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US 10,472,165 B2Granted
Portion capsule and method for producing a beverage by means of a portion capsule
AssigneeK-Fee System GmbH
InventorGunter Empl
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Abstract
The invention relates to a portion capsule for producing a beverage, comprising a capsule body (2), which has a capsule bottom (3) and a filling side (4), wherein a cavity (100) for accommodating a powdery or liquid beverage substrate (101) is formed between the capsule bottom (3) and the filling side (4), wherein a filter element (7) is arranged between the beverage substrate (101) and the capsule bottom (3).
Claims17
A portion capsule for producing a beverage comprising:
- a capsule body with a capsule base and a filling side, the capsule base having an inside surface,
- a cavity for accommodating a pulverulent or liquid base formed between the capsule base and the filling side, and
- a filter element arranged in the cavity between the pulverulent or liquid base and the capsule base, the filter element is configured to separate extraction liquid from the pulverulent or liquid base,
- wherein the filter element consists of a rigid injection molded element,
- wherein the filter element is moveable from a first configuration to a second configuration,
- wherein in the first configuration, an entirety of a lower surface of the filter element is in contact with the inside surface of the capsule base and an upper surface of the filter element directly contacts at least some of the pulverulent or liquid base, and
- wherein in the second configuration, the entirety of the lower surface of the filter element is lifted away from the inside surface of the capsule base.
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A portion capsule for producing a beverage comprising:
- a capsule body with a capsule base and a filling side,
- a cavity for accommodating a pulverulent or liquid base formed between the capsule base and the filling side, and
- a filter element arranged in the cavity between the pulverulent or liquid base and the capsule base, the filter element is configured to separate extraction liquid from the pulverulent or liquid base, the filter element consists of a rigid injection molded element,
- wherein the filter element is moveable from a first configuration to a second configuration,
- wherein in the first configuration, an entirety of a lower surface of the filter element is in contact with an inside surface of the capsule base and an upper surface of the filter element directly contacts at least some of the pulverulent or liquid base, and
- wherein in the second configuration, the entirety of the lower surface of the filter element is lifted away from the inside surface of the capsule base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.