Capsule for preparation of a beverage with a sealing member attached thereto and method of producing the same
US8161866B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/8064
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for producing a capsule containing beverage ingredients designed for insertion in a beverage production device in which a liquid under pressure enters the capsule in order to interact with the ingredients in the capsule and to form beverage. The method includes preforming the capsule body and at least a portion of said flange-like rim, placing a premade sealing member on the flange-like rim, crimping a portion of the flange-like rim on a portion of the sealing member so resulting in the sealing member becoming attached to the flange-like rim.
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