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Capsule-dispensing cabinet for supplying machines for the preparation of drinks or other food preparations

US7793797B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 22, 2005
Grant dateSep 14, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J31/3642
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Capsule-dispensing cabinet intended for supplying machines with the aim of preparing drinks or other food preparations, comprising: a body, a plurality of buffer storage housings (3, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35) forming a capsule buffer store, intended to be supplied by a plurality of removable tubes (2) containing stacked capsules, each tube and buffer storage housing (3) being arranged relative to one another so as to form an aligned stack of capsules. Each buffer storage housing (3, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35) comprises individual selection means (5) enabling a capsule contained in the stack to be released and collection means (6, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65) enabling the capsule thus released to be collected.

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