Tea maker
US6805040B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/14
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An tea maker is constructed to include an infusion cup, the infusion cup having a skirt for supporting on any of a variety of cups, a stopper mounted in the bottom through hole of the infusion cup, a resilient member secured between a base of the stopper and the bottom wall of the infusion cup to hold the stopper in the closed position to seal the bottom through hole of the infusion cup against leakage, a link, and a rocker arm fastened pivotally with the infusion cup and coupled between the stopper and the link and adapted to lift the stopper from the bottom through hole upon downward movement of the link by the user.
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