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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2017
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v., Utrecht, NL;
Hielke Dijkstra, Utrecht, NL;
Arend Hendrik Groothornte, Utrecht, NL;
Erik Pieter van Gaasbeek, Utrecht, NL;
Marc Henrikus Joseph Ottenschot, Utrecht, NL;
Ralf Kamerbeek, Utrecht, NL;
Armin Sjoerd Eijsackers, Utrecht, NL;
John Henri Flamand, Utrecht, NL;
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V., Utrecht, NL;
Abstract
A 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 at the outwardly extending flange 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 provided on the surface of the outwardly extending flange opposite the cover.