US 11,857,104 B2
Exchangeable cartridge for beverage portion dispenser
Damien Romand, Grenoble (FR); Etienne Crozier, La Neuveville (CH); and Marco Magatti, Lausanne (CH)
Assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey (CH)
Appl. No. 16/956,302
Filed by SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A., Vevey (CH)
PCT Filed Dec. 19, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/085717
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 19, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/121834, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 27, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 17210543 (EP), filed on Dec. 22, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0323386 A1, Oct. 15, 2020
Int. Cl. A47J 31/40 (2006.01); B65D 85/804 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 31/407 (2013.01) [B65D 85/804 (2013.01); A47J 31/4403 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An exchangeable cartridge for a portion dispenser arranged for storing and dispensing a plurality of beverage items for the preparation of beverages, the exchangeable cartridge comprising:
an elongated hollowed storage member comprising an interior configured to hold the plurality of beverage items, the elongated hollowed storage member comprising a closed end and an open end, the open end comprising an exit opening, and
a closure cap adapted to connect in a removable manner to the elongated hollowed storage member at the open end of the elongated hollowed storage member and to be sealed to the elongated hollowed storage member through a removable complementary connection,
the closure cap comprises a locking member configured to complementarily fit with a keying member of the portion dispenser, allowing the closure cap to be removed from the elongated hollowed storage member when connected to the portion dispenser and to be re-connected to the elongated hollowed storage member before being disconnected from the portion dispenser,
the locking member comprises a receiving cavity of non-circular shape for receiving an expandable terminal portion of the keying member, and the locking member further comprises an entry passage for selective insertion of the expandable terminal portion of the keying member.