Abstract: There is disclosed a capsule for the preparation of a beverage using an extractable and/or dissolvable product and a quantity of hot and/or pressurized liquid. The capsule comprises a circumferential wall having on one end a bottom adapted to allow entrance of the liquid, and on an opposite end a lid closing said end of the circumferential wall. The circumferential wall, bottom and lid enclosing an inner space containing the product. At least one of the lid and/or bottom comprises at least one first portion and at least one second portion separated by at least one slit and having different moving mechanics when under pressure. At least a layer of tearable material covers said slit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 11, 2012
Date of Patent:
June 7, 2016
Assignee:
Ahold Coffee Company B.V.
Inventors:
Laurentius Gerardus Meelker, Erwin Bartelds, Jozef Henricus Pollmann, Freerk Van Oudheusden, Marlies Van Dullemen
Abstract: There is disclosed a capsule for the preparation of a beverage using an extractable and/or dissolvable product and a quantity of hot and/or pressurized liquid. The capsule comprises a circumferential wall having on one end a bottom adapted to allow entrance of the liquid, and on an opposite end a lid closing said end of the circumferential wall. The circumferential wall, bottom and lid enclosing an inner space containing the product. At least one of the lid and/or bottom comprises at least one first portion and at least one second portion separated by at least one slit and having different moving mechanics when under pressure. At least a layer of tearable material covers said slit.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 11, 2012
Publication date:
March 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ahold Coffee Company B.V.
Inventors:
Laurentius Gerardus MEELKER, Erwin BARTELDS, Jozef Henricus POLLMANN, Freerk VAN OUDHEUSDEN, Marlies VAN DULLEMEN