the opening mechanism is activated to open the containers when the closing mechanism is closed. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a cover or door associated with the receptacles for closing the receptacles utilizing the closing mechanism, wherein the door or part of the door or cover is one or more of stationary or rotatable about a hinge to the closed position. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the containers are opened by the opening mechanism substantially simultaneously. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein contents of the containers are evacuated by gravity, by squeezing, by flushing, or by a combination thereof. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a control system for operating the apparatus to dispense a beverage from the outlet of the chamber and a control panel for entering instructions to the control system. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second containers are formed by thermoforming and closed with a seal, formed by injection molding and closed with a seal, or formed as a sliceable or cuttable bag or pouch. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the container is substantially bottle-shaped in at least one dimension, or the container is test tube shaped, cup shaped, or hour-glass shaped. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second beverage containers are stacked back-to-back and the opening mechanism slices open both the first and second beverage containers at the same time. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the opening mechanism moves inwardly towards the first and second beverage containers to slice open the containers and outwardly away from the first and second beverage containers. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a guide, rail, rib or a barrier that separates the first and second beverage containers. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second beverage containers are stacked in the housing and opened simultaneously with a single opening mechanism. 14. An apparatus for making a mixed drink comprising: a housing having at least a first receptacle, a second receptacle, and an outlet, said first receptacle for receiving a first single-serve container holding a first contents and said second receptacle for receiving a second single-serve container holding a second contents, said first and second receptacles coupled to the outlet;a first opening mechanism that is movable for slicing or cutting the first single-serve container open with a blade to permit the release of the first contents from the first container;a second opening mechanism that is movable for slicing or cutting the second single-serve container open to permit the release of the second contents from the second container;a water source coupled to the housing; anda pump positioned in the housing coupled between the water source and the outlet of the housing for pumping water through the housing to exit through the outlet;wherein the first contents of the first container are at least in part evacuated therefrom upon activation of the first opening mechanism to open the first container by moving the first opening mechanism towards and into the first container, and the second contents of the second container are at least in part evacuated therefrom upon activation of the second opening mechanism to open the second container by moving the second opening mechanism towards and into the second container, with the contents of both the first and second containers exiting the housing through the outlet with water from the water source; and wherein the first and second opening mechanism are a single device or multiple devices. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first and second receptacles are in direct communication with the outlet. 16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the pump moves water from the water source to the vicinity of the openings formed in the first and second containers to exit the housing through the outlet. 17. A method for making a mixed drink comprising: depositing a first single-serve container having a first contents into a housing;depositing a second single-serve container having a second contents into the housing;opening the first and second containers to permit the first and second contents to at least in part exit the containers;pumping water from a water reservoir to mingle with the contents of the first and second containers;allowing the mingled contents of the first and second containers and the water to exit the housing,wherein the opening of the first and second containers is performed by an opening mechanism in the form of a blade that slices the first and second containers by moving towards and into the first and second containers.
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