Patent ID: 6116470
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
An assembly comprising a holder and a pack filled with A granular material such as ground coffee, which pack is removably received in the holder, the holder being made of a rigid material and the pack being made of a flexible sheetlike material, characterized in that the pack comprises a first valve for closing and clearing a first dispensing opening in the pack, the holder comprises a second valve for closing and clearing a second dispensing opening in the holder, the holder including a dosing space which, in use, can be filled with the granular material from the pack, the first and second valve being detachably connected with each other, and in a first position of the first and second valve the first dispensing opening of the pack is closed by the first valve and the second dispensing opening of the holder is closed by the second valve, in a second position of the first and second valve the first dispensing opening of the pack is cleared and the second dispensing opening of the holder is closed by the second valve for filling the dosing space with the granular material from the pack, and in a third position of the first and second valve the first valve closes the first dispensing opening of the pack and the second valve clears the second dispensing opening of the holder for dispensing from the assembly the granular material contained in the dosing space.