Infuser unit for beverages
OwnerBruce W. Meltoninventor
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Abstract
A disposable infuser for brewing beverages within an associated container. The infuser includes a well portion for receiving a charge of flavoring material positioning it below the upper rim but above the bottom wall of the container. A flexible is skirt dimensioned and contoured for removably gripping the container in liquid-tight relation, and an annular top panel extends between the gripping portion of the skirt and the well for offsetting the well from the outer wall of the container. The well portion is defined by downwardly extending, water permeable walls, and the drinking opening is formed in the top panel.
Claims20
An infuser unit for making beverages in an associated container from a material from which flavors are extracted at elevated temperatures, said infuser including a container attachment portion for removable association with the rim of an associated liquid container in snug, liquid-tight relation, an annular cover panel portion extending radially inwardly from said container attachment portion, a well portion for receiving a charge of flavoring material, said well portion being defined by walls extending downwardly from said cover panel portion and to a position substantially beneath said container attachment portion, whereby a portion of said well lies below the level of a liquid in said associated container, at least, a portion of said walls being liquid-permeable to permit water circulation between the regions lying respectively inside and outside said well to permit infusion of flavors from said flavoring materials to said liquid, a drinking area formed in a portion of said annular cover panel portion of said infuser, said drinking area including an opening having at least one portion lying radially inwardly of said container attachment portion.
An infuser unit for removable association with a liquid container, said infuser unit comprising, in combination, a container-gripping portion including a circumferential skirt portion, at least one groove formed in said skirt, said groove lying in a given plane and being dimensioned to contact a container rim in snug sealing engagement, a top panel portion having a generally flat, annular surface with a drinking opening formed in a portion of said surface, well-forming walls having their upper portions extending downwardly from the radially inner margin of said annular top surface, with said walls having lower portions extending substantially below said given plane and having a large plurality of closely spaced apart openings therein, said well further including an upwardly open central portion providing access to the interior of said well so as to permit addition thereto of flavoring materials from which flavors are extracted.
A low cost disposable infuser for brewing beverages within an associated container, said infuser comprising, in combination, a well portion for reception of a charge of flavoring material and for positioning said charge of material within an associated container substantially below the upper rim of said container but substantially above the bottom wall of said container, a portion including a flexible skirt dimensioned and contoured for removably gripping said associated container in liquid-tight relation, and an annular top panel extending between said gripping portion of said skirt and said well for offsetting said well from the outer wall of said container;
- said well portion being defined by downwardly extending, water permeable walls, and means defining a drinking area including an opening in said top panel portion.
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