Patent ID: 9359127
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A capsule for the preparation of a beverage using an extractable and/or dissolvable product and a quantity of hot and/or pressurized liquid, comprising: a circumferential wall having on one end a bottom configured to allow entrance of the liquid, and on an opposite end a lid closing said end of the circumferential wall and configured to allow exit of the beverage, the circumferential wall, bottom and lid enclosing an inner space containing the product, at least one of the lid and bottom comprising 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 so that the first and second portions of the at least one of the lid and bottom will then move relatively at least at the position of the at least one slit, and comprising at least a layer of tearable material, made from a foil, permanently attached to at least a part of an inner or outer surface of the first and second portions, covering said slit and thereby fully closing the inner space, said at least a layer of tearable foil material being configured to be torn by the first and second portions moving relatively at the position of the at least one slit when under pressure.