Patent ID: 9730547
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A47J,Y10T

Claim:
1. A delivery head for a beverage preparation machine comprising a movable first part, a fixed second part, and a member; the first part being pivotal relative to the second part between open and closed positions; the fixed second part having a support surface for supporting a cartridge; an inlet piercer and an outlet piercer for piercing a common side of the cartridge; the member having an aperture and being movable relative to the second part between a first position where the aperture is aligned with only one of the inlet and outlet piercers and a second position where the aperture is aligned with both of the inlet and outlet piercers so that the inlet and outlet piercers can pierce the cartridge; the member being operatively engaged with the first part so that movement of the first part from the open position toward the closed position causes the member to move from the first position to the second position and aligns the aperture with both of the inlet and outlet piercers.