US 2006/0110507 · Filed 2005-10-25

Capsule with sealing means

A capsule contains beverage ingredients such as ground coffee, tea or other ingredients and is configured for insertion in a beverage production device in order to have a liquid under pressure have enter the capsule and to interact with the ingredients in the capsule. The capsule comprises a base body and a foil member closing the base body by being attached to a flange-like rim extending from the side wall of the base body of the capsule. The base body of the capsule comprises a resilient sealing member, the sealing member being designed to be in sealing engagement with a bell member of the beverage production device.

Fig. 1. Illustration of a single-serve coffee brewer. Not this patent’s official drawing.

Patent details

Publication number
US 2006/0110507
Filing date
2005-10-25
Grant date
Application — not yet granted
Assignee
Alfred Yoakim / Gilles Gavillet / Jean-Paul Denisart
Inventor(s)
YOAKIM ALFRED, GAVILLET GILLES, DENISART JEAN-PAUL
CPC class
A47J31/40

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