Patent ID: 8695484
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A device for preparing a beverage from a capsule containing an ingredient of the beverage, comprising: a housing having a cavity to which used capsules are evacuated; and a collection receptacle located within the cavity of the housing, with the receptacle having an opening for receiving the evacuated used capsules and collecting the capsules, a reception orientation in which the receptacle is arranged to be filled with capsules up to a maximum level of fill in the cavity, and a removal orientation configured and dimensioned to allow removal of the collection receptacle filled with capsules from the cavity; wherein the cavity of the housing has a front opening for inserting and removing the collection receptacle, a pivot axis adjacent the front opening around which the collection receptacle is tiltable or pivotable within the cavity, the collection receptacle having a bottom that is angled up from the pivot axis when the receptacle is in its reception orientation, and a rear passage, opposite the front opening, for allowing the passage of a rear part of the collection receptacle when the receptacle is tilted or pivoted in the cavity into its removal orientation; and wherein the maximum level of fill of the collection receptacle extends above the opening of the receptacle in the reception orientation of the receptacle, while still allowing the collection receptacle to be tilted or pivoted into its removal orientation for removal of the collection receptacle filled with capsules from the cavity when the maximum level of fill in the cavity is reached.