Patent ID: 8210096

Claim:
An infusion device to prepare a food product, in particular a beverage, from capsules, the device comprising: a first portion of an infusion chamber and a second portion of the infusion chamber, movable apart with respect to each other according to an opening and closing direction; a first duct to feed an infusion fluid into the infusion chamber; a second duct for delivery of the food product from the infusion chamber; a pair of first guide channels configured to receive a flange of a capsule during insertion of the capsule in a space between the first and second portions of the infusion chamber when the first and second portions are in the open position, wherein the first guide channels are each provided on a respective movable element, the movable elements being positioned substantially opposite each other and can be opened to release the capsule into the infusion chamber, each of the movable elements being provided with an extractor member to engage the capsule and extract the capsule from the infusion chamber when the first and second portions of the infusion chamber open, wherein the device is configured to move the flange past the first guide channels when the first and second portions of the infusion chamber move in the opening direction.