A CAPSULE, A BEVERAGE PREPARATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR FORMING A BEVERAGE

摘要

A Capsule, a Beverage Preparation System and a Method for forming a Beverage A capsule (20) for preparing a beverage comprising a cup-shaped body (21) and a lid (22); the cup-shaped body having a base (23) and a side wall (24). The lid is sealed to the cup- shaped body. The capsule is suitable for insertion into a beverage preparation machine to permit a pressurised liquid to be flowed through the capsule in order to produce a beverage from interaction with the beverage ingredients. The beverage preparation machine may be of the type having an enclosing member adapted to be selectively configurable between an open position to permit insertion of the capsule into the beverage preparation machine and a closed position in which the enclosing member sealingly engages the capsule. The base comprises a plurality of pre-formed openings (70) and a plurality of reinforcing ribs (80) which extend on an inner face (71) of the base. Each pre-formed opening is aligned with one of the plurality of reinforcing ribs such that the reinforcing rib traverses the pre-formed opening and partly occludes the pre-formed opening.