Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.

Crane Electronics, Inc.

Andrew Chapman

Andrew Michael Halliday

Simon Jelley

Esak Shabudin

Stuart Banister

Peter William Everitt

John Edward Burton

Ben William Tyers

A beverage producing system is provided comprising a capsule containing beverage ingredients and a beverage preparation machine. The capsule comprises a cup-shaped body and a lid; the cup-shaped body having a base and a side wall and the lid being sealed to the cup-shaped body. Prior to insertion, the side wall comprises: A cup-shaped body, a capsule and a method are also disclosed.

Beverage preparation system, a capsule and a method for forming a beverage

A method of forming a cup-shaped body for a beverage capsule comprising the steps of: a) in a first stage drawing a sheet of material into a cup-shaped body preform; and b) in a second stage transforming the cup-shaped body preform into the cup-shaped body; wherein after the first stage the cup-shaped body preform comprises a base and a preformed side wall which extends from the base to a rim; wherein the preformed side wall comprises: an outwardly-extending step proximate the rim; a primary side wall section extending between the base and the outwardly-extending step; and a secondary side wall section extending between the outwardly-extending step and the rim; wherein in the second stage the preformed side wall is deformed such that the cup-shaped body comprises the base and a side wall which extends from the base to the rim; wherein the side wall comprises: an annular trough; a first side wall section extending between the base and the annular trough; and a second side wall section extending between the annular trough and the rim.

Method of forming a cup-shaped body for a beverage capsule

A beverage producing system is provided comprising a capsule containing beverage ingredients and a beverage preparation machine. The capsule comprises a cup-shaped body and a lid; the cup-shaped body having a base and a side wall and the lid being sealed to the cup-shaped body. Prior to insertion, the side wall comprises: &#x2014; an annular trough being dimensioned to receive an enclosing member of the beverage preparation machine on movement of the enclosing member, into a closed position; &#x2014; a first side wall section extending between the base and the annular trough; and &#x2014; a second side wall section extending between the annular trough and a rim of the capsule. A capsule and a method are also disclosed.

A variable torque-rate test point for the performance testing of rotary tools for threaded fasteners comprises a screw-threaded bolt () having a moment of inertia comparable to that of a bolt to be tightened using the rotary tool. The bolt () is tightened in the test joint against a torque-rate adjustment device () which can be adjusted to simulate a hard or a soft joint. The adjustment device () comprises a washer portion () beneath the bolt head (), at least one spring beam () extending from a reaction point () radially outwardly of the bolt (), and a pivotal bearing member () or other pivot at a mid portion of the beam (). The beam () flexes as it extends in cantilever over the pivot point, and that flexure can be adjusted to vary the torque-rate of the test joint by varying the distance between the pivot point and the rotary axis of the bolt ().

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Peterborough, United Kingdom

Andrew Chapman