ASSEMBLY, PACKAGE AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE
First Claim
1. An assembly for preparing a beverage, comprising a concentrate containing package and an apparatus for receiving the package and for preparing a beverage with the concentrate, wherein said apparatus comprises a recess for receiving said package, a concentrate discharge channel debauching in said recess and connecting to a mixing chamber, and a movable pressure element configured to pressurize the package, wherein a package rupturing mechanism is positioned in said concentrate discharge channel in a manner as not to protrude effectively into the recess and wherein the package is sufficiently flexible as to bulge out locally towards the concentrate discharge channel and into contact with the package rupturing mechanism when pressurized by the pressure element.
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An assembly for preparing a beverage comprises a concentrate containing package and an apparatus for receiving the package and for preparing a beverage with the concentrate. The apparatus comprises a recess for receiving said package, a concentrate discharge channel debouching in said recess and connecting to a mixing chamber, and movable pressure element for pressurizing the package. The package rupturing mechanism is positioned in said concentrate discharge channel in a manner as not to protrude effectively into the recess. The package is sufficiently flexible as to bulge out locally towards the concentrate discharge channel and into contact with the package rupturing mechanism when pressurized by the pressure element. Further a package and an apparatus for use in the assembly are provided.
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- 1. An assembly for preparing a beverage, comprising a concentrate containing package and an apparatus for receiving the package and for preparing a beverage with the concentrate, wherein said apparatus comprises a recess for receiving said package, a concentrate discharge channel debauching in said recess and connecting to a mixing chamber, and a movable pressure element configured to pressurize the package, wherein a package rupturing mechanism is positioned in said concentrate discharge channel in a manner as not to protrude effectively into the recess and wherein the package is sufficiently flexible as to bulge out locally towards the concentrate discharge channel and into contact with the package rupturing mechanism when pressurized by the pressure element.
- 15. An apparatus for preparing a beverage using a concentrate containing package, comprising a support having a recess configured to receive a package, a concentrate discharge channel debouching in said recess and connecting to a mixing chamber, and movable pressure element for pressurizing the package, wherein a package rupturing mechanism is positioned in said concentrate discharge channel in a manner as not to protrude effectively into the recess.
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