# US 2014/0360378 A1 · Tea infuser structure

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- Number: US 2014/0360378 A1
- Document ID: US20140360378A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/948,318
- Filed: 2013-07-23
- Published: 2014-12-11
- Earliest claimed: 2013-06-06
- Inventors: Masakazu Fujii
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140360378A1

## CPC

- A47G 19/14: Coffee or tea pots (filters, strainers A47J31/06)
- A47G 19/16: Tea infusers, e.g. infusing bags, egg-shaped infuses (for using only once, e.g. made of paper, B65B, B65D)
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)

## Abstract

A tea infuser structure includes a main body and mount device, where the main body has an opening and crack. The opening is sunk inward to form an accepting space, a flange is disposed around the opening, and the crack is disposed on the rim of the opening. The mount device has a frame, and is mounted on the flange through the frame. A bearing plate is disposed inside the frame and defines a through portion. Whereby, a tea bag can be pulled away from the accepting space to the bearing plate conveniently by pulling a pull thread of the tea bag retained in the crack so as to preventing the tea bag from being dipped in tea too long, and further controlling the thickness of the tea. Furthermore, a spout can be prevented from damage due to collision by covering a protective cover on it.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A tea infuser structure, comprising:
a main body, having an opening and a crack, said opening being sunk inward to form an accepting space, a flange being disposed around said opening, and said crack being disposed on a rim of said opening; and
a mount device, having a frame, said mount device being mounted on said flange through said frame, and a bearing plate being disposed on said frame and defining a through portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The structure according to claim 1, wherein a crack pad is disposed on said rim of said opening, and said crack pad covers said crack and is made of elastic material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The structure according to claim 1, wherein said mount device is made of stainless steel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The structure according to claim 1, wherein a liftable lid is coupled pivotally to one side of said fame, capable of covering said frame, bearing plate and through portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The structure according to claim 1, wherein a retaining groove is disposed below said frame, and an elastic ring is disposed on said retaining groove, allowing said frame to be engaged with said flange through said retaining groove, and fixed on said flange through the tight compression of said elastic ring.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The structure according to claim 1, wherein said bearing plate is disposed with a plurality of leakage holes.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The structure according to claim 1, wherein said bearing plate is inclined a preset angle toward said through portion.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The structure according to claim 1, wherein a curved face is disposed on one side of said bearing plate close to said through portion.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The structure according to claim 1, wherein said main body has a spout, an engagement slot is respectively disposed on two sides of an outside of said spout, and a protective cover is made of elastic material and two projecting buckles matching with said two respective engagement slots are disposed on an inside thereof, allowing said engagement slots to be engaged with said two respective buckles to retain said protective cover on said outside of said spout.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The tea infuser according to claim 1, wherein a projecting bottom edge is disposed on a bottom of said main body, allowing said bottom edge to be mounted on a matching rim of said opening of said other main body below said main body when said main body is placed on said other main body.