Single-serve capsule for preparing a beverage in a beverage preparation machine, and system for preparing a beverage from said single-serve capsule

US12129106B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GCS GERMAN CAPSULE SOLUTION GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Marc Krüger · Moitzfeld, DE
• Günter Empl · Moitzfeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 13, 2020
• Grant date: Oct 29, 2024
• Expiry date: Oct 26, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47J31/369
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A portion capsule for preparing a beverage in a beverage preparation machine, the portion capsule including a base element with a cavity for receiving a beverage raw material, and a capsule cover sealing the cavity; the base element including a capsule base, a peripheral flange with a peripheral bulge, and a capsule wall extending between the capsule base and the peripheral flange; the capsule cover attached to the flange along a sealing plane; a sealing element in the form of a sealing bead pointing away from the capsule cover on the flange; the sealing plane extending along the flange on the side of the capsule cover, between the bulge and the sealing bead; and the sealing bead including an inner flank on the capsule wall side and an outer flank on the bulge side, both oriented at an angle of 80 to 90 degrees to the sealing plane.