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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Nestec S.a., Vevey, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/4403 (2013.01); A47J 31/4425 (2013.01); A47J 31/4428 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beverage preparation machine () has: a beverage preparation module () comprising a module interface () and an auxiliary device () comprising a device interface (). The module and device interfaces being arranged for assembling the module () and the device () together. At least one of the module and device interfaces () comprises one or more dampening members (') so arranged that the module () and the device () are in direct contact only via the dampening member(s) (′) when the module () and device () are assembled together via the interfaces ().