Patent ID: 8850960
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A23F,A47J,B65D

Abstract:
1. A system for preparing a predetermined quantity of beverage suitable for consumption using an extractable product, the system comprising: an exchangeable capsule, and an apparatus comprising a receptacle for holding the exchangeable capsule, and a fluid dispensing device for supplying an amount of a fluid under pressure to the exchangeable capsule, wherein the exchangeable capsule comprises a circumferential wall, a bottom closing the circumferential wall at a first end, and a lid closing the circumferential wall at a second end opposite the bottom, wherein the wall, bottom and lid enclose an inner space comprising the extractable product, wherein the bottom comprises an entrance area and the system is arranged for bringing the fluid dispensing device in fluid connection with the entrance area for supplying the fluid to the extractable product for preparing the beverage, wherein the lid comprises an exit area and the system comprises an outlet adapted for being in fluid communication with the exit area for draining the prepared beverage from the exchangeable capsule and supplying the beverage to a container, wherein the receptacle comprises one or more bottom piercing projections configured to pierce the entrance area of a second, alternative capsule for creating at least one entrance opening for supplying the fluid to the extractable product through said at least one entrance opening, and wherein the entrance area of the exchangeable capsule of the system comprises an entrance filter for supplying the fluid to the extractable product there through which entrance filter is positioned at a distance from the one or more bottom piercing projections when the exchangeable capsule is held in the receptacle, such that the exchangeable capsule of the system is not pierced by the one or more bottom piercing projections and the bottom stays intact during preparation of the beverage.