Patent ID: 7455011
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for preparing a beverage fit for consumption with a fine-bubble froth layer, such as coffee or cappuccino, provided with a beverage unit for dispensing the beverage under pressure, at least one nozzle to which the beverage is fed under pressure to generate a jet of the beverage, a buffer reservoir for collecting the jet of the beverage so that, in use, a liquid level of the beverage is created in the buffer reservoir into which the jet squirts to obtain the fine-bubble froth layer and an outlet path for discharging the beverage with the fine-bubble froth layer from the buffer reservoir, wherein the outlet path is provided with at least one siphon which comes into action to discharge the beverage from the buffer reservoir via the siphon when the liquid level in the siphon exceeds a predetermined height, wherein the outlet path is further provided with at least one overflow provided within the buffer reservoir.