Patent ID: 6854378

Claim:
A device for extracting a food substance contained in a closed refill, comprising: a hollow body provided with a housing for accommodating the refill; a water inlet channel passing through the body and communicating with the housing; a plurality of piercing elements arranged in the housing for piercing the refill in several different places in order to allow the water to pass through the refill, wherein the piercing elements are spaced apart in the housing with respect to the water inlet direction in the housing, and wherein each piercing element comprises: a base portion secured to the body and projecting into the housing, the base portion being designed to engage at least partially inside the refill so as to form a passage of water inside the capsule, the base portion forming a solid element and having a closed cross section; and a cutting surface which intersects the base portion at an acute angle, with the cutting surface formed of a beveled surface that is configured to cut and release a sliver of material in substantially one piece.