Patent ID: 9131799
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A system for preparing a predetermined quantity of beverage suitable for consumption using an extractable product, comprising: a first exchangeable capsule, being a closed capsule, having a bottom and having a first length; a second exchangeable capsule, being an open capsule, having a bottom comprising an entrance filter and a second length, said first length being larger than the second length; a first apparatus comprising a receptacle with a support surface for holding the first capsule, the receptacle of the first apparatus having a shape complementary to a shape of the first capsule the first apparatus having bottom piercing means intended for piercing the bottom of the first capsule, and having a fluid dispensing device for supplying an amount of a fluid under pressure to the first capsule, the bottom piercing means of the first apparatus being displaceable together with the receptacle of the first apparatus from a retracted position to an extended position, said bottom piercing means of the first apparatus being arranged for in the extended position piercing the bottom of the first capsule when the first capsule is placed in the receptacle of the first apparatus, the receptacle of the first apparatus being further configured to hold a second capsule, the shape of the receptacle of the first apparatus being partly complementary to a shape of the second capsule, wherein the bottom piercing means of the first apparatus are arranged for in the extended position being positioned at a distance from the bottom of the second capsule when the second capsule is placed in the receptacle of the first apparatus, so that the entrance filter of the second capsule, when being used in the first apparatus, is not pierced by the bottom piercing means of the first apparatus and the bottom of the second capsule stays intact; and a second apparatus comprising a receptacle with a support surface for holding the second capsule, the receptacle of the second apparatus having a shape partly complementary to the shape of the second capsule, the second apparatus comprising lengthened bottom piercing means and a fluid dispensing device for supplying an amount of a fluid under pressure to the second capsule, the lengthened bottom piercing means of the second apparatus being longer than the bottom piercing means of the first apparatus, the lengthened bottom piercing means of the second apparatus being displaceable together with the receptacle of the second apparatus from a refracted position to an extended position, said lengthened bottom piercing means of the second apparatus being arranged for in the extended position piercing the entrance filter of the second capsule for creating at least one opening in the entrance filter of the second capsule when the second capsule is placed in the receptacle of the second apparatus, the receptacle of the second apparatus being further configured to hold the first capsule, the shape of the receptacle of the second apparatus being complementary to the shape of the first capsule; wherein upon retraction of the receptacle of the second apparatus the second capsule is moved in a refraction direction of the receptacle.