Title:
CLOSED CAPSULE FOR PREPARING DRINKS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002081327
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a capsule for preparing a drink, said capsule having improved opening properties and a longer preservation period. The invention comprises a portion of foodstuff that is mixed with a quantity of water in order to prepare the drink. The inventive capsule comprises a body (11) that defines a housing which receives the substance. Said capsule is characterised in that the body comprises an opening (21) that is adapted for the introduction of an element for emptying the capsule and in that the opening is sealed by means of a supple membrane (22) which can be torn off and which has less tensile strength than the material of the body.
Inventors:
BARDIN ENNIO (CH)
MASEK PETR (CH)
MASEK PETR (CH)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2002/003601
Publication Date:
December 12, 2002
Filing Date:
March 28, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NESTLE SA (CH)
BARDIN ENNIO (CH)
MASEK PETR (CH)
BARDIN ENNIO (CH)
MASEK PETR (CH)
International Classes:
B65D81/00; B65D85/804; (IPC1-7): B65D81/00; A47J31/40
Foreign References:
| EP0524464A1 | 1993-01-27 | |||
| US4775048A | 1988-10-04 | |||
| GB2023086A | 1979-12-28 | |||
| US5948455A | 1999-09-07 |
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