Seal For A Single Serve Capsule
AssigneeGCS German Capsule Solution GmbH
InventorsMarc Krüger, Günter Empl
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Abstract
The invention relates to a single serve capsule (1) for preparing a beverage in a beverage preparation machine, said single serve capsule (1) having a liquid-tight base element (2) having a cavity (3) for receiving a beverage raw material and a capsule cover (4) sealing the cavity (3).
Claims24
A single-serve capsule for a preparation of a beverage in a beverage-production machine, where the single-serve capsule has a base element with a flange and with a cavity for acceptance of a beverage raw material and a capsule lid closing the cavity, where the capsule lid is secured on the flange and there is a seal provided on an area opposite to the capsule lid, wherein the seal provided is partially plastic, and wherein the seal comprises gelatin.
A single-serve capsule for a preparation of a beverage in a beverage-production machine, where the single-serve capsule has a base element with a flange and with a cavity for the acceptance of a beverage raw material and a capsule lid closing the cavity, where the capsule lid is secured on the flange and there is a seal provided on an area opposite to the capsule lid, characterized in that the seal provided is partially plastic, and wherein the seal comprises gelatin.
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A process for production of a seal of a single-serve capsule, wherein a biopolymer, in particular gelatin and/or polysaccharide and/or cellulose, is provided in a form of a film/foil which is then molded, in particular thermoformed, and where the molded foil is provided as the seal on the single-serve capsule.
A process for production of a seal of a single-serve capsule, where a biopolymer, in particular the plastic based on gelatin and/or polysaccharide and/or cellulose, is liquefied so that it can then be cast and/or sharpened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.