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Instant teacup

a tea cup and instant technology, applied in the field of instant tea cups, can solve problems such as difficulty in removing when

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-27
LI HSIN CHIEH
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"The present invention is an instant teabag that includes a cup and a teabag. The teabag has a sealed perimeter and is fixed to the inner face of the cup at one point. The teabag can expand or spread when water is poured into the cup, and the user can move the teabag with a slight force to expand or spread the tealeaves or tea powders in the teabag. The teabag can be pulled off the cup easily. The technical effect of this invention is to provide an easy and convenient way to make tea without the need for a teapot or strainer."

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Furthermore, the teabag is fixed to the closed end of the teabag and, thus, difficult to remove when it is desired to discard the teabag.

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[0009]With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, an instant teabag according to the preferred teachings of the present invention includes a cup 1 and a teabag 2. The cup 1 is a heat-resistant container of any shape and made of paper or plastic material. The cup 1 includes an open end 11 and a closed end 12. The teabag 2 can be placed into the cup 1 via the open end 11. The open end 11 includes a notch 111 in an end edge thereof The teabag 2 includes two layers that are made of a material selecting from a group consisting of non-woven cloth, paper, plastic material, or a combination thereof The layers are processed to form a bag having a sealed perimeter 22 receiving a content 21 such as instant food, health-aid products, or beverage including sheet-like or powder tealeaves, coffee, cocoa, flower, herb, vegetable. The sealed perimeter 22 of the teabag 2 is fixed by heating or high frequency waves at at least one point 23 to an inner face of the closed end 12 of the cup 1. An end of a cotton ya...

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Abstract

An instant teabag includes a cup and a teabag. The cup includes an open end and a closed end. The teabag includes a sealed perimeter and receives a content. The sealed perimeter is fixed to an inner face of the closed end at at least one point. A cotton yarn includes an end fixed to the sealed perimeter at another point opposite to the at least one point. A piece of paper is fixed to the other end of the cotton yarn. The tealeaves or powder in the teabag can expand or spread when water is poured into the cup. Furthermore, a user can move the yarn and hence the teabag with a slight force to expand or spread the tealeaves or tea powders in the teabag. The teabag can be pulled off the closed end of the cup.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to an instant teacup and, more particularly, to an instant teacup including a teabag fixed to a closed end thereof Applicant's Taiwan Utility Model No. M240933 discloses a teacup including a cup and a teabag. The teabag includes a sealed perimeter fixed by heating or high frequency waves at a point to an inner face of the closed end of the cup. The teabag floats when hot water is poured into the cup, as the teabag is only fixed at one point. The tealeaves or tea powder in the teabag can spread and, thus, obtain the desired brewing effect. However, the teabag will not move after a period of time if no further water is poured into the cup. Furthermore, the teabag is fixed to the closed end of the teabag and, thus, difficult to remove when it is desired to discard the teabag.BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0002]An instant teabag according to the preferred teachings of the present invention includes a cup and a teabag. The cu...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D85/808
CPCB65D85/808
Inventor LI, HSIN-CHIEH
Owner LI HSIN CHIEH