Foods and beverages: apparatus – Beverage – Infusors
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-31
2010-10-05
Alexander, Reginald L (Department: 3742)
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Beverage
Infusors
C099S322000, C099S323000, C220S711000, C220S713000, C220S254800
Reexamination Certificate
active
07806044
ABSTRACT:
A lid (10) is taught for use with a cup to brew tea using a tea bag which incorporates a lid body (24) having an access opening (26) therein and apertures (28) located through the body for drinking tea from the lid. A resilient stopper (38) is disposed within the access opening in the lid, holding the tea bag string (36) between the stopper and the access opening, permitting the tea bag (22) to be initially immersed in hot water within the cup for brewing with the capability of retaining the tea bag string when the tea bag is manually drawn upward away from the tea after brewing. The invention allows brewed tea to be consumed through the lid body without of removing the tea bag until any time after drinking the brewed tea. A lip seal (46) is disposed around the lid body for gripping an inside diameter of the cup while maintaining a firm grasp on the cup.
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Alexander Reginald L
Anderson Gordon K.
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