Opening means for a capsule-based beverage preparation device
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsDidier Vuagniaux, Matthieu Ozanne, Gilles Gerber, Remo Dunki
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Abstract
The invention proposes a system comprising a beverage preparation device (10) and a capsule (1) for preparing a beverage from a food substance contained in a compartment (2) of the capsule by injection of a liquid into the capsule, the beverage preparation device (10) having opening means (3) which are designed to interact with a wall member (4) provided at an outlet face (6b) of the capsule (1), wherein the opening means (3) comprise an opening member (7) having a hook-like shape designed to shear and move away at least a portion of a cover (11) sealed to the outlet face (6b) of the capsule.
Claims12
A system comprising a beverage preparation device and a capsule for preparing a beverage from a food substance contained in a compartment of the capsule by injecting a liquid into the capsule, the beverage preparation device having an opener which is designed to interact with a wall member provided at an outlet face of the capsule,
- wherein the opener comprises an opening member having a hook-like shape designed to shear and move away at least a portion of a cover sealed to the outlet face of the capsule.
A capsule for preparing a beverage in a beverage machine comprising:
- an ingredients compartment;
- a wall member provided at an outlet face of the capsule, the wall member comprising at least one overflow aperture in fluid communication with the ingredients compartment;
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- a cover sealed to the outlet face and the wall member comprises a shearing member abutting on the cover and designed to interact with a dedicated opener of the beverage preparation machine such that during opening of the machine at least a portion of the cover is sheared between the shearing member and the opener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.