Patent ID: 7713518

Claim:
A method of providing a capsule filled with a powder having the steps of: (a) providing a capsule for a powder, said capsule having a body which is provided with an internal chamber to hold the powder, and first and second openings to an exterior environment, the body adapted to be displaced from a filling state, in which the first and second openings are placed in fluid communication with one another through the internal chamber thereby enabling creation of an airflow through the body from the second opening to the first opening which is able to entrain powder in the exterior environment into the internal chamber for filling thereof, to a sealing state in which the internal chamber is sealed from the exterior environment so as to retain the powder held therein, wherein said capsule is in its filling state, (b) creating an airflow through the body of the capsule in a direction from the second opening to the first opening to cause powder from a powder source disposed externally of the capsule to be entrained into the internal chamber of the body, and (c) moving the capsule to its sealing state.