JP2023084161A - Tea bag holder and usage thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a tea bag holder that can be manufactured in a simple structure, and is good in usability, further is superior in strength properly, and also is superior in mounting performance to a cup, and provide its usage.SOLUTION: A tea bag holder 1 includes: a circular sheet-shaped main body 2; a cut 3 formed from a central part of the main body toward an edge; a curved-shape or substantially L-shape insertion piece formed at one side of the cut 3; and an insertion part 5 formed at the other side, and having the insertion piece inserted therein. The usage of tea bag holder 1 is provided in which a strap of a tea bag 20 is disposed at the base end of the cut, the insertion piece is inserted in the insertion part 5, the main body 2 is conically formed, and a main body part covers an opening periphery of the cup so as to dip the tea bag 20 in hot water A.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tea bag holder and a method for using the same, and more particularly to a tea bag holder having a simple structure, good stability, and excellent convenience, and a method for using the same.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, tea bags are available on the market that allow easy brewing of tea or black tea. A typical tea bag has green tea or black tea leaves put in a non-woven fabric bag, and a hanging string is installed at the top of the bag. When brewing tea, you can easily enjoy tea by operating the hanging string and moving the bag up and down in a cup filled with hot water.

In addition, as a prior art related to the above tea bag, regardless of the size of the cup, even if the cup does not have a special lid, the hot water in the cup is kept warm and the tea leaves are effectively steamed in the hot water. There is a tea bag that extracts the ingredients of tea leaves optimally and allows you to drink delicious tea.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a bag containing tea leaves is suspended by a string from the back surface of a plate lid larger than the opening of the container, and the string is locked at the center of the back surface of the plate so that the length can be adjusted. A tea bag is disclosed which is characterized in that it is provided with a tab on the end protruding from the surface of the lid.

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However, in the tea bag described in Patent Literature 1, since the lid is formed in a flat plate shape, there is a problem that the state of attachment to the opening of the container is not good. In addition, an appropriate thickness is required in order to increase the strength, and problems have arisen in terms of cost and storage.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems by providing a tea bag holder which can be manufactured with a simple structure, is convenient to use, has an appropriate strength, and is excellent in mountability to a cup, and its use. It is to provide a method.

As a result of intensive studies aimed at solving the above-mentioned problems, the inventors of the present invention have found that the above-mentioned objects can be achieved by providing the main body with specific cuts and insertion pieces, and have completed the present invention. .

That is, the tea bag holder of the present invention comprises a circular sheet-like body, a notch formed from the center of the body toward the edge, and a curved or substantially L-shaped portion formed on one side of the notch. It is characterized by comprising an insertion piece and an insertion portion formed on the other side surface into which the insertion piece is inserted.

Moreover, in the present invention, it is preferable that the insertion piece and the insertion portion are formed by making a cut in the main body, and that a plurality of the insertion portions are formed. Furthermore, in the present invention, it is preferable that the main body is further provided with steam discharge holes.

In addition, the method of using the tea bag holder of the present invention is as follows: the string of the tea bag is arranged at the base end of the notch, the insertion piece is inserted into the insertion portion to form the main body into a conical shape, and the tea bag is placed in hot water. It is characterized in that the main body is put on the periphery of the opening of the cup so as to be immersed in the liquid.

Furthermore, the method of using the tea bag holder of the present invention is as follows: After the main body is placed on the periphery of the opening of the cup and the tea leaves are steamed, the tea bag string is pulled up while the main body is held, and the tea bag is removed from the main body. It is preferable to squeeze out the moisture in the bag by contacting the central concave portion of the bag and squeezing the bag while pinching the main body with fingers.

According to the tea bag holder of the present invention, by inserting the insertion piece into the insertion portion, the main body can be formed into a conical shape, so that the strength can be appropriately maintained, and the mountability to the cup opening is improved. increase. Furthermore, by providing a plurality of insertion parts, cups of various sizes can be accommodated.

1 is a plan view of the tea bag holder of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of a state in which the insertion piece is inserted into the insertion portion; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a teabag holder; It is a perspective view of the state which inserted the insertion piece into the insertion part. It is a side view of the state which inserted the insertion piece into the insertion part. It is a figure which shows the state which mounted|worn the teabag to the teabag holder. It is a figure which shows the state which mounted|worn the teabag holder in the cup opening. It is a figure which shows the state after use. Fig. 10 is a plan view of another preferred example, a tea bag holder;

The tea bag holder of the present invention is characterized in that it can be manufactured with a simple structure, is easy to use, has an appropriate strength, and is easy to attach to a cup.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the tea bag holder of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present invention, the tea bag used in the tea bag holder 1 of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention can be obtained. Non-woven fabric with flat type, tetra type, etc. of mesh, flat type, tetra type, etc. of soylon mesh with thread tag (string 21, knob 22) with thread tag (string 21, knob 22) A flat type, a tetra type, etc. can be mentioned.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the tea bag holder of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a state in which the insertion piece is inserted into the insertion portion, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the tea bag holder, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the insertion piece inserted into the insertion portion, and FIG. 5 is a side view of the insertion piece inserted into the insertion portion. The illustrated tea bag holder 1 comprises a circular sheet-like main body 2, a cut 3 formed from the center of the main body 2 toward the edge, and a curved insert formed on one side 4 of the cut 3. It has a piece 5 and an inserting portion 9 formed on the other side portion 8 into which the inserting piece 5 is inserted.

The main body 2 has a diameter of about 9.0 to 12 cm, and is made of a thin paper material in consideration of cost and hygiene. A curved insertion piece 5 is arranged on one side portion 4 (left side in the drawing) of the cut 3 formed in the main body 2 . The insertion piece 5 consists of small curved portions 6 at both ends and a large curved portion 7 in the center, and is formed by cutting one side portion 4 of the cut 3 . Here, the paper material is not particularly limited as long as the effect of the present invention can be obtained. can be used, such as paper having a three-layer structure of "polyethylene/paper/polyethylene" having

An insertion portion 9 into which the insertion piece 5 is inserted is arranged on the other side portion 8 (right side in the figure) of the notch 3 . The insertion piece portion 9 is formed by making a cut in the other side portion 8 of the cut 3, which is composed of curved portions 10 at both ends and a straight portion 11 in the center. Further, a plurality of the insertion pieces 9 are installed on the other side portion 8 . In particular, 2 to 4 are preferably installed, and 3 are more preferably installed.

By turning the one side portion 4 inward in the circumferential direction from the notch 3 and inserting the insertion piece 5 into the insertion portion 9, as shown in FIG. can. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the opening 25 of the cup 24 can be effectively covered. Since a plurality of the insertion portions 9 are provided, the size of the opening portion 25 of the cup 24 can be appropriately adjusted.

As another preferred example, the main body 2 is provided with steam discharge holes 12 . The steam discharge hole 12 is formed in a small diameter shape, and it is possible to efficiently steam the tea leaves immersed in the hot water and adjust the temperature of the hot water. Furthermore, a plurality of steam discharge holes 12 may be installed.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of another preferred example, a tea bag holder. The tea bag holder of the present invention is not limited to the above structure, and as shown in FIG. It may be The tee has a plurality of insertion portions 35 into which the corner portions 33 are inserted on the left side of the cut 32 in plan view, and a plurality of insertion portions 36 into which the tip insertion piece 34 is inserted on the right side of the cut 32 in plan view. A bag holder 30 may be used.

Next, a method for using the tea bag holder of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the tea bag is attached to the tea bag holder, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which the tea bag holder is attached to the opening of the cup, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the state after use. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing;

First, as shown in FIG. 6, the string 21 of the tea bag 20 is arranged at the proximal end 13 of the cut 3 of the main body 2, one side portion 4 of the main body 2 is turned inward in the circumferential direction, and the insertion piece 5 is inserted. Insert into the insertion part 9. Then, the knob 22 is arranged on the upper part of the main body 2 and the bag 23 is arranged on the lower part.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 7, the main body 2 is placed over the opening 25 of the cup 24 while the bag 23 is immersed in the cup 24 filled with hot water A. At this time, since the main body 2 has a conical shape, the main body 2 is stably held in the opening 25 and the airtightness can be improved.

After steaming the tea leaves, the bag 23 in the hot water A is taken out from the cup 24.例文帳に追加At this time, the knob 22 is pulled up while the main body 2 is held, and the bag 23 is brought into contact with the central concave portion of the main body 2 . In this state, by squeezing the bag 23 while pinching the main body 2 between fingers, the moisture in the bag 23 can be squeezed out, and post-treatment after use is facilitated.

Furthermore, after taking out the bag 23, as shown in FIG. 8, the main body 2 is turned upside down and the used bag 23 is placed thereon. As a result, the used bag 23 can be disposed of without soiling the tray or table.

As described above, according to the tea bag holder 1 of the present invention, the circular sheet-like main body 2, the cut 3 formed from the center of the main body 2 toward the edge, and the cut 3 formed on one side of the cut 3 and an insertion portion 5 formed on the other side surface into which the insertion piece is inserted. At the same time, it is excellent in wearability to the cup.

Depending on the method of using the tea bag holder, the string 21 of the tea bag is arranged at the base end of the notch, the insertion piece is inserted into the insertion portion 5, and the main body 2 is formed into a conical shape, and the tea bag 20 is formed. By covering the periphery of the opening of the cup with the body part so as to be immersed in hot water, tea can be easily enjoyed with the tea bag 20 in a simple manner.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, tea bags 20 containing various kinds of tea leaves can be efficiently steamed and extracted, and delicious tea can be easily drunk. Furthermore, various designs and photographs can be printed on the surface of the tea bag holder 1. For example, the tea bag holder 1 can be designed according to various situations such as how to brew tea, types of tea, company logos, information on tourist spots, etc. , By changing the printing of the photo, you can give a visual effect and make the tea brewing time more enjoyable.

1 tea bag holder 2 body 3 notch 4 one side 5 insertion 6 small curved section 7 large curved section 8 other side 9 insertion section 10 curved section 11 straight section 12 steam discharge hole 13 proximal end 20 tea bag 21 string 22 knob
23 bag 24 cup 25 opening 30 tea bag holder 31 body 32 notch 33 corner 34 tip insertion piece 35 insertion 36 insertion A hot water

Claims (6)

A circular sheet-like main body, a cut formed from the center of the main body toward the edge, a curved or substantially L-shaped insertion piece formed on one side of the cut, and a cut on the other side. and an insertion portion into which the insertion piece is inserted. 2. The tea bag holder according to claim 1, wherein said inserting piece and said inserting portion are formed by making cuts in the main body. 3. The tea bag holder according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said insertion portions are formed. The tea bag holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the main body is perforated with steam discharge holes. A string of the tea bag is arranged at the base end of the notch, the insertion piece is inserted into the insertion part, the main body is formed into a conical shape, and the main body part is placed around the opening of the cup so that the tea bag is immersed in hot water. A method of using a tea bag holder characterized by covering it. After the tea leaves are steamed by covering the opening of the cup with the main body, pull up the string of the tea bag while holding the main body, bring the tea bag into contact with the central recess of the main body, and hold the main body with your fingers. 6. The method of using the tea bag holder according to claim 5, wherein the moisture in the bag is squeezed out by squeezing the bag.

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