Tea Bag Tube

Abstract

The commonly used tea bags, such as the square and pyramid designs made from filter paper, offer ease of brewing a drink by steeping the tea bag into a liquid, most notably water. However, these tea bags are not feasible for smaller drinking bottles. In addition, commonly used tea bags have to be steeped for long periods of time, making it not ideal in hurried situations. The shape and size of the tea bag tube make it ideal to fit inside any sized drinking container, such as smaller water bottles. Due to the tea bag tube's disposable nature, as being a filter bag, this invention can easily be pulled out of the drinking bottle and not leave a mess, allowing for an on-the-go format and reuse of smaller water bottles.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The commonly used tea bags, such as the square and pyramid designs made from filter paper, offer ease of brewing a drink by steeping the tea bag into a liquid, most notably water. However, these tea bags are not feasible for smaller drinking bottles. The opening on these types of drinking bottles are too small for the tea bags to pass through comfortably. While it is possible to stuff a tea bag into the bottle, there is a high probability the bag will rip, spilling its contents into the liquid and rending the mix undrinkable. Even if the tea bag does not rip, there will be no feasible way of getting it out of the drinking bottle, therefore not allowing the bottle to be reused.[0002]There are many ways to steep tea, but only a few have utilized a more slender design than the bulky tea bag. One such design was U.S. Pat. No. 3,346,388, titled “Tea Packet,” and was filed on Oct. 10, 1967. This patent was a tube made of crepe paper that fit inside a conta...

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Benefits of technology

The invention is a slender tube-shaped bag made of filter paper that can be used with coffee, tea, or other products. It is easy to use and dispose of, and can be shaken to increase the diffusion of material into the liquid. The shape of the bag allows it to fit in small water bottles, making it convenient for on-the-go use and reuse of smaller bottles.

Problems solved by technology

However, these tea bags are not feasible for smaller drinking bottles.

The opening on these types of drinking bottles are too small for the tea bags to pass through comfortably.

While it is possible to stuff a tea bag into the bottle, there is a high probability the bag will rip, spilling its contents into the liquid and rending the mix undrinkable.

Even if the tea bag does not rip, there will be no feasible way of getting it out of the drinking bottle, therefore not allowing the bottle to be reused.

This patent was a tube made of crepe paper that fit inside a container, but when the attached string was pulled, the crepe paper tube curled up into a ring, which in a smaller drinking bottle would render the tea ring too bulky to get out of the container.

But this still left the bulky design which would not fit back through the opening on a smaller drinking bottle.

While this device would allow the drinking container to be re-used, the tube itself could not be pre-packaged and had to be refilled after every use.

For consumers that use multiple tea bags or cups of coffee in a day, cleaning out the tube-like structure after every use could be very inconvenient.

There are been other contraptions put on the market, but none with the purpose and design of a disposable tube made from filter paper that would fit into smaller drinking containers.

However, while this does allow for on-the-go activities, the taste of these tea derivatives does not rival the taste of freshly brewed tea leaves, which are found predominately in the bulky tea bags.

There is a gap in quality in the powder and instant teas, and there is nothing on the market to fill this gap of authentic tea taste with an on-the-go format.

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