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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2020
Gcs German Capsule Solution Gmbh, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Marc Krüger, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Günter Empl, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
GCS GERMAN CAPSULE SOLUTION GMBH, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a single-serve capsule () for preparing a beverage in a beverage preparation machine, wherein: the single-serve capsule () comprises a base element (), which has a cavity () for receiving a beverage raw material, and a capsule cover () sealing the cavity (); the base element () comprises a capsule base (), a peripheral flange (), and a capsule wall () extending between the capsule base () and the peripheral flange (); the capsule cover () is attached to the flange () along a sealing plane (); the flange () has a peripheral bulge () at its outer free end; a sealing element in the form of a sealing bead () pointing away from the capsule cover () is provided on the flange (); the sealing plane () extends along the flange () on the side of the capsule cover (), between the bulge () and the sealing bead (); and the sealing bead () comprises an inner flank () on the capsule wall () side and an outer flank () on the bulge () side; characterised in that the outer flank () is oriented at a substantially right angle (α) to the sealing plane and the inner flank () is oriented at an angle (β) of greater than 80 to less than 90 degrees to the sealing plane ().