Patent ID: 7827905

Claim:
An espresso coffee machine comprising a supply unit ( 101 ) supplying hot water; and filter-holder means ( 2 , 102 ) for containing a pre-packaged measure ( 3 ) of coffee powder; said supply unit ( 101 ) and said filter-holder means ( 2 , 102 ) being sealingly engaged with each other along a path of engaging movement, said path of engaging movement lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to a middle plane of engagement of said supply unit ( 101 ) and said filter-holder means ( 2 , 102 ), surfaces of said supply unit ( 101 ) and said filter-holder means ( 2 , 102 ) coming into contact only when said filter holder means engages said supply unit; and an ejection member ( 401 ) arranged in a vicinity of a periphery of said supply unit ( 101 ) and projecting perpendicularly with respect to the middle plane of engagement of said supply unit ( 101 ) and said filter-holder means ( 2 , 102 ), said ejection member ( 401 ) being provided at its free end with means ( 421 ) co-operating with an outwardly lying edge ( 103 ) of said pre-packaged capsule ( 3 ) projecting outwards from said filter-holder means ( 2 , 102 ), so as to cause ejection thereof upon separation of the filter-holder means ( 2 , 102 ) from said supply unit ( 101 ).