CAPSULE FOR BEVERAGE
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Abstract
A capsule includes a deformable and/or compressible casing provided with a base wall and a side wall defining a cavity suitable for containing an initial product to be combined with a fluid to make a final product. The deformable base wall is provided with an outlet passage for the outflow and dispensing of the final product, and when the casing is compressed and/or crushed, it changes from an initial configuration to a final configuration. The capsule further includes a closing device inside the cavity, substantially facing and adjacent to the base wall and provided with a closing portion arranged inside the cavity for engaging and closing the outlet passage in the initial configuration of the base wall, and for disengaging and opening the outlet passage, so as to dispense the final product through the outlet passage in the final configuration of the base wall.
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49. A capsule, comprising
a deformable and/or compressible casing provided with a base wall and a side wall defining a cavity for containing an initial product to be combined with a fluid to make a final product, said base wall containing an outlet passage for the outflow and dispensing of said final product, wherein when said casing is compressed, said base wall is deformable from an initial configuration to a final configuration, and wherein said capsule includes a closing device within said cavity, substantially facing and adjacent to said base wall and provided with a closing portion for engaging and closing said outlet passage in said initial configuration of said base wall and for disengaging and opening said outlet passage so as to allow the outflow and dispensing of said final product in said final configuration of said base wall.
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