Patent ID: 6966251

Claim:
A device for extracting a substance from at least one capsule for preparing beverages, comprising: a chassis; a drawer translatively associated with the chassis for translating between open and closed drawer positions; a housing unit comprising at least one housing configured for holding a capsule containing the substance to be extracted and having an open housing position, in which the housing unit is associated with the drawer for translating with the drawer, and having a closed housing position; an extraction head associated with the chassis and configured for receiving at least one capsule from the housing with the housing in the closed housing position, the extraction head being configured for extracting the substance from the capsule received therein; and a housing positioner operably associated with the housing for moving the housing between the open and closed housing positions, wherein the housing positioner is associated with the housing unit with the drawer in the closed drawer position for lifting the housing from the drawer to the closed housing position.