JPH0910111A - Teapot - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable tea leaves or the like to be ground by a wooden pestle, drunk and eaten as healthy food by forming a plurality of projections on the upper surface of the bottom part in a teapot body. CONSTITUTION: A teapot is composed of a body 1, a pouring port 2, a handle 3 and a lid body. A plurality of tea filtering holes 4 are provided between the body 1 and the pouring port 2 to have the size for preventing the outflow of much tea leaves. In this case, a plurality of projections 5 are provided on the upper surface of the bottom part in the body 1. These projections 5 are preferably formed into the chevron-shaped form having a proper length of the conventional ones provided in an earthenware mortar. When the whole tea leaves or the like are drunk and eaten, a small amount of tea leaves is put in the teapot, ground down into powder by utilizing the lugs and a wooden pestle or the like and drunk by pouring hot water.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a teapot that can be used not only for drinking tea, but also for drinking and eating various kinds of leaf tea, seeds, fruits and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of teapots have been provided, but all of them are devised in a tea strainer so that a large amount of leaf tea does not flow out and that tea can be poured out smoothly. (See Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open Nos. 61-163578 and 63-143228).

[0003] Leaf tea after drinking as so-called tea has generally been discarded as it is as tea leaves.

[0004]

The green tea (Japanese tea) consumed daily contains various vitamins, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, caffeine, nutrients such as catechin, an antioxidant nutrient, and dietary fiber. It is useful as a health drink.

[0005] Some of the nutrients are dissolved in tea and then drunk and taken into the body. Most of the nutrients are left in the tea husk, and especially, dietary fiber and the like are discarded without being taken into the body.

According to the present invention, the intake of nutrients contained in various leaf teas, tea leaves after drinking, and seeds, fruits, etc. (hereinafter, simply referred to as "tea leaves, etc."), or dietary fiber can be easily carried out. Another object is to provide a teapot that can be effectively taken into the body.

[0007] In recent years, not only to drink leaf tea as so-called tea, but also to eat the whole as a powder,
Further, it is also practiced to eat and drink as a health food by adding a seasoning by pulverizing tea shells or the like.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems,
The present invention has a configuration in which a number of convex portions are formed on the bottom upper surface inside the main body, preferably, the convex portions are formed in a chevron shape having an appropriate length, and further, the number of convex portions is formed in the bottom upper surface. And is extended to the rising portion around it.

[0009]

When drinking tea with the teapot of the present invention, there is no difference from the conventional teapot.

Further, according to the teapot of the present invention, leaf tea or the like containing a large amount of nutrients and dietary fiber can be eaten and consumed as a whole, and can be effectively used as a health food.

[0011] That is, it is difficult to eat and drink the above-mentioned leaf tea and the like as it is, but in the present invention, the leaf tea and the like placed inside are put on the upper surface of the inner bottom part by “scraping” or the like. Since the powder can be pulverized by using the convex portion 5 or 5a and can be eaten and consumed, leaf tea can be effectively used as a health food.

[0012]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a teapot of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a convex shape.

The teapot comprises a main body 1, a spout 2, a handle 3, and a lid (not shown).

In the figure, reference numeral 4 denotes a hole for tea strainer provided between the main body 1 and the spout 2, and a large number of so-called leaf teas are provided so that a large amount of leaf tea does not flow out.

In the present invention, a large number of projections 5 are provided on the upper surface of the bottom inside the main body 1. As a result, the recess 6 is necessarily formed. In FIG. 1, a large number of independent convex portions 5 are randomly formed on the upper surface of the bottom portion.
As shown in (1), it is desirable to form a large number of chevron-shaped protrusions 5a of an appropriate length on the upper surface of the bottom.

That is, when the convex portion 5a as provided in a conventional mortar is formed, a uniform and sufficient pulverizing effect can be obtained.

Further, the plurality of convex portions 5 or 5a
Is preferably provided not only from the upper surface of the bottom portion but also from the upper surface of the bottom portion to the rising portion around the bottom surface. As a result, leaf tea or the like that escapes from the bottom surface to the periphery during the grinding operation can be effectively ground at the peripheral rising portion.

The structure of the convex portion 5 and the convex portion 5a is as follows.
Although it is desirable to form them integrally during the production of the teapot, the projections 5 and the projections 5a separately manufactured due to the manufacturing technology may be fixed to the bottom later.

When drinking tea with the teapot of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, there is no difference from the conventional teapot. However, according to the teapot of the present invention, the whole tea and the like can be eaten and consumed.

That is, for example, a smaller amount of leaf tea is put in the inside than when so-called tea is drunk, and the leaf tea is ground into a powdery form using the above-mentioned convex portion 5 or 5a by means of "surikogi" (not shown) or the like. . Then, if you pour hot water and drink as it is, you can easily eat and drink the whole leaf tea.

Furthermore, the tea husks left in the main body 1 after drinking tea can be ground in the same manner, and can be eaten with a seasoning added or can be poured with fresh hot water. There is no need to handle it, and it can help eliminate garbage problems.

[0022]

According to the present invention, it is easy and easy to grind leaf tea and the like as well as to drink tea as in the prior art. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a teapot of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a convex shape.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 5 Convex part 5a Convex part of chevron 6 Concave part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A teapot comprising a plurality of projections formed on an upper surface of a bottom inside a main body. 2. The teapot according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of projections have a chevron shape with an appropriate length. 3. The teapot according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of convex portions extend from the upper surface of the bottom portion to a rising portion around the bottom portion.