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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Nestec S.a., Vevey, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/36 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/3623 (2013.01); A47J 31/407 (2013.01); A47J 31/5251 (2018.08);
Abstract
An beverage-preparation apparatus includes a capsule receptacle () receiving a beverage capsule () containing a quantity of a beverage ingredient, and an injection head () for injecting fluid into said beverage capsule () to produce a beverage, said injection head () being mobile between a first, inactive position and a second, active position, and further having a biasing device () selectively preventing the injection head () from remaining in the first, inactive position, and a capsule-detecting means () activating the biasing device () when the presence of a beverage capsule () within said capsule receptacle () is detected.