JP2009077935A - Drip bag - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the utilization value for a drip bag 1 by simplifying a post process accompanying the extract of a beverage. <P>SOLUTION: On the external surface of a bag body 5, a pair of suspending members 9 which suspend the bag body 5 in a cup 3 are installed to be confronted with each other in a manner to pinch the bag body 5. On each suspending member 9, a fastening claw 13 which can be fastened to the peripheral edge of the cup 3 is respectively formed. On the lower end section of one of the suspending members 9, a posture keeping member 19 which holds the standing posture of the pair of suspending members 9 as a bottom plate after the extract of the beverage is installed. On the internal surface of the posture keeping member 19, a water absorbing sheet member 21 which absorbs moisture which has leaked out of the bag body 5 after the extract of the beverage is installed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a drip bag for extracting a beverage such as coffee into a cup by a drip method.

  In recent years, drip bags have been widely marketed as a simplified drip coffee maker, and drip bags are used to extract coffee into cups by the drip method, and have a general drip bag configuration, etc. Is as follows.

  That is, the drip bag includes a bag body that encloses coffee powder as an extraction raw material, and this bag body is made of a water-permeable material. Moreover, the bag body has an openable spout on the upper end side. A pair of suspension members for suspending the bag body on the cup are provided on the outer surface of the bag body so as to sandwich the bag body, and each suspension member can be locked to the periphery of the cup. Locking claws are formed respectively.

  Therefore, with the spout open, the locking claws of the pair of suspension members are locked to the periphery of the cup, so that the bag body is suspended from the cup by the pair of suspension members and the drip bag is set in the cup. . And coffee can be extracted in a cup by pouring hot water into a bag body from a spout.

In addition, there exist some which are shown to patent document 1-patent document 3 as a prior art relevant to this invention.
JP 2004-230143 A JP 2004-208906 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-62939

  By the way, after the coffee is extracted, when the drip bag is temporarily placed on a plate near the cup or the drip bag is thrown into a trash can, the water remaining in the bag leaks out of the bag, Adhere to the floor. Therefore, the post-processing accompanying coffee extraction becomes complicated, and there is a problem that the utility value of the drip bag cannot be sufficiently increased.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a drip bag having a novel configuration that can solve the above-described problems.

  A first feature of the present invention (feature of the invention described in claim 1) is a drip bag for extracting a beverage into a cup by a drip method, having a spout that can be opened on the upper end side, and a water-permeable material. A bag body that encloses the extraction raw material, and is provided facing the outer surface of the bag body so as to sandwich the bag body, and a locking claw that can be locked to the periphery of the cup is formed respectively. A pair of suspension members for suspending the bag body on the cup; and a posture holding member that is provided at a lower end of one of the suspension members and holds a standing posture of the pair of suspension members as a bottom plate after extraction of the beverage; A gist is provided with a water absorbing sheet member that is provided on an inner surface of the posture holding member and absorbs water leaked from the bag after the beverage is extracted.

  According to the first feature, the bag member is suspended from the cup by the suspension member by engaging the engaging claws of the pair of suspension members with the peripheral edge of the cup with the spout open. Then, the drip bag is set in the cup. And the said drink can be extracted in the said cup by pouring hot water into the said bag body from the said spout.

  After extracting the beverage, the pair of suspension members are released from the locked state by the locking claws, and the drip bag is removed from the cup. And by hold | maintaining the standing posture of a pair of said suspension member with the said attitude | position holding member, leaking the leaked water is made to fall, and the water absorption sheet member is made to absorb water, rapidly leaking the water from the said bag. Thereby, when the drip bag is temporarily placed on a dish or the like in the vicinity of the cup, or when the drip bag is discarded in a trash can or the like, moisture remaining in the bag body leaks out of the bag body, Adhering to a dish, a floor, etc. can fully be suppressed.

  According to a second feature of the present invention (a feature of the invention described in claim 2), in addition to the first feature, the tip end portion of the posture holding member can be locked to the lower end portion of the other suspension member. It is a summary.

  In addition to the first feature or the second feature, the third feature of the present invention (feature of the invention described in claim 3) is that an adhesive portion is formed on the contour edge of the water absorbent sheet member by thermocompression bonding. The gist is that the adhesive portion can prevent the water absorbed by the water absorbent sheet member from flowing out.

  According to the third feature, since the adhesive portion can prevent the water absorbed by the water absorbing sheet member from flowing out, the drip bag can be temporarily placed on a plate or the like in the vicinity of the cup, or When the drip bag is thrown into a trash box or the like, it is possible to reliably prevent moisture remaining in the bag body from leaking out from the bag body and adhering to a dish, floor, or the like.

  According to a fourth feature of the present invention (the feature of the invention described in claim 4), in addition to any one of the first feature to the third feature, the water absorbent sheet member includes a nonwoven fabric sheet, The gist consists of a pair of polyethylene sheets containing titanium provided so as to sandwich the nonwoven fabric sheet from both sides.

  According to the fourth feature, since the water absorbent sheet member is composed of a pair of the polyethylene sheets containing titanium in addition to the nonwoven fabric sheet, the water absorbent sheet member is sufficiently soiled while ensuring sufficient water absorption. Can be made inconspicuous.

  According to a fifth feature (feature of the invention described in claim 5) of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first feature to the fourth feature, the extraction raw material is coffee powder or tea leaves. It is a summary.

  According to the invention of any one of claims 1 to 5, the drip bag is temporarily placed on a plate or the like in the vicinity of the cup, or the drip bag is discarded in a trash can or the like. In this case, it is possible to sufficiently suppress the water remaining in the bag body from leaking out from the bag body and adhering to a dish, a floor, etc., so that the post-processing associated with the extraction of the beverage is simplified. Thus, the utility value of the drip bag can be sufficiently improved. In particular, it is possible to shorten the time from the extraction of the beverage to the start of the post-treatment, because the water absorption sheet member can absorb the leaked water while quickly leaking water from the bag body, The aforementioned effects can be further enhanced.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  1 and 2 are perspective views of the drip bag according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a development view of the drip bag according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the drip bag according to the embodiment of the present invention after the coffee has been extracted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a drip bag 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention extracts coffee (an example of a beverage) into a cup 3 by a drip method, and coffee powder M as an extraction raw material The bag body 5 is made of a water-permeable nonwoven fabric or non-woven paper. Moreover, the bag body 5 has an openable spout 7 on the upper end side.

  A pair of suspension members 9 that suspend the bag body 5 from the cup 3 are provided on the outer surface of the bag body 5 so as to sandwich the bag body 5, and the pair of suspension members 9 includes a plurality of connecting pieces. The pair of suspension members 9 and the plurality of connecting pieces 11 are made of paper or a plastic sheet. In addition, a locking claw 13 that can be locked to the periphery of the cup 3 is formed at the center of each suspension member 9. Further, an upper opening 15 is formed above the locking claw 13 in each suspension member 9, and a lower opening 17 is formed below the locking claw 13 in each suspension member 9. ing. And if a pair of suspension member 9 is opened, the spout 7 of the bag body 5 will be open | released.

  A posture holding member 19 is integrally formed at the lower end of one suspension member 9 to hold the standing posture of the pair of suspension members 9 as a bottom plate after coffee is extracted. The posture holding member 19 is a pair of suspension members 19. Like the member 9 and the plurality of connecting pieces 11, it is made of paper or a plastic sheet. The posture holding member 19 has a first foldable ridge 19a that can be bent on the proximal end side, and a second foldable ridge 19b that can be bent on the distal end side. Furthermore, the distal end portion of the posture maintaining member 19 (the distal end side portion with respect to the second bent ridge 19 b) can be locked to the lower end portion of the other suspension member 9.

  A water absorbing sheet member 21 that absorbs moisture leaked from the bag body 5 after coffee extraction is provided on the inner side surface of the posture holding member 19. The water absorbing sheet member 21 includes a nonwoven fabric sheet and a nonwoven fabric sheet from both sides. It consists of a pair of polyethylene sheets containing titanium provided so as to be sandwiched. Further, an adhesive portion 23 is formed on the contour edge of the water absorbent sheet member 21 by thermocompression bonding, and the adhesive portion 23 can prevent the water absorbed by the water absorbent sheet member 21 from flowing out. A polypropylene resin is used for the thermal bonding of the bonding portion 23.

  Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  By opening the pair of suspension members 9, the spout 7 of the bag body 5 is opened. Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the pouch 7 is opened, and the latching claws 13 of the pair of suspension members 9 are engaged with the peripheral edges, whereby the bag body 5 is attached to the cup 3 by the pair of suspension members 9. The drip bag 1 is set on the cup 3. And coffee can be extracted in the cup 3 by pouring hot water into the bag body 5 from the spout 7.

  After the coffee is extracted, the locked state of the pair of suspension members 9 by the locking claws 13 is released, and the drip bag 1 is removed from the cup 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, with the first bent ridge 19 a and the second bent ridge 19 b of the posture holding member 19 being folded, the tip of the posture holding member 19 is locked to the lower end of the other suspension member 9. Then, by holding the standing posture of the pair of suspension members 9 by the posture holding member 19, the leaked water is dropped while allowing the water-absorbing sheet member 21 to absorb water while quickly leaking water from the bag body 5. As a result, the adhering portion 23 may prevent the water absorbed by the water absorbent sheet member 21 from flowing out, so that the drip bag 1 may be temporarily placed on a dish or the like near the cup 3 or the drip bag 1 may be placed in a trash can or the like. When throwing away, it can prevent reliably that the water | moisture content which remained in the bag body 5 leaks out of the bag body 5, and adheres to a dish, a floor, etc.

  Further, since the water absorbent sheet member 21 is composed of a pair of polyethylene sheets containing titanium in addition to the nonwoven fabric sheet, the water absorbent sheet member 21 can be made inconspicuous due to the absorbed water while ensuring sufficient water absorption. .

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the drip bag 1 is temporarily placed on a dish or the like in the vicinity of the cup or the drip bag 1 is thrown into a trash box or the like, the water remaining in the bag body 5 Can be reliably prevented from leaking out from the bag body 5 and adhering to a dish, a floor, etc. Therefore, simplification of post-processing associated with coffee extraction can be achieved, and the utility value of the drip bag 1 can be improved. . In particular, since the leaked moisture can be absorbed by the water absorbent sheet member 21 while quickly leaking moisture from the bag body 5, the time from the extraction of coffee to the start of the post-treatment can be shortened, This effect can be further enhanced.

  Moreover, since the water absorption of the water absorbing sheet member 21 can be sufficiently ensured and dirt due to the absorbed water can be made inconspicuous, the appearance quality of the drip bag 1 after the coffee extraction can be improved.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to the description of the above-described embodiment, for example, as a beverage raw material enclosed in the bag body 5, in addition to coffee powder, tea leaves such as tea leaves, Japanese tea, etc. It can be implemented in various ways. Further, the scope of rights encompassed by the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

It is a perspective view of the drip bag concerning the embodiment of the present invention, and shows the state where a pair of suspension members opened. It is a perspective view of the drip bag concerning the embodiment of the present invention, and shows the state where a pair of suspension members were closed. It is an expanded view of the drip bag which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which set the drip bag which concerns on embodiment to this invention to the cup. It is a perspective view of the drip bag concerning the embodiment of the present invention after extraction of coffee.

Explanation of symbols

M Coffee Powder 1 Drip Bag 3 Cup 5 Bag 7 Spout 9 Suspension Member 11 Connecting Piece 13 Locking Claw 15 Upper Opening 17 Lower Opening 19 Posture Holding Member 19a First Bent Edge 19b Second Bent Edge 21 Water Absorbing Sheet Member 23 Bonding part

Claims (5)

In the drip bag that extracts the beverage into the cup by the drip method,
A pouch having a spout that can be opened on the upper end side, made of a water-permeable material, and enclosing an extraction raw material;
A pair of suspension members that are provided opposite to the outer surface of the bag body so as to sandwich the bag body, and that are formed with locking claws that can be engaged with the periphery of the cup, and suspend the bag body on the cup. When,
A posture holding member that is provided at the lower end of one of the suspension members and holds the standing posture of the pair of suspension members as a bottom plate after extraction of the beverage;
A water-absorbing sheet member that is provided on the inner surface of the posture-holding member and absorbs moisture leaked from the bag after extraction of the beverage;
A drip bag characterized by comprising:   The drip bag according to claim 1, wherein a tip end portion of the posture holding member can be locked to a lower end portion of the other suspension member.   The adhesive part is formed by thermocompression bonding at the contour edge of the water absorbent sheet member, and the adhesive part is configured to prevent outflow of water absorbed by the water absorbent sheet member. 2. A drip bag according to 2.   The said water-absorbing sheet member consists of a nonwoven fabric sheet and a pair of polyethylene sheet | seat containing titanium provided so that this nonwoven fabric sheet may be pinched | interposed from both sides, The any one of the Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The drip bag according to claim 1.   The drip bag according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the extraction raw material is coffee powder or tea leaves.

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