Capsule for use with a food preparation machine

The present invention is directed to a capsule (1) for containing a food ingredient, suitable for being inserted in a food preparation machine (2), said capsule having a rigid body structure defining a closed compartment wherein said ingredient is mixed with a fluid introduced under pressure by said...

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Main Authors Bezet, Nicolas Jean-Guy, Spiegel, Akos
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.03.2020
Subjects
ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR
APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
COFFEE MILLS
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS
CONVEYING
DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES
FURNITURE
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HUMAN NECESSITIES
KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
PACKAGES
PACKAGING ELEMENTS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SPICE MILLS
STORING
SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The present invention is directed to a capsule (1) for containing a food ingredient, suitable for being inserted in a food preparation machine (2), said capsule having a rigid body structure defining a closed compartment wherein said ingredient is mixed with a fluid introduced under pressure by said machine in order to produce a food product, said body walls defining an external volume Vcaps, and an internal compartment volume Vcomp, characterized in that said capsule body structure further comprises at least one portion (14) having a shape, dimensions and/or being made of a material such that it is elastically deformable and that Vcaps and Vcomp can be reversibly reduced by at least 3% by applying an elastic compression along at least one dimension of said capsule at the time said capsule is functionally inserted within said machine, said elastic body wall portion allowing the capsule to flex back to its initial volumes Vcaps and Vcomp after extraction, such that residual pressure within said capsule is reduced.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201314421569