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Capsule for brewing a beverage

US8512886B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 2007
Grant dateAug 20, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D81/2076
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The capsule (2) for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage machine comprises: a brewing enclosure (20) containing one or more beverage ingredients; filtering means (22) delimiting at least one filtering side of the brewing enclosure, beverage flow guiding means (40) configured to guide the beverage to a beverage outlet (41b) of the capsule, a shell (21) and a protective cover (4) that is attached to the shell and forms with the shell a gas tight container for the beverage ingredients; The capsule further comprises opening means comprising an opening element (43) arranged outside the brewing enclosure and configured to open the gas-tight container in order to create the beverage outlet (41b), said gas tight container integrally housing the beverage flow guiding means (40) and the opening element (43).

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