Hot tea and coffee press convertible into an iced tea and coffee press including special hot liquid drinking container
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47J-031/18
B65D-081/38
출원번호
US-0780565
(2013-02-28)
등록번호
US-9706874
(2017-07-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Ross, Gary
출원인 / 주소
Ross, Gary
대리인 / 주소
Rozsa, Thomas I.
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초록▼
A press for brewing hot coffee and hot tea by compressing tea leaves or coffee grinds to the bottom in the drink container or vessel with a structural filter that both has an improved sealing member from the filter to vessel and includes a filter screen and most importantly, a movable flapper valve
A press for brewing hot coffee and hot tea by compressing tea leaves or coffee grinds to the bottom in the drink container or vessel with a structural filter that both has an improved sealing member from the filter to vessel and includes a filter screen and most importantly, a movable flapper valve which opens under pressure as the apparatus is pushed through the water towards the coffee grinds or tea leaves to expose a filter so that the coffee grinds or tea leaves at the bottom of the container seep into the water to create hot brewed coffee or tea. For coffee, the coffee beans are ground and coffee grinds are used. For tea, tea leaves are used.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus to brew tea or coffee, comprising: a. a flexible spring leg having a rounded top portion and a first spring leg section and a second leg spring leg section which cross each other at a location to provide a spring effect, the first and second spring leg sections contacting oppositely
1. An apparatus to brew tea or coffee, comprising: a. a flexible spring leg having a rounded top portion and a first spring leg section and a second leg spring leg section which cross each other at a location to provide a spring effect, the first and second spring leg sections contacting oppositely disposed sections of an interior sidewall of a drinking container when the apparatus is inserted into the drinking container;b. the first spring leg section having a distal end which is affixed to a fixed soft flexible press stopper by a rivet, the second flexible spring leg section having a distal end which is affixed to the fixed soft flexible stopper by a rivet, the soft flexible press stopper is circular with a central opening which surrounds a fixed filter which is affixed to the soft flexible press stopper;c. movably resting on the fixed filter is a movable flapper valve having a round base sized to fit within the opening of soft flexible press stopper and resting over the filter, the movable flapper valve having a raised section having a first arcuate top, a second arcuate top which join at a flat top section which is aligned with the crossed location of first and second spring leg sections;d. affixed adjacent a top portion of the first and second spring legs sections is a flexible sealing member supported by a plate, the flexible sealing member having a flowered circumference with a multiplicity of spaced apart petals with a liquid flow opening between each respective petal, the flexible sealing member having a central opening with an interior circumference by which the flexible sealing member is slide able and press fit retained onto the first and second spring leg sections adjacent the rounded top portion of the spring leg which serves as a handle; ande. the drinking container having a bottom wall, a sidewall and an open top, the bottom wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the sidewall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the bottom and sidewall interior surfaces surround an interior chamber having an interior diameter from oppositely disposed sections of the interior sidewall surfaces, the fixed soft flexible press stopper having a press fit outer diameter relative the interior diameter of the drinking container, the diameter of the flowered circumference of the flexible sealing member press fit relative to the interior diameter of the drinking container;f. whereby, the apparatus as defined in elements a, b, c, d and e is used in conjunction with a multiplicity of tea leaves or coffee grinds wherein the tea leaves or coffee grinds are placed into the interior chamber of the drinking container so that the tea leaves or coffee grinds rest on the interior surface of the bottom wall, the interior chamber is filled with hot water, the apparatus is inserted into the interior chamber and pushed down so that first and second spring leg sections cause a bottom surface of the fixed soft flexible press stopper to compress the tea leaves or coffee grinds and because the diameter of the soft flexible press stopper is press fit retained against the interior diameter of the drinking container, the fixed soft flexible press stopper seals off the tea leaves or coffee grinds from the hot water and the pressure of the fixed soft flexible press stopper causes tea or coffee to flow through the filter and the movable flapper value moves toward the crossing point of the first and second spring leg sections and the flat top of the movable flapper valve comes in contact with the crossing point of the first and second spring leg sections to prevent the movable flapper valve from further rising in the water, but the movement creates an opening above the filter so that the hot water is immersed with tea or coffee, and after the downward pressure on the apparatus is released, the movable flapper valve returns to its position above filter and hot tea or hot coffee is brewed, the flexible sealing member prevents hot water from flowing out of the interior chamber since its diameter is also press fit retained against the interior diameter of the drinking container to thereby create a top seal, the respective openings between the multiplicity of petals permits hot tea or hot coffee to be sipped through the top opening of drinking container. 2. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a. the flexible spring leg including the top portion, first spring leg section and second spring leg section are made out of material selected from the group consisting of metal including aluminum, steel and titanium, and non-metal material including carbon fiber, flexible elastomer and plastic. 3. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a. the soft flexible stopper is made out of material selected from the group consisting of silicone and rubber. 4. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a. the flexible sealing member is made out of material selected from the group consisting of silicone and rubber. 5. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a. the movable flapper valve is made out of material selected from the group consisting of silicone and rubber. 6. An apparatus to brew tea or coffee, comprising: a. a flexible spring leg having a rounded top portion and a first spring leg section and a second leg spring leg section which cross each other at a location to provide a spring effect, the first and second spring leg sections contacting oppositely disposed sections of an interior sidewall of a drinking container when the apparatus is inserted into the drinking container;b. the first spring leg section having a distal end which is affixed to a soft flexible press stopper by a rivet, the second flexible spring leg section having a distal end which is affixed to the soft flexible stopper by a rivet, the soft flexible press stopper is circular with a central opening which surrounds a fixed filter which is affixed to the soft flexible press stopper;c. movably resting on the fixed filter is a movable flapper valve having a round base sized to fit within the opening of soft flexible press stopper and resting over the filter, the movable flapper valve having a raised section aligned with the crossed location of first and second spring leg sections;d. affixed adjacent a top portion of the first and second spring leg sections is a flexible sealing member, the flexible sealing member having a flowered circumference with a multiplicity of spaced apart petals with a liquid flow opening between each respective petal, the flexible sealing member having a central opening with an interior circumference by which the flexible sealing member is slide able and press fit retained onto the first and second spring leg sections adjacent the rounded top portion of the spring leg which serves as a handle; ande. the drinking container having a bottom wall, a sidewall and an open top, the bottom wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the sidewall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the bottom and sidewall interior surfaces surround an interior chamber having an interior diameter from oppositely disposed sections of the interior sidewall surfaces, the soft flexible press stopper having a press fit outer diameter relative the interior diameter of the drinking container; container, the diameter of the flowered circumference of the flexible sealing member press fit relative to the interior diameter of the drinking container;f. whereby, the apparatus as defined in elements a, b, c, d and e is used in conjunction with a multiplicity of tea leaves or coffee grinds wherein the tea leaves or coffee grinds are placed into the interior chamber of the drinking container so that the tea leaves or coffee grinds rest on the interior surface of the bottom wall, the interior chamber is filled with hot water, the apparatus is inserted into the interior chamber and pushed down so that first and second spring leg sections cause a bottom surface of the soft flexible press stopper to compress the tea leaves or coffee grinds and because the diameter of the soft flexible press stopper is press fit retained against the interior diameter of the drinking container, the soft flexible press stopper seals off the tea leaves or coffee grinds from the hot water and the pressure of the soft flexible press stopper causes tea or coffee to flow through the filter and the movable flapper value moves toward the crossing point of the first and second spring leg sections and the raised section of the movable flapper valve comes in contact with the crossing point of the first and second spring leg sections to prevent the movable flapper valve from further rising in the water, but the movement creates an opening above the filter so that the hot water is immersed with tea or coffee, and after the downward pressure on the apparatus is released, the movable flapper valve returns to its position above filter and hot tea or hot coffee is brewed, the flexible sealing member prevents hot water from flowing out of the interior chamber since its diameter is also press fit retained against the interior diameter of the drinking container to thereby create a top seal, the respective openings between the multiplicity of petals permits hot tea or hot coffee to be sipped through the top opening of drinking container. 7. The apparatus in accordance with claim 6, further comprising: a. the flexible spring leg including the top portion first spring leg section and second spring leg section are made out of material selected from the group consisting of metal including aluminum, steel and titanium, and non-metal material including carbon fiber, flexible elastomer and plastic. 8. The apparatus in accordance with claim 6, further comprising: a. the soft flexible stopper is made out of material selected from the group consisting of silicone and rubber. 9. The apparatus in accordance with claim 6, further comprising: a. the flexible sealing member is made out of material selected from the group consisting of silicone and rubber. 10. The apparatus in accordance with claim 6, further comprising: a. the movable flapper valve is made out of material selected from the group consisting of silicone and rubber. 11. An apparatus to brew tea or coffee, comprising: a. a flexible spring leg having a rounded top portion which serves as a handle and a first spring leg section and a second leg spring leg section which cross each other at a location to provide a spring effect, the first and second spring leg sections contacting oppositely disposed sections of an interior sidewall of a drinking container when the apparatus is inserted into the drinking container;b. the first spring leg section having a distal end which is affixed to a soft flexible press stopper by a rivet, the second flexible spring leg section having a distal end which is affixed to the soft flexible stopper by a rivet, the soft flexible press stopper is circular with a central opening which surrounds a fixed filter which is affixed to the soft flexible press stopper;c. movably resting on the fixed filter is a movable flapper valve having a round base sized to fit within the opening of soft flexible press stopper and resting over the filter, the movable flapper valve having a raised section having a first arcuate top, a second arcuate top which join at a flat top section which is aligned with the crossed location of first and second spring leg sections; andd. slide able on and affixed adjacent a top portion of the first and second spring leg sections is a flexible sealing member having a multiplicity of liquid flow openings along its outer circumference;e. the drinking container having a bottom wall, a sidewall and an open top, the bottom wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the sidewall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the bottom and sidewall interior surfaces surround an interior chamber having an interior diameter from oppositely disposed sections of the interior sidewall surfaces, the soft flexible press stopper having a press fit outer diameter relative the interior diameter of the drinking container, the outer circumference of the flexible sealing member press fit relative to the interior diameter of the drinking container;f. whereby, the apparatus as defined in elements a, b, c, and d is used in conjunction with a multiplicity of tea leaves or coffee grinds wherein the tea leaves or coffee grinds are placed into the interior chamber of the drinking container so that the tea leaves or coffee grinds rest on the interior surface of the bottom wall, the interior chamber is filled with hot water, the apparatus is inserted into the interior chamber and pushed down so that first and second spring leg sections cause a bottom surface of the fixed soft flexible press stopper to compress the tea leaves or coffee grinds and because the diameter of the soft flexible press stopper is press fit retained against the interior diameter of the drinking container, the soft flexible press stopper seals off the tea leaves or coffee grinds from the hot water and the pressure of the fixed soft flexible press stopper causes tea or coffee to flow through the filter and the movable flapper value moves toward the crossing point of the first and second spring leg sections and the flat top of the flapper valve comes in contact with the crossing point of the first and second spring leg sections to prevent the movable flapper valve from further rising in the water, but the movement creates an opening above the filter so that the hot water is immersed with tea or coffee, and after the downward pressure on the apparatus is released, the movable flapper valve returns to its position above filter and hot tea or hot coffee is brewed. 12. The apparatus in accordance with claim 11, further comprising: a. adding ice to the hot water respectively converts the brewed tea or brewed coffee into iced tea or iced coffee. 13. The apparatus in accordance with claim 11, further comprising: a. the flexible spring leg including the top portion first spring leg section and second spring leg section are made out of material selected from the group consisting of metal including aluminum, steel and titanium, and non-metal material including carbon fiber, flexible elastomer and plastic. 14. The apparatus in accordance with claim 11, further comprising: a. the soft flexible stopper is made out of material selected from the group consisting of silicone and rubber. 15. The apparatus in accordance with claim 11, further comprising: a. the movable flapper valve is made out of material selected from the group consisting of silicone and rubber. 16. An apparatus to brew tea or coffee, comprising: a. a flexible spring leg having a rounded top portion which serves as a handle and a first spring leg section and a second leg spring leg section which cross each other at a location to provide a spring effect, the first and second spring leg sections contacting oppositely disposed sections of an interior sidewall of a drinking container when the apparatus is inserted into the drinking container;b. the first spring leg section having a distal end which is affixed to a fixed soft flexible press stopper, the second flexible spring leg section having a distal end which is affixed to the soft flexible stopper, the soft flexible press stopper is circular with a central opening which surrounds a fixed filter which is affixed to the soft flexible press stopper;c. movably resting on the fixed filter is a movable flapper valve having a round base sized to fit within the opening of soft flexible press stopper and resting over the filter, the movable flapper valve having a raised section which is aligned with the crossed location of first and second spring leg sections; andd. slide able on and affixed adjacent a top portion of the first and second spring leg sections is a sealing member having a multiplicity of liquid flow openings along its outer circumference;c. the drinking container having a bottom wall, a sidewall and an open top, the bottom wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the sidewall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the bottom and sidewall interior surfaces surround an interior chamber having an interior diameter from oppositely disposed sections of the interior sidewall surfaces, the soft flexible press stopper having a press fit outer diameter relative the interior diameter of the drinking container, the outer circumference of the sealing member press fit relative to the interior diameter of the drinking container;f. whereby, the apparatus as defined in elements a, b, c, and d is used in conjunction with a multiplicity of tea leaves or coffee grinds wherein the tea leaves or coffee grinds are placed into the interior chamber of the drinking container so that the tea leaves or coffee grinds rest on the interior surface of the bottom wall, the interior chamber is filled with hot water, the apparatus is inserted into the interior chamber and pushed down so that first and second spring leg sections cause a bottom surface of the fixed soft flexible press stopper to compress the tea leaves or coffee grinds and because the diameter of the soft flexible press stopper is press fit retained against the interior diameter of the drinking container, the soft flexible press stopper seals off the tea leaves or coffee grinds from the hot water and the pressure of the fixed soft flexible press stopper causes tea or coffee to flow through the filter and the movable flapper value moves toward the crossing point of the first and second spring leg sections and the flat top of the flapper valve comes in contact with the crossing point of the first and second spring leg sections to prevent the movable flapper valve from further rising in the water, but the movement creates an opening above the filter so that the hot water is immersed with tea or coffee, and after the downward pressure on the apparatus is released, the movable flapper valve returns to its position above filter and hot tea or hot coffee is brewed. 17. The apparatus in accordance with claim 16, further comprising: a. adding ice to the hot water respectively converts the hot tea or hot coffee into iced tea or iced coffee. 18. The apparatus in accordance with claim 16, further comprising: a. the flexible spring leg including the top portion first spring leg section and second spring leg section are made out of material selected from the group consisting of metal including aluminum, steel and titanium and non-metal material including carbon fiber and flexible elastomer plastic. 19. The apparatus in accordance with claim 16, further comprising: a. the soft flexible stopper is made out of material selected from the group consisting of silicone and rubber. 20. The apparatus in accordance with claim 16, further comprising: a. the movable flapper valve is made out of material selected from the group consisting of silicone and rubber.
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