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Infusion cup

Infusion cup description/claims

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to preparation of drinking fluids and more specifically, to an infusion cup, which has screen means to stop the contained infusible material inside the cup body when the infusible material is infused with hot water.

2. Description of the Related Art

Commercial disposable cups are commonly made of paper or plastics for holding water or beverage for drinking. Further, many different packed beverages (green tea, woolong tea, flower tea, herbal tea, etc.) are commercially available. Except mineral water, most packed beverages contain artificial flavors and/or chemical additive to give a special pleasant taste and to extend the preservation time. It is not good to the health to drink these chemical additive-contained commercial packed beverages. Further, there are infusible tea-bags, coffee-bags, and herbal-bags available on the market. During preparation, the user must unpack the packing paper of the tea-bag, coffee-bag or herbal-bag, and then put the tea-bag, coffee-bag or herbal-bag in a cup, and then pour hot water into the cup to infusion the tea-bag, coffee-bag or herbal-bag for service. This drinking fluid preparation procedure is complicated. Further, the user needs to prepare a cup or container for infusion.

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is one object of the present invention to provide an infusion cup, which has an infusible material contained in the disposable cup body for infusion with hot water directly for quick service. It is another object of the present invention to provide an infusion cup, which has a filter material bonded to the inside of the cup body above the infusible material to stop the infusible material inside the cup body when the infusible material is infused with hot water. It is still another object of the present invention to provide an infusion cup, which contains a dried infusible material without chemical additives for infusion with hot water for drinking.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an infusion cup in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective assembly view of the infusion cup in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention, showing the infusion material infused and the screen plate stopped at the bottom side of the protruding stop members inside the cup body.

FIG. 3A is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 3.

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of an infusion cup in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective assembly view of the infusion cup in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the second embodiment of the present invention, showing the infusion material infused.

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of an infusion cup in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is schematic drawing showing a status of use of the infusion cup in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a part FIG. 9.

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of an infusion cup in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective assembly view of the infusion cup in accordance with the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

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