Capsule holder or an adapter for adapting a capsule in a capsule holder in a beverage preparation machine

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PATENT NO 10478006
APP PUB NO 20130118360A1
SERIAL NO

13811589

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The present invention relates to a capsule holder (10) or an adapting device (17) for adapting a capsule (1) into a capsule holder (10), the capsule (1) being designed for delivering a food product by injection of a fluid under pressure into the capsule, said capsule comprising a chamber (3) defined by capsule side walls (4), a flexible bottom wall (5) comprising at least one dispensing opening (9) and a top wall (6), said chamber containing at least one ingredient to be dissolved and/or extracted by said injection fluid, wherein said capsule holder (10) or adapting device (17) comprises a pressure retaining element (11) disposed in the vicinity of the bottom wall (5), which comprises at least one protrusion (12) in correspondence to said at least one dispensing opening (9) so that said protrusion (12) is disposed into the corresponding opening (9) and restricts its diameter at the time injection fluid inside the capsule chamber moves said membrane towards said pressure retaining means.

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SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S ASWITZERLAND SENNWALD ST GALLEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dogan, Nihan La Croix-sur-Lutry, CH 32 522
Doleac, Frederic Vaux et Chantegrue, FR 14 319
Hentzel, Stephane Yvonand, CH 19 154
Pleisch, HansPeter Corseaux, CH 22 474
Raederer, Marc Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, CH 8 151

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