Patent ID: 8425963

Claim:
A method for extracting a beverage from a capsule, the method comprising: inserting the capsule into a housing of an extraction device comprising a positioning part, a first fixed part and a second moveable part that is moveable relative to the first fixed part, and the housing defines, in a closed position wherein the second moveable part is against the first fixed part, an extraction position of the capsule along an axis in the housing; guiding the capsule into the housing a guiding member of the positioning part, the guiding member arranged to insert the capsule within the housing by gravity and to position the capsule in an intermediate position; immobilizing the capsule in the intermediate position, the guiding member comprising a stopping element that immobilizes the capsule in the intermediate position, the intermediate position comprising the capsule arranged along an axis offset relative to the axis of the capsule in the extraction position that is substantially coaxial to the axis of the housing in the closed position; moving the second moveable part toward the first fixed part of the device such that the second moveable part forces the capsule to travel from the intermediate position to the extraction position; and extracting a liquid from the capsule.