WO2004094253A1 - Tea bag with inner tag - Google Patents
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- WO2004094253A1 WO2004094253A1 PCT/US2003/007277 US0307277W WO2004094253A1 WO 2004094253 A1 WO2004094253 A1 WO 2004094253A1 US 0307277 W US0307277 W US 0307277W WO 2004094253 A1 WO2004094253 A1 WO 2004094253A1
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- tag
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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Definitions
- the hidden indicia disposed on the surface of the bag may get rubbed-off or worn-off prior to use, which would result in only partial words or symbols being displayed to a user upon activation.
- an object of the present invention to provide a bag, such as a tea bag, that provides a visible message to a user from a tag within the bag upon submersing the bag in a liquid.
- a tea bag in an illustrative, non-limiting implementation of the present invention, includes a sealed pouch, an internal tag, and dried tea leaves disposed inside the sealed pouch along with the internal tag.
- the tag may alternatively be placed internally between the lobes of a multiple-lobed tea bag.
- the internal tag has text, which may include letters, words, symbols, images or other indicia, imprinted on it, or cut into it, for example, by a punching method, or applied by any other method, so that when the sealed pouch becomes wet and translucent, the hidden text is exposed to the user.
- Figure 1 shows a front view of a tea bag in accordance with a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention with the internal tag hidden;
- Figure 2 shows a front view of a tea bag in accordance with a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention with the internal tag exposed;
- Figure 3 shows a front view of a string-free tea bag in accordance with a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention having an internal tag.
- Figure 4 shows a front view of a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention with the multiple-lobed tea bag with the internal tag exposed.
- Figure 5 shows a side view of a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention with the multiple-lobed tea bag with the internal tag exposed.
- tea bag 1 includes a sealed pouch 30 containing a dried substance, such as dried tea leaves 70.
- the tea bag 1 further contains an external gripping tag 10 which connects to a hidden internal tag 50 by means of a string 40, which extends through an unsealed portion 20 of the sealed pouch 30.
- the sealed pouch 30 can be made, for example, of any material currently used to manufacture tea bags, or any material having similar properties of a tea bag. Specifically, the material should be fairly opaque when dry and translucent when wet. Examples of materials suitable for the pouch include a non-woven fiber fabric, a non-woven cellulose material, and unbleached paper. In addition, the sealed pouch 30 can be made larger than a standard tea bag if so desired. Also, dried substances, other than dried tea leaves 70, may be disposed inside the sealed pouch 30. An example of such a dried substance is ground coffee.
- the external tag 10 can be made of virtually any material, including material currently used for tags, either on tea bags or other products.
- the tag material must be durable enough to allow a user to grip and pull the tea bag 1 from a container of liquid without the tag breaking or tearing.
- the external tag 10 can also be any desired size. In an alternate embodiment, no external tag is provided and the user pulls the bag from a container of liquid by pulling the end of string 40.
- the internal tag 50 should preferably be made of a suitable material on which printing can be applied (printing will be discussed in more detail below). Since the internal tag 50 is submerged along with the sealed pouch 30, it may be preferable to provide a water-resistant coating or laminate over the internal tag 50 either before or after a printing process in order to protect the printing from being damaged. As shown, the internal tag 50 is rectangular, however, the internal tag 50 can be formed in any desired shape or size to fit inside the sealed
- the string 40 can be any type of string, including string currently used in the manufacture of tea bags.
- the string 40 may be slidably coupled to the sealed pouch 30 at the unsealed portion 20.
- the string 40 can freely move in an upward direction when pulled by the user.
- Such pulling action slides the internal tag 50 in an upward direction inside the sealed pouch 30.
- the unsealed portion 20 can be omitted, so that sealed pouch 30 is sealed on all sides.
- the string 40 is attached to the sealed pouch 30 during manufacturing and the string 40 would not be capable of sliding relative to the sealed pouch when the string is pulled.
- the internal tag 50 remains attached to string 40 in an upper portion of sealed pouch 30 at all times.
- FIG. 2 shows tea bag 1 with the internal tag 50 exposed, for example, after it has been pulled out of the tea leaves 70.
- "text" 60 is imprinted on the internal tag 50. This printing can be performed by using a standard printing process.
- the text 60 can include logos, messages, questions, quotes, jokes, answers to jokes, different colors, drawings or other information based on a manufacturer's preference. Since the internal tag 50 will be submerged in water along with the tea bag 1, for example, when making tea, the text 60 must be safe and non-toxic.
- the text can be imprinted using dye-based ink which is fade resistant, water resistant and bleed resistant. Such types of ink are well known and easily accessible by those skilled in the art.
- the text 60 can be a punch design or cut-out design using a standard punch press method or laser-cut method.
- the internal tag 50 is buried in the tea leaves 70. Since the tea bag 1 is dry and fairly opaque, the text 60 on the internal tag 50 is hidden from view of the user.
- the tea bag 1 is placed in a liquid, for instance water, to make tea, the sealed pouch 30 becomes translucent, and the tea leaves 70 tend to settle to the bottom of the sealed pouch 30.
- the string 40 is slidably coupled to the sealed pouch 30, a user is able to pull the string 40 upward by the external tag 10 to slide the internal tag 50 to the upper portion of the sealed pouch 30, as shown in Fig. 2.
- each tea bag 1 contains a hidden surprise to the delight and entertainment of the user or others in their company.
- Fig. 3 shows another non-limiting embodiment of the present invention.
- tea bag 2 does not have a string attached to it and has a circular shaped sealed pouch 90.
- the internal tag 80 can contain text 60, defined as any type of information or image depending on a manufacturer's preference and can be made in any shape or size on at least one side of the tag.
- Fig. 4 shows a front view of a further non-limiting embodiment of the present invention.
- tea bag 3 is comprised of multiple lobes, two lobes (31a, 31b; Fig. 5), in this example, containing a dried substance such as tea leaves 70.
- the tag 50 is attached with a mechanism such as a staple 100 between the lobes adjacent to the upper portion of these lobes such that the text 60 is readable when the sealed pouch 30 becomes wet and the tea leaves 70 settle to the bottom of the lobes.
- Fig. 5 shows a side view of the embodiment of Fig.
- At least tag 50 can be placed inside the lobes 31a, 31b with the tea leaves 70 depending on the manufacturer's preference and text 60 space requirements.
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Priority Applications (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PCT/US2003/007277 WO2004094253A1 (en) | 2003-03-19 | 2003-03-19 | Tea bag with inner tag |
AU2003218061A AU2003218061A1 (en) | 2003-03-19 | 2003-03-19 | Tea bag with inner tag |
CA002517840A CA2517840A1 (en) | 2003-03-19 | 2003-03-19 | Tea bag with inner tag |
GB0517690A GB2414012B (en) | 2003-03-19 | 2003-03-19 | Tea bag or other pouch with inner tag |
US10/543,761 US20060073238A1 (en) | 2003-03-19 | 2003-03-19 | Tea bag with inner tag |
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PCT/US2003/007277 WO2004094253A1 (en) | 2003-03-19 | 2003-03-19 | Tea bag with inner tag |
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CA (1) | CA2517840A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2414012B (en) |
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EP1991478A1 (en) * | 2006-02-14 | 2008-11-19 | ABANKO International Co., Ltd. | Tea-bag string having functions of indicating soaking condition |
WO2010047568A2 (en) * | 2008-10-24 | 2010-04-29 | 아뱅코인터내셔널 | Tea bag |
GB2570205A (en) * | 2018-01-10 | 2019-07-17 | John Garden Alexander | Tea bag with string attached steep indicator |
EP4289767A1 (en) * | 2022-06-10 | 2023-12-13 | Joyce Frances Olierook | Cocktail stirrer |
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US2143302A (en) * | 1938-04-13 | 1939-01-10 | Mutual Tea Packing Co Inc | Bag containing beverage material |
US2298420A (en) * | 1940-11-28 | 1942-10-13 | Ivers Lee Co | Marked and scored package |
US2413686A (en) * | 1941-02-26 | 1947-01-07 | Millie Patent Holding Co Inc | Infusion package with handle and the method of manufacturing same |
US3989279A (en) * | 1975-06-04 | 1976-11-02 | Levy Leon M | Latent indicia carrier |
DE10043217A1 (en) * | 2000-09-01 | 2002-03-28 | Schoeller & Hoesch Papierfab | Material for construction of filter bags used in infusion drinks incorporates a surface with printing which becomes visible only in wet state of the filter bag material |
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- 2003-03-19 CA CA002517840A patent/CA2517840A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-03-19 WO PCT/US2003/007277 patent/WO2004094253A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-03-19 GB GB0517690A patent/GB2414012B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-03-19 AU AU2003218061A patent/AU2003218061A1/en not_active Abandoned
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US2143302A (en) * | 1938-04-13 | 1939-01-10 | Mutual Tea Packing Co Inc | Bag containing beverage material |
US2298420A (en) * | 1940-11-28 | 1942-10-13 | Ivers Lee Co | Marked and scored package |
US2413686A (en) * | 1941-02-26 | 1947-01-07 | Millie Patent Holding Co Inc | Infusion package with handle and the method of manufacturing same |
US3989279A (en) * | 1975-06-04 | 1976-11-02 | Levy Leon M | Latent indicia carrier |
DE10043217A1 (en) * | 2000-09-01 | 2002-03-28 | Schoeller & Hoesch Papierfab | Material for construction of filter bags used in infusion drinks incorporates a surface with printing which becomes visible only in wet state of the filter bag material |
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP1991478A1 (en) * | 2006-02-14 | 2008-11-19 | ABANKO International Co., Ltd. | Tea-bag string having functions of indicating soaking condition |
EP1991478A4 (en) * | 2006-02-14 | 2010-04-21 | International Co Ltd Abanko | Tea-bag string having functions of indicating soaking condition |
WO2010047568A2 (en) * | 2008-10-24 | 2010-04-29 | 아뱅코인터내셔널 | Tea bag |
WO2010047568A3 (en) * | 2008-10-24 | 2010-08-05 | 아뱅코인터내셔널 | Tea bag |
GB2570205A (en) * | 2018-01-10 | 2019-07-17 | John Garden Alexander | Tea bag with string attached steep indicator |
EP4289767A1 (en) * | 2022-06-10 | 2023-12-13 | Joyce Frances Olierook | Cocktail stirrer |
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GB2414012A (en) | 2005-11-16 |
CA2517840A1 (en) | 2004-11-04 |
GB2414012B (en) | 2006-05-10 |
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