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Tea bag pouch for beverage cup sleeveRelated Patent Categories: Food Or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, And Products, Foraminous Material Infusion Type, Or Foraminous Container Per SeTea bag pouch for beverage cup sleeve description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070128316, Tea bag pouch for beverage cup sleeve. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This non-provisional patent application claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60/741,407 filed on Dec. 1, 2005. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to insulated beverage cup sleeves and, more particularly, to a pouch for use with an insulated cup sleeve for holding a tea bag after use or between uses. [0003] Beverage cup sleeves are commonly utilized to surround cups of hot liquids such as coffee so as to make them easier to hold without burning a consumer of the hot beverage. Existing coffee cup sleeves or jackets are constructed of a cardboard, nylon, cloth, or other textile mesh material that resists heat and is comfortable to hold in one's hand while drinking the beverage. [0004] Although assumably effective for their intended purposes, the existing sleeves are not effective for use with serving and consuming hot tea of the type prepared using disposable tea bags. A common problem with preparing tea by soaking a tea bag in hot water is what to do with the bag when it is no longer needed or desired. Sometimes, the bag is repeatedly dunked in and out of the tea until the desired strength is obtained. Other times, the bag needs to be completely discarded. Unfortunately, a trash receptacle is often not conveniently situated nearby, such as when consuming the tea in a car. The existing products and patent proposals do not offer an adequate solution to this problem. [0005] Therefore, it would be desirable to have a tea bag pouch for selective attachment and use with a beverage cup sleeve for holding a tea bag when not in use in the beverage. Further, it would be desirable to have a tea bag pouch that is interiorly absorbent of liquid remaining on a tea bag after removal from the beverage and which is also moisture resistant to prevent liquid from soaking through the pouch. In addition, it would be desirable to have a tea bag pouch having a flap for selectively preventing a tea bag from inadvertently falling out of the pouch. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] Accordingly, a tea bag pouch for use with a beverage cup sleeve according to the present invention includes a pouch member defining an open top and having dimensions suitable for receiving and holding a tea bag. The pouch member includes an absorbent layer of material along its interior surface for absorbing water from a water laden tea bag that has been removed, temporarily or permanently, from the pouch member. The pouch member includes another layer that is water-resistant such that water dripping from the tea bag will not soak through the pouch member and contact a consumer's hand or other articles. [0007] The tea bag pouch also includes an attachment member formed of a semi-rigid material for engaging a beverage cup sleeve. The attachment member is attached at one end to an upper edge of the pouch member and includes an elongate extent for sliding between a cup sleeve and the cup to which the sleeve surrounds. The attachment includes a thickness such that it is firmly held by the cup sleeve but that may be selectively removed by a user if desired. [0008] The attachment member may also include a flap that may be partially separated from the attachment member and manipulated to cover the open top of the pouch member. Thus, the tea bag may be more securely held in the pouch member. It should be appreciated that the pouch member may alternatively be integrally constructed as part of a larger beverage cup sleeve. [0009] Therefore, a general object of this invention is to provide a tea bag pouch that selectively and removably attaches to an insulated hot beverage cup sleeve. [0010] Another object of this invention is to provide a tea bag pouch, as aforesaid, having an absorbent interior layer for absorbing liquid dripping from a tea bag that has been removed from a beverage cup. [0011] Still another object of this invention is to provide a tea bag pouch, as aforesaid, having a water resistant layer that prevents liquid from a water laden tea bag from soaking through the pouch member. [0012] Yet another object of this invention is to provide a tea bag pouch, as aforesaid, in which the attachment member includes a configuration that directs water back into the pouch member. [0013] A further object of this invention is to provide a tea bag pouch, as aforesaid, in which the pouch member includes a configuration that holds a tea bag with increasing tension as it absorbs liquid therefrom. [0014] A still further object of this invention is to provide a tea bag pouch, as aforesaid, having a flap for selectively preventing a tea bag from falling or being removed from the pouch member. [0015] Another object of this invention is to provide a tea bag pouch, as aforesaid, having a section for displaying advertising indicia. [0016] Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein is set forth by way of illustration and example, embodiments of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tea bag pouch in use with a beverage cup sleeve according to one embodiment of the present invention; [0018] FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the tea bag pouch as in FIG. 1 with the cup sleeve and cup removed; [0019] FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the tea bag pouch as in FIG. 2; [0020] FIG. 4 is an exploded plan view of the tea bag pouch according to another embodiment of the present invention; Continue reading about Tea bag pouch for beverage cup sleeve... Full patent description for Tea bag pouch for beverage cup sleeve Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Tea bag pouch for beverage cup sleeve patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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