Tea bag with squeezing device
US5091197A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/812
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tea bag with a squeezing device is provided and consists of a string attached at one end to an infusion bag with a quantity of ground tea leaves sealed therein. A cover being of two panels is joined together along a fold line and has a hole at the center of the fold line. The string passes through the hole with a tag attached to the other end of the string. The panels of the cover can be used to squeeze the infusion bag to extract infusion liquid from the bag and as a disposable structure therefore after said infusion bag is used.
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