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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2012
Cedric Rey, La Sarraz, CH;
Sven Zwicker, St. Gallen, CH;
Michel Hess, Winterthur, CH;
Silvio Lardelli, St. Gallen, CH;
Cedric Rey, La Sarraz, CH;
Sven Zwicker, St. Gallen, CH;
Michel Hess, Winterthur, CH;
Silvio Lardelli, St. Gallen, CH;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising: a housing (), at least one refillable container () for storing bulk beverage ingredient, said container comprising a tank (), a discharge port () at the outlet () of the tank, at least a beverage preparation unit () operatively linked to the container for preparing a beverage from the stored bulk beverage ingredient, a door, wherein the discharge port () of the container () is configured for being automatically closed due to the opening movement of the door.