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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2007
Gerbrand Kristiaan DE Graaff, Lisse, NL;
Hendrik Cornelis Koeling, Amersfoort, NL;
Ka Cheung Tsang, Amsterdam, NL;
Ralf Kamerbeek, Utrecht, NL;
Gerbrand Kristiaan De Graaff, Lisse, NL;
Hendrik Cornelis Koeling, Amersfoort, NL;
Ka Cheung Tsang, Amsterdam, NL;
Ralf Kamerbeek, Utrecht, NL;
Koninklijke Douwe Egbert B.V., Utrecht, NL;
Abstract
A system () for preparing a predetermined amount of beverage suitable for consumption, provided with an exchangeable holder (), and an apparatus () provided with a fluid dispensing device () which is detachably connected to the holder () for dispensing at least one amount of at least a first fluid, such as water, under pressure to the exchangeable holder (), wherein the exchangeable holder () is provided with at least one storage space () which is filled with a second fluid, such as a concentrate, the holder () further being provided with at least one first mixing chamber (), the exchangeable holder () comprising a first holder part () and a second holder part (), the first holder part () comprising a substantially flat contacting surface (), and the at least one storage space () and the first mixing chamber () each comprising a wall () offset relative to the contacting surface (), which, each, form part of the first holder part (), while the second holder part i() s of substantially flat design.