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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Andrea Castellani, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/407 (2013.01); A47J 31/0647 (2013.01); A47J 31/0668 (2013.01); A47J 31/0673 (2013.01);
Abstract
A capsule adapter () is described, for use in a beverage producing machine. The capsule adapter comprises: a capsule receptacle () for housing a capsule (C) and having an apertured bottom wall (B); a first piercer () arranged in the capsule receptacle (); a cover () for closing the capsule receptacle (), the cover having at least one water-inlet port (); a second piercer () arranged on the cover (). The capsule adapter is configured for being introduced in a brewing chamber of a beverage producing machine, with a capsule housed therein.