CAPSULE AND DISPENSING MACHINE FOR BEVERAGES
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Abstract
A capsule includes a first container provided with a first closed cavity containing a first product and a second container provided with a second closed cavity containing a second product. The first container and the second container include a first interface element facing the first cavity and a second interface element facing the second cavity, respectively. The first interface element is provided with a first connecting device having a first conduit and the second interface element is provided with a second connecting device having a second conduit. In an assembled configuration of the capsule, in which the first container is associated with the second container, the first connecting device is engaged with the second connecting device so as to couple the first conduit with the second conduit to make a flow connection between the first cavity and the second cavity and enable at least the first product to pass into the second cavity and join the second product to make a final product.
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44 Claims
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1-22. -22. (canceled)
- 23. A capsule, comprising a first container provided with a first closed cavity containing a first product and a second container provided with a second closed cavity containing a second product, said first container and said second container comprising a first interface element facing said first cavity and a second interface element facing said second cavity, respectively, wherein said first interface element is provided with a first connecting device having a first conduit assembly and said second interface element is provided with a second connecting device having a second conduit assembly, wherein in an assembled configuration of said capsule in which said first container is associated with said second container, said first connecting device is engaged with said second connecting device to couple said first conduit assembly with said second conduit assembly to establish a flow connection between said first cavity and said second cavity to enable said first product to pass into said second cavity and join said second product to make a final product.
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38. A dispensing machine for a capsule comprising a first container which is compressible and/or crushable and provided with a first cavity containing a first product, and a second container which is compressible and/or crushable and provided with a second cavity containing a second product and with an opening promoting device for making an outlet when said second container is compressed and/or crushed, wherein said machine includes:
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a support for receiving and supporting said capsule with said first container connected to said second container in an assembled configuration, wherein said first cavity and said second cavity are in flow connection; an injecting device for injecting a fluid into said first cavity; a first abutting device that is movable along a direction to compress and crush said first container against said support, thus reducing an internal volume thereof to enable said fluid to flow together with said first product into the second container to join to said second product and make a final product; and a second abutting device that is movable along said direction to compress and crush said second container against said support, thus reducing an internal volume thereof to enable said second container to open and said final product to exit. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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Specification