BEVERAGE CAPSULE WITH SEALING ELEMENT
First Claim
1. A capsule for the preparation of a beverage from a brewing device that comprises a receptacle for enclosing at least part of said capsule, said capsule comprising a lateral wall, an upper, inlet, wall and a lower, outlet, wall forming a hollow body where a product is contained, a flange rim laterally extending from said capsule, at least one sealing protrusion located on an upper surface of said flange rim for providing a sealing engagement with said receptacle when in use in said brewing device, characterized in that said sealing protrusion comprises a portion having a substantially triangular cross-section with two sides lying on two straight lines that extend from and intersect said upper surface of the flange rim and are incident one to the other in one point to define an angle comprised in the range 45°
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, and in that the height of said incidence point, measured from said upper surface, is greater than 0.5 mm and preferably within the range of 0.6 mm to 2.6 mm.
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Abstract
A capsule (1) for the preparation of a beverage from a brewing device that comprises a receptacle (50) for enclosing at least part of said capsule, said capsule comprising a lateral wall (2), an upper inlet wall (3) and a lower outlet wall (4) forming a hollow body (5) where a brewing product is contained, a flange rim (6) laterally extending from said capsule, at least one sealing protrusion (10) located on an upper surface (6a) of said flange rim for providing a sealing engagement with said receptacle (50) when in use in said brewing device. Said sealing protrusion comprises a portion having a substantially triangular cross-section with two sides (11, 12) lying on two straight lines that extend from said upper surface (6a) of the flange rim (6) and are incident one to the other in one point (B).
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1. A capsule for the preparation of a beverage from a brewing device that comprises a receptacle for enclosing at least part of said capsule, said capsule comprising a lateral wall, an upper, inlet, wall and a lower, outlet, wall forming a hollow body where a product is contained, a flange rim laterally extending from said capsule, at least one sealing protrusion located on an upper surface of said flange rim for providing a sealing engagement with said receptacle when in use in said brewing device, characterized in that said sealing protrusion comprises a portion having a substantially triangular cross-section with two sides lying on two straight lines that extend from and intersect said upper surface of the flange rim and are incident one to the other in one point to define an angle comprised in the range 45°
- -120°
, and in that the height of said incidence point, measured from said upper surface, is greater than 0.5 mm and preferably within the range of 0.6 mm to 2.6 mm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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