Capsule
AssigneeBiserkon Holdings Ltd.
InventorsSander Gordon Zweed, Mark Eric Anton Arthur Klep, Jan Andreae
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Abstract
The invention relates to a capsule for use in a device for preparing beverages comprising a sealing element on a laterally protruding edge connected to the housing of the capsule. The invention also relates to an assembly of such a capsule and a device for preparing beverages. In addition, the invention relates to a perforation structure evidently intended for use in such a capsule according to the invention. The invention also relates to the use of such a capsule in a device for preparing beverages. The invention further relates to a sealing element for use in a capsule according to the invention.
Claims26
A capsule for preparing beverages, comprising:
- a housing at least partially filled with a substance to be extracted and/or dissolved, such as ground coffee, wherein the housing is provided with a supply side for pressing a liquid such as water into the capsule, and with a discharge side located a distance from supply side for discharging liquid provided with extract and/or dissolved substance and guided through the capsule, wherein at least a part of the discharge side of the housing is initially sealed by a perforable foil;
- a laterally protruding engaging edge connected to the housing to enable clamping of the capsule in a device for preparing beverages;
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- at least one at least partially resilient sealing element for sealing a space between the device and the capsule during clamping of the capsule in the device, the sealing element being at least partially manufactured from a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.