CAPSULE FOR BREWING A BEVERAGE
First Claim
1. Capsule for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage machine comprising:
- a brewing enclosure containing one or more beverage ingredients;
filtering means defining at least one filtering side of the brewing enclosure;
beverage flow guiding means designed to guide the beverage to a beverage outlet of the capsule;
a shell and a protective cover that is attached to the shell and forms with the shell a gas tight container for the beverage ingredients; and
opening means comprising an opening element located outside the brewing enclosure and designed to open the gas-tight container in order to create the beverage outlet, the gas tight container integrally housing the beverage flow guiding means and the opening element.
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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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22 Claims
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1. Capsule for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage machine comprising:
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a brewing enclosure containing one or more beverage ingredients; filtering means defining at least one filtering side of the brewing enclosure; beverage flow guiding means designed to guide the beverage to a beverage outlet of the capsule; a shell and a protective cover that is attached to the shell and forms with the shell a gas tight container for the beverage ingredients; and opening means comprising an opening element located outside the brewing enclosure and designed to open the gas-tight container in order to create the beverage outlet, the gas tight container integrally housing the beverage flow guiding means and the opening element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22)
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18. A beverage machine comprising a device designed for brewing a beverage using ingredients contained in a capsule,
the beverage brewing device comprising means for retaining the capsule in a defined position, first opening means for opening a hot water inlet into the capsule while the capsule is retained in the defined position, second opening means for opening a beverage outlet from the capsule while the capsule is retained in the defined position, and the retaining means and the first and second opening means are controlled by a common actuator.
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21. Capsule for preparing a beverage comprising:
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a brewing enclosure; a filter defining at least one filtering side of the brewing enclosure; beverage flow guide to guide the beverage to a beverage outlet of the capsule; a shell and a protective cover that is attached to the shell; and an opener comprising an opening element located outside the brewing enclosure and designed to open the container and create the beverage outlet, the container integrally housing the beverage guide and the opening element.
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