Filtration apparatus and method of use for the same
OwnerSylvestre Corti Madernainventor
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Abstract
An apparatus may include a cylindrical member including a primary proximal end and a primary distal end. The apparatus may include a filter comprising a secondary proximal end and a secondary distal end, a filter cavity in fluid communication with the interior cavity of the cylindrical member, and a plurality of filter passages disposed upon a surface of the filter. The apparatus may include a pressure member radially extending from, and disposed about, at least a portion of the cylindrical member. The apparatus may include the pressure member comprising a disposable material disposed across a horizontal plane of the drinking vessel, an outer downward-facing lip, and an inner downward-facing lip, configured to allow for downward pressure.
Claims20
A filtration apparatus, comprising:
- a cylindrical member including a primary proximal end and a primary distal end, wherein the cylindrical member defines an interior cavity extending a length of the cylindrical member;
- a filter comprising a secondary proximal end and a secondary distal end, a filter cavity in fluid communication with the interior cavity of the cylindrical member, and a plurality of filter passages disposed upon a surface of the filter, wherein the plurality of filter passages are configured to enable separation of liquid from a particulate matter, wherein the secondary distal end is a conical shape with a closed tip;
- a pressure member radially extending from, and disposed about, at least a portion of the cylindrical member;
- the pressure member comprising a disposable material disposed across a horizontal plane of the drinking vessel, an outer downward-facing lip, and an inner downward-facing lip, configured to allow for downward pressure,
- wherein the pressure member includes a plurality of pressure passages configured to introduce liquid into the bottom of the drinking vessel.
A method of infusing and filtering a liquid, comprising the steps of:
- adding leaves or grounds into the bottom of a drinking vessel;
- inserting the filtration apparatus into the drinking vessel;
- pouring a liquid into the drinking vessel, wherein the liquid travels through the pressure passages into the leaves or grounds at the bottom of the drinking vessel, becoming an infused liquid;
- exerting downward pressure, via the pressure member, on the leaves or grounds and the infused liquid in the drinking vessel;
- creating a vacuum, via user contact with the mouthpiece, wherein the vacuum causes the infused liquid to travel through a plurality of filter passages, into the filtration cavity, and up the cylindrical member;
- separating the infused liquid from the leaves or grounds via the plurality of filter passages, wherein the filter passages allow the infused liquid to travel into the filter cavity while retaining the leaves or grounds within the bottom of the drinking vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.