Patent ID: 7013797

Claim:
A capsule magazine unit that is releasably associable with a magazine receiving portion of a device for preparing a food or beverage, comprising: at least one capsule magazine configured for receiving a plurality of capsules that contain a substance for preparing the food or beverage, the magazine having a removal opening configured and dimensioned for removal of the capsules from the magazine; a capsule retainer associated with the magazine and movable with respect thereto between a retaining position, in which the retaining member blocks the removal opening sufficiently to keep the capsules from falling through the retaining opening, and a releasing position, in which the retaining member allows the capsules to be removed from the magazine through the opening for the preparation of the food or beverage; and a retainer positioner associated with the retainer and configured for moving the retainer between the retaining and the releasing position upon an association of the positioner with a first portion of the device.