Patent ID: 9487347
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A23F,A47J,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A capsule containing at least one aromatic substance for production of a beverage due to a pressurized fluid flow crossing through said capsule, comprising: at least one construction element defining a zone of the capsule facing the flow upstream, and a zone of the capsule facing the flow downstream, and a controlled opening element retained in a movable manner within a respective element fixture, in at least one of said zone facing the flow upstream and in said zone facing the flow downstream, wherein each of said controlled opening element and said respective element fixture include at least one flow passageway comprising a predetermined sized opening formed therein, and wherein said controlled opening element is configured to receive at least one actuation force that displaces said controlled opening element from an initial position (A) of retention in the respective element fixture to a following position (B) of retention in the respective element fixture, thereby moving at least one section of said flow passageway provided in said controlled opening element with respect to at least one section of said flow passageway provided in said respective element fixture, and wherein in the initial position (A) the controlled opening element blocks the flow passageway in said respective element fixture, and in the following position (B) the controlled opening element unblocks the flow passageway in said respective element fixture.