WO2016162656A1 - Dispositif d'infusion - Google Patents

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WO2016162656A1
WO2016162656A1 PCT/GB2016/000080 GB2016000080W WO2016162656A1 WO 2016162656 A1 WO2016162656 A1 WO 2016162656A1 GB 2016000080 W GB2016000080 W GB 2016000080W WO 2016162656 A1 WO2016162656 A1 WO 2016162656A1
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infusion device
outer sheath
longitudinal edge
stirring element
stirrer
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James Nash
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Ipouch Limited
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/06—Filters or strainers for coffee or tea makers ; Holders therefor
    • A47J31/08—Paper filter inlays therefor to be disposed after use
    • 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
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
    • B65D85/808—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package for immersion in the liquid to release part or all of their contents, e.g. tea bags
    • 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
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
    • 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
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
    • B65D85/808—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package for immersion in the liquid to release part or all of their contents, e.g. tea bags
    • B65D85/8085—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package for immersion in the liquid to release part or all of their contents, e.g. tea bags characterised by an outer package, e.g. wrappers or boxes for enclosing tea-bags
    • 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
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
    • B65D85/808—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package for immersion in the liquid to release part or all of their contents, e.g. tea bags
    • B65D85/812—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package for immersion in the liquid to release part or all of their contents, e.g. tea bags with features facilitating their manipulation or suspension
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J43/00—Implements for preparing or holding food, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • A47J43/04—Machines for domestic use not covered elsewhere, e.g. for grinding, mixing, stirring, kneading, emulsifying, whipping or beating foodstuffs, e.g. power-driven
    • A47J43/044—Machines for domestic use not covered elsewhere, e.g. for grinding, mixing, stirring, kneading, emulsifying, whipping or beating foodstuffs, e.g. power-driven with tools driven from the top side
    • A47J2043/04454—Apparatus of counter top type
    • A47J2043/0449—Apparatus of counter top type with a mixing unit detachable from the support
    • 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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/0055—Containers or packages provided with a flexible bag or a deformable membrane or diaphragm for expelling the contents

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  • This disclosure relates to infusion devices for preparation of beverages. Such devices are extremely well known in the form of the conventional teabag.
  • This disclosure is applicable both to the brewing of tea, to the making of coffee using freeze-dried, powdered or granulated coffee extracts, or to the making of any other beverage, whether hot or cold, including, but not limited to, cocoa, chocolate drinks, tisanes, fruit or herbal based drinks, vitamin and/or mineral preparations, beef or malt extracts, and medical preparations such cold or influenza remedies.
  • Hot or cold infusions are conventionally made in a cup, mug or pot by immersing one or more conventional infusion devices in hot or cold water and leaving the device(s) for a sufficient period to form the desired beverage by infusion.
  • the infusion device may take one of various shapes, including a round, square or rectangular bag sealed around its periphery and a tetrahedral shape.
  • the device When prepared in a cup or mug, as for example when making a one-person cup or mug of tea or coffee, the device may be provided on the end of a string or thread, so that it may be lifted out when spent, or it may be free within the hot or cold water and require to be lifted out by a spoon when spent for disposal.
  • milk, cream or sugar may be added to the mug or cup and stirred using a spoon to disperse or dissolve the addition in the infused liquid.
  • the present disclosure adopts an entirely different approach.
  • an infusion device comprising a combined teabag and stirrer, disposable after use, the teabag having a first longitudinal edge, and the stirrer extending along or adjacent the first longitudinal edge.
  • Preferred embodiments of infusion device have one or more of the following features:
  • the device is provided within an outer sheath.
  • the outer sheath is sealed and is provided with a line of weakness enabling it to be torn open.
  • a tear-off portion of the sheath remains fixed to one end of the stirrer leaving a remainder of the sheath.
  • the tear-off portion serves as an extended handle for the stirrer and as a hook adapted to fit over the rim of a cup or mug.
  • the outer sheath is waterproof enabling the wet combination of stirrer and spent teabag to be replaced within the said remainder of the sheath for disposal.
  • an infusion device for preparation of a beverage by infusion in a liquid, comprises: a liquid penetrable bag or net with an infusible filling therewithin, the bag or net having a first longitudinal edge and incorporating an elongate stirring element along or adjacent said first longitudinal edge, the elongate stirring element having a first end and a second end and defining a manually graspable portion adjacent said first end, said elongate stirring implement being disposable with said infusion device when its filling is spent.
  • Preferred embodiments of infusion device in accordance with this second aspect of the disclosure have one or more of the following features:
  • the infusion device is provided sealed within an outer sheath from which it may be removed when required for use, the outer sheath having a line of weakness along which it may be manually torn to divide the outer sheath into a first portion and a second portion, the first end of the elongate stirring element being joined internally to the first portion of the outer sheath, whereby the first portion of the outer sheath enables the infusion device to be withdrawn from the second portion of the outer sheath using the first portion of the outer sheath as an extended handle for the stirring element.
  • the first end of the stirring element extends beyond the bag or net to be joined internally to the first portion of the outer sheath, whereby the first portion of the outer sheath is enabled to act as a hook to hook the first end of the stirring element over a rim of a cup or mug in which the beverage is being prepared.
  • the infusion device has a bottom edge extending perpendicularly to the first longitudinal edge adjacent the second end of the stirring element, and a second longitudinal edge parallel to and opposite the first longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge terminating short of the bottom edge and being coupled thereto by an angled edge formed at an angle both to the second longitudinal edge and to the bottom edge, whereby the width of the infusion device along the bottom edge is less than the width of the infusion device from the first longitudinal edge to the second longitudinal edge, which reduced width facilitates insertion of the used infusion device back into the second portion of the outer sheath for disposal.
  • the outer sheath is formed of a material at least an innermost layer of which is waterproof.
  • Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a bag or net for an infusion device prior to filling
  • Fig. 2 is a similar view of an alternative bag or net
  • Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the filled and sealed bag or net with an integral stirring element;
  • Fig. 4 is an elevational view of an outer sheath for the infusion device prior to insertion of the Infusion device therein and sealing along its top edge;
  • Fig. 5 is an elevational view illustrating withdrawal of an infusion device from within the outer sheath.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates an embodiment of infusion device in use preparing an infusion within a cup. Description of Preferred Embodiments
  • the illustrated infusion device 1 comprises a single cup combined teabag 2 and stirrer 3, and is disposable after use, as explained below.
  • the teabag 2 has a first longitudinal edge 4, and the stirrer 3 extends along or adjacent the first longitudinal edge 4.
  • the stirrer 3 enables a user to stir a cup of tea both uniformly to disperse the tea brewed from dried tea leaves within the teabag as well as to disperse added milk or lemon juice within the tea and to dissolve added sugar or other sweetener.
  • the teabag 2 may be formed in conventional fashion from standard filter bag material and using any suitable machine used to make conventional teabags but modified to form a more elongate bag of lesser width instead of the more conventional round or square profile teabag.
  • a silk or cotton net or a net formed of food grade plastics may be employed in place of the conventional paper bag.
  • the conventional practice may be followed in which the bag is formed by folding a blank in half lengthwise and then sealing all peripheral edges 4, 5, 6 and 7 with the exception of a top edge 8 to allow for filling.
  • the bag may be formed from two superposed identical blanks which are then sealed along all of the edges 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the blank apart from top edge 8. In either event, the result is an open-mouthed pouch 9.
  • the bag 2 has a bottom edge 5 extending perpendicularly to the first longitudinal edge 4 adjacent second end 11 of the stirring element, and a second longitudinal edge 7 parallel to and opposite the first longitudinal edge 4, the second longitudinal edge 7 tenninating short of the bottom edge 5 and being coupled thereto by an angled edge 6 formed at an angle both to the second longitudinal edge 7 and to the bottom edge 5, whereby the width Wi of the infusion device along the bottom edge 5 is less than the width W 2 of the infusion device from the first longitudinal edge 4 to the second longitudinal edge 7 for a reason to be explained.
  • the pouch has a uniform width W 3 at all positions between its bottom edge 5i and its open mouth 8i.
  • the teabag 2 with its integral stirrer 3 is preferably provided within an outer sheath
  • the outer sheath 12 is sealed and is provided with a line of weakness 13 enabling it to be torn open as explained in more detail below.
  • a tear-off portion 14 of the sheath remains fixed to the first end 10 of the stirrer 3 leaving a remainder 15 of the sheath.
  • the tear-off portion 14 serves as an extended handle for the stirrer and as a hook adapted to fit over a rim 16 of a cup 17 or mug, as illustrated in Fig. 6.
  • the outer sheath 12 is generally rectangular having two parallel longitudinal edges 18 and 19, a bottom edge 20 and a top edge 21.
  • the sheath is suitably formed about the infusion device 2 with its integral stirring element 3 by folding a blank lengthwise to form top edge 21 and then sealing along the remaining edges 18, 19 and 20.
  • Conventional sachets for single serving teabags are cold sealed, and this technology may be employed in the present case, as well.
  • This laminated structure requires heat sealing.
  • the material of the outer sheath 12 is formed with a line of weakness 13, which allows it to be manually torn to divide the outer sheath 12 into a first portion 14 and a second portion 15, the first end of the elongate stirring element being heat sealed internally of the first portion 14 as the sheath is formed about the infusion device 2. Accordingly, the first portion 14 of the outer sheath 12 can be used as a handle 22 attached to first end 10 of the stirring element 3 to withdraw the infusion device 2 from the second portion 15 of the outer sheath 12, as shown in Fig. 5.
  • the first end 10 of the stirring element 3 may extends beyond the bag or net with its filling of tea or other infusible filling. This both facilitates the heat seal of first end 10 internally of the first portion 14 of the outer sheath, and enables handle 22 to be hooked over rim 16 of cup 17 as shown in Fig. 6.
  • the sheath needs to be of greater width so that users can get the spent infusion device back in the outer sheath. For this reason, embodiments with the angled edge 6 and a reduced width along the bottom edge are preferred.
  • forming the outer sheath from a material in which at least the inner surface is waterproof means that the used infusion device can be disposed of with the minimum of mess.
  • Forming the outer sheath from a laminated material with a paper outer layer enables the outer layer to be printed to include branding, instructions for use, and whatever other legally required wording is called for in a particular jurisdiction.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif d'infusion (1) qui comprend un sachet de thé (2) et un agitateur (3) combinés, jetable après usage. Le sachet de thé (2) comporte un premier bord longitudinal (4), et l'agitateur (3) s'étend le long ou au voisinage du premier bord longitudinal (4). Dans un autre aspect de l'invention, un dispositif d'infusion (1) servant à la préparation d'une boisson par infusion dans un liquide comprend un sac perméable aux liquides ou un filet (2) doté en son sein d'un garnissage à infuser. Le sac ou le filet (2) comporte un premier bord longitudinal (4) et incorpore un élément d'agitation allongé (3) le long ou au voisinage dudit premier bord longitudinal. L'élément d'agitation allongé comporte une première extrémité et une seconde extrémité et définit une partie pouvant être saisie manuellement au voisinage de la première extrémité. L'outil d'agitation allongé est jetable avec ledit dispositif d'infusion lorsque son garnissage est épuisé.
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US2149713A (en) * 1936-07-21 1939-03-07 Standard Brands Inc Tea bag
US4871555A (en) * 1981-09-27 1989-10-03 Erez Schwartz Infusion, stirring and hanging device for preparing beverage
JPH04339778A (ja) * 1991-05-07 1992-11-26 Ishigaki Shokuhin Kk コーヒー等の浸出バッグ
WO1997045336A1 (fr) * 1996-05-30 1997-12-04 C.T.F. Co., Ltd. Sachet de the ou de cafe a melangeur amovible
GB2417234A (en) * 2004-08-16 2006-02-22 G Mat Ltd Tea bag with attached handle
KR20110016358A (ko) * 2009-08-11 2011-02-17 최경희 머들러, 스틱, 스트로 또는 스푼이 부착된 티백
GB2500659A (en) * 2012-03-28 2013-10-02 Donald Milne Downey Infusion Device

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