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US 6,684,756 B2Granted
Tea infuser with manual agitator
AssigneeBrowne & Co.
InventorHelen Kerr
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Abstract
An infuser vessel (1) for containing solid particles (2) while immersed in a liquid, such as loose tea leaves in hot water, where the perforated infuser vessel (1) includes a manually movable piston (7) operated with a flexible wire (11) topped with a manual grip (12) extending upwardly from the liquid, whereby tea leaves (2) within the vessel (1) may be manually agitated to increase the speed and efficacy of infusion, while the manual grip (12) remains high and dry above the liquid.
Claims9
An infuser for containing solid particles (2) therein while immersed in a liquid, the infuser comprising:
- a vessel (1) having an internal chamber (5) defined within top (8), bottom (9) and side walls(10), at least one said wall including apertures (6) communicating between the chamber (5) and the liquid external thereto, the apertures (6) having a maximum dimension selected to retain the solid particles (2) immersed in the liquid within the chamber (5);
- a piston (7) slidably disposed within the chamber (5) for reciprocal axial motion between the top (8) and bottom walls (9);
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- a flexible wire shaft (11) having a bottom end fixed to the piston (7) and a top end extending slidably through an opening in the top wall of the vessel, the top end having a manual grip (12).
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