Abstract: The capsule for infusion products comprises a cup-shaped body made of a plastic material defined by a bottom wall, which is provided with a beverage outlet area, and by a lateral wall, a lid, arranged so as to close the cup-shaped body and which is provided with a water inlet area and an infusion product contained in the cup-shaped body. The capsule includes a plurality of abutments that originate from the inner face of the bottom wall and define labyrinth-shaped channels for the beverage towards the outlet area and on which a water-proof disc is fixed. Furthermore, the capsule comprises a passage of the beverage from the chamber defined in the cup-shaped body and the labyrinth-shaped channels.

Abstract: A system for preparing an amount of predetermined beverage starting from an extractable product. The system includes (a) an interchangeable capsule; and (b) a percolating machine for preparing infusions. A dispensing device of the percolating machine includes several perforation tips of the bottom intended to perforate the inlet area of a traditional capsule to create an inlet opening for the fluid. The system is characterized in that the inlet area includes a plurality of valves, and in that the perforating tips are in contact with the inlet area without performing any perforating action thereon.