Patent ID: 8739686

Claim:
A method for operating a beverage production system comprising a module and a capsule containing ingredients, wherein the module injects a liquid into the capsule to produce a beverage, and wherein the module comprises at least a first capsule engagement member and a co-operating second capsule engagement member, the method comprising the steps: a.) inserting the capsule in the beverage production module; b.) engaging the capsule with an at least partially conformal part of the first capsule engagement member to hold the capsule in a fixed position, and the capsule is engaged by the at least partially conformal part by moving the first capsule engagement member relative to the second capsule engagement member into a closing position; c.) using a perforation member provided by the first capsule engagement member to open the capsule after the capsule is held in the fixed position by the at least partially conformal part in step b.); and d.) displacing the first capsule engagement member relative to the second capsule engagement member.