A capsule (10) for infusing a food product, such as coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, camomile, herb tea, barley coffee, broth mix or other product, comprises a hollow supporting body (12) that can be used in suitable infusion equipment and constituting a housing (14) for holding said product; which is in the form of a food product tablet to be infused.
A tablet (10) of product, in particular in the form of a food product, especially an infusion product such as coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, dehydrated stock or other product, comprises a tablet body (12) and means (20) for conveying the infusion liquid. The invention also provides a coffee infusion pack (030) comprising a supporting member (032) and a compact coffee tablet (010) that is directly supported by, and removable from, said supporting member (032).
A23G 1/50 - Cocoa products, e.g. chocolateSubstitutes therefor characterised by shape, structure or physical form, e.g. products with an inedible support
A23L 1/40 - Soup concentrates, e.g. powders, cakes
B29C 45/14 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mouldApparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
B65D 75/36 - Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet or blank being recessed and the other formed of relatively stiff flat sheet material, e.g. blister packages
B65D 85/804 - Disposable containers or packages with contents which are infused or dissolved in situ
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