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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2018
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v., Utrecht, NL;
Rebecca Bartel, Templestowe Lower, AU;
David Stewart Mackie Christensen, Upwey, AU;
Jeffrey Alexander Hughes, Narre Warren, AU;
Ivo Van Os, Amersfoort, NL;
Edwin Petrus Elisabeth Van Opstal, Maasbommel, NL;
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V., Utrecht, NL;
Abstract
Capsule containing a substance for the preparation of a potable beverage. The capsule comprises an aluminum capsule body having a side wall and an outwardly extending flange and a sealing member for providing a fluid sealing contact with an enclosing member of a beverage preparation device. The beverage preparation device comprises an annular element having a free contact end which is provided with a plurality of radially extending open grooves. The sealing member comprises a separate crushable element made of aluminum provided on the capsule body at a side thereof, which side is—when seen from the outwardly extending flange—opposite the cover.