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US 2018/0042411 A1Published application
Universal lid system and methods
AssigneeMighty Leaf Tea
InventorsJill Portman, Gary Shinner
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Abstract
A universal lid system and methods for use with any of a selection of teapots for quick and sanitary beverage preparation. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a system and methods including a lid sized and shaped to facilitate the storage of a retention element such as a tea bag. The retention element may be held out of contact with the beverage by a retention element stabilizing component.
Claims20
A universal lid comprising:
- a lid wall comprising a non-elevated section and an elevated storage element, the non-elevated section includes a generally horizontal linear surface, the elevated storage element includes one or more generally curved sloped surfaces defining a storage space, the storage space configured to store a retention element,
- a wall outlet comprising an outlet border defining an outlet space, the wall outlet positioned on the elevated storage element, the outlet space configured for a tag attached to the retention element to pass through, and
- a tag receptacle positioned on the lid wall, the tag receptacle including a side receptacle wall and a lower receptacle wall, the tag receptacle configured to store a tag attached to the retention element.
A universal lid comprising:
- a lid wall comprising a non-elevated section and an elevated storage element, the elevated storage element includes one or more generally curved sloped surfaces defining a storage space, the storage space configured to store both a first retention element and a second retention element,
- a first wall outlet comprising an outlet border defining a first outlet space, the first wall outlet positioned on the elevated storage element, the first outlet space configured for a first tag attached to the first retention element to pass through, and
- a second wall outlet comprising an outlet border defining a second outlet space, the second wall outlet positioned on the elevated storage element, the second outlet space configured for a second tag attached to the second retention element to pass through.
A universal lid comprising:
- a lid wall comprising a non-elevated section and two or more elevated storage elements, each elevated storage element comprising a storage space configured to store a retention element,
- each of the two or more elevated storage elements further comprising a wall outlet comprising an outlet border defining an outlet space configured for a tag attached to the retention element to pass through.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.