GB2156664A - Beverage infusion device - Google Patents
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- GB2156664A GB2156664A GB08508704A GB8508704A GB2156664A GB 2156664 A GB2156664 A GB 2156664A GB 08508704 A GB08508704 A GB 08508704A GB 8508704 A GB8508704 A GB 8508704A GB 2156664 A GB2156664 A GB 2156664A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
- B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
- B65D85/808—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package for immersion in the liquid to release part or all of their contents, e.g. tea bags
- B65D85/812—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package for immersion in the liquid to release part or all of their contents, e.g. tea bags with features facilitating their manipulation or suspension
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Abstract
A disposable beverage infusion device which comprises a body portion (1) having two parts (2) and (3) which are joined together around the edges thereof (6). At least one of the parts is permeable to liquids and part (3) forms a receptacle for leaf tea or ground coffee. A handle (4) is provided which passes transversely through the body portion between the first part (2) and second part (3) and is joined to the edges of both the first part and second part. One of these devices may be provided in each of a stack of cups for use in a vending machine. Another body (1) may be provided at the other end of the handle, or for catering use a series of bodies (1) may be provided at spaced intervals along a handle in the form of a continuous band from which the bodies are torn as required. <IMAGE>
Description
1 GB2156664A 1
SPECIFICATION
Beverage infusion device The present invention relates to a beverage infusion device and, in particular, to a bag containing leaf tea or ground coffee which is intended to provide an infusion of tea or coffee, respectively, by placing the bag in a cup or pot and adding hot water thereto.
Vending machines which dispense beverage ingredients for reconstitution into hot or cold drinks are well known in the art. The coffee which is dispensed by such vending machines is usually so-called "instant" coffee and the tea which is dispensed by such machines is usually instant tea. The drinks formed by reconstituting the instant coffee and instant tea with hot water are not acceptable to all consumers and there has therefore been a needm for a system whereby infusions of leaf tea and ground coffee can be provided in vending machines.
We have now developed a beverage infu sion device which can be used in vending 90 machines, particularly for dispensing laf tea and ground coffee.
Accordingly, the present provides a disposa ble beverage infusion device which comprises a body portion having a first part and a second part which are joined together around the edges thereof, at least one of the said parts being permeable to liquids and at least one of the said parts being deep drawn or formed to provide a receptacle for the bever age ingredient or ingredients, and a handle which passes transversely through the body portion between the first part and second part and is joined to the edges of both the first and the second part.
In a preferred aspect of the invention, the body portion is round. The body portion is preferably made from a water-permeable cellu losic material, a cellulosic material comprising woven paper fibres being particularly pre ferred. The woven paper fibres may be ad mixed with fibres of polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride and/or polyethylene. The incorpora tion of these plastic materials into the cellulo- sic material render the cellulosic material heat- 115 sealable. The body portion may also be made from a water-permeable synthetic material, for example a spun-bonded polyester web sold under the Trade Name REMAY or a spunbonded nylon web sold under the Trade Name 120 CEREX.
In a preferred aspect of the invention, the first part and second part of the body portion are joined together around the edges thereof by heat-sealing and it is further preferred to join the handle to the first part and second part of the body portion by heat sealing.
The cellulosic material may also be coated with a material which is activated by heat and/or pressure. In such a case the parts of the body portion may be joined together by the application of heat and/or pressure. When the cellulosic material is coated with a material which is activated by both heat and pressure, then if a low temperature is used a higher pressure is required to effect the sealing than when if a high temperature is used when a lower pressure is required.
The handle may be made, for example, from a metal, a plastics material or a plastics coated paper either with or without a metal stiffener. The handle is preferably made from a strip of metal foil which may be stiffened by the incorporation of ridges therein and which is preferably coated with a plastics material in order to enable it to be heat sealed to the material from which the body portion is made. The handle is preferably in the form of a strip of about 1 centimetre in width. The length of the handle will be adjusted to the particular intended use of the beverage infusion device, for example if the device is to be used in a cup then the handle will be of the order of from 5 to 8 centimetres in length.
The present invention also includes within its scope a beverage infusion device in which a body portion of the type so hereinbefore defined is attached to either end of a handle which passes through both of the said body portions. The length of the handle between the two body portions may be chosen so that it can be formed into a loop which can readily be grasped by the fingers of the user. This arrangement is of particular use when the main beverage ingredient is ground coffee since it has been found that a stronger coffee infusion can be obtained from a specified amount of coffee when contained in two body portions as compared to the same amount of coffee contained in a single body portion.
The present invention furthermore includes within its scope a plurality of beverage infusion devices in the form of a band in which a continuous handle passes through a plurality of spaced apart body portions. Such arrangement is of use for catering situations where one or more beverage infusion devices can be torn or cut from the band as desired.
When the beverage infusion device of the present invention is placed in a cup and water added thereto, infusion is possible without the need for a spoon or other means of agitation. The handle is sufficiently stiff to allow the infuser to be swirled through the liquid. The beverage infusion device may also be used for white beverage preparation which permits both the infusion of the beverage and the dispersion of the whitener. The beverage infusion device may also be used for the prepara- tion of sweetened drinks by including sugar in the beverage ingredients.
The present invention also includes within its scope a cup which contains therein a disposable beverage infusion device of the invention. In another aspect the invention 2 GB2156664A 2 provides a stack of cups wherein each cup contains therein a disposable beverage infu sion device as above defined. In this latter embodiment the handle of the beverage infu sion must be sufficiently flexible to allow the nesting of non-interlocking cups.
The beverage infusion device of the inven tion preferably contains leaf tea or ground coffee as the, or one of the, beverage ingredi ent(s), although it can be used for the packag ing of other beverage ingredients such as chocolate and fruit drinks.
The present invention will be further de scribed by way of example and with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying draw- 80 ings in which:
Figure 1 is a plan view of a beverage infusion device according to the invention; and Figure 2 is a section of a beverage infusion 85 device of the invention.
The beverage infusion device comprises a body portion 1 having a lid 2 and a base portion 3. The lid and base portion are formed from a heat-sealable cellulosic material containing fibres of a mixture of polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene. A handle 4 is located transversely through the body portion 1 between the lid 2 and base portion 3. The handle is made from a strip of aluminium foil coated with polyethylene on both sides thereof. The infusion device contains a beverage ingredient or ingredients, for example leaf tea or ground coffee together with a whitener and/or sugar, if desired. During the manufacture of the infusion device, the lid 2 is sealed to the base portion 3 and the handle 4 is sealed to both the lid and base portion by heat sealing. A heat seal 6 is thus formed around the edge of the infusion device.
It will be appreciated that the particular type of infusion device illustrated in the drawings is suitable for incorporation into the round bottomed cups which are currently used in vending machines. The round shape of the infusion device makes it particularly suitable for incorporation into the bottom of such cups.
A particular advantage of the infusion device of the invention is that the deep drawn or formed part of the body portion enables water to penetrate into the infusion device more readily, thereby to give a more satisfactory infusion than infusions obtained with flat tea bags or the like. This is particularly important with regard to the infusion of ground coffee which is a much slower operation than the infusion of leaf tea.
In another aspect the present invention pro- 125 vides a sachet which comprises a body portion having a first part and a second part which are joined together around the edges thereof, at least one of the said parts being for the contents of the said sachet, and a handle which passes transversely through the body portion between the first part and second part and is joined to the edges of both 70 the first part and the second part.
Claims (17)
1. A disposable beverage infusion device which comprises a body portion having a first part and a second part which are joined together around the edges thereof, at least one of the said parts being permeable to liquids and at least one of the said parts being deep drawn or formed to provide a receptacle for the beverage ingredient or ingredients, and a handle which passes transversely through the body portion between the first part and second part and is joined to the edges of both the first part and the second part.
2. A disposable beverage infusion device as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the body portion is round.
3. A disposable beverage infusion device as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 wherein the body portion is made from a water-permeable cellulosic material.
4. A disposable beverage infusion device as claimed in Claim 3 wherein the cellulosic material comprises woven paper fibres.
5. A disposable beverage infusion device as claimed in Claim 4 wherein the woven paper fibres are mixed with fibres of polypropylene, polyvinylchloride and/or polyethylene.
6. A disposable beverage infusion device as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims wherein the first part and second part of the body portion are joined together by heat sealing.
7. A disposable beverage infusion device as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims wherein the handle is joined to the first part and second part of the body portion by heat sealing.
8. A disposable beverage infusion device as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims wherein the handle is made from a metal or a plastics material.
9. A disposable beverage infusion device as claimed in Claim 8 wherein the handle is made from a strip of plastics coated metal foil.
10. A disposable beverage inf - usion device as claimed in Claim 9 wherein the handle is stiffened by the incorporation of ridges therein.
11. A disposable beverage infusion device as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims which contains leaf tea or ground coffee therein.
12. A disposable beverage infusion device as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims wherein a body portion is attached to either end of a handle, the said handle passing through both of the said body portions.
deep drawn or formed to provide a receptacle 130
13.A plurality of beverage infusion de- 3 GB 2 156 664A 3 vices as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 10 in the form of a band in which a continuous handle passes through a plurality of spaced apart body portions.
14. A disposable beverage infusion device as claimed in Claim 1 substantially as herein before described with reference to and as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompany ing drawings.
15. A cup containing therein a disposable beverage infusion device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims.
16. A stack of cups wherein each cup contains therein a disposable beverage infu- sion device as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 14.
17. A sachet which comprises a body portion having a first part and a second part which are joined together around the edges thereof; at least one of the said parts being deep drawn or formed to provide a receptacle for the contents of the said sachet, and a handle which passes transversely through the body portion between the first part and sec- ond part and is joined to the edges of both the first part and the second part.
Printed in the United Kingdom for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Dd 8818935, 1985, 4235 Published at The Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1 AY, from which copies may be obtained.
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| GB848409040A GB8409040D0 (en) | 1984-04-06 | 1984-04-06 | Beverage infuser |
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| GB8508704D0 GB8508704D0 (en) | 1985-05-09 |
| GB2156664A true GB2156664A (en) | 1985-10-16 |
| GB2156664B GB2156664B (en) | 1987-03-04 |
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| GB848409040A Pending GB8409040D0 (en) | 1984-04-06 | 1984-04-06 | Beverage infuser |
| GB08508704A Expired GB2156664B (en) | 1984-04-06 | 1985-04-03 | Beverage infusion device |
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| EP (1) | EP0158511A3 (en) |
| JP (1) | JPS60251054A (en) |
| GB (2) | GB8409040D0 (en) |
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| DE8705448U1 (en) * | 1987-04-11 | 1987-08-27 | Naturstoff-Technik GmbH, 2863 Ritterhude | Infusion bag for making a coffee beverage |
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| GB630681A (en) * | 1946-07-01 | 1949-10-19 | Frank Reginald Chester | Improvements in impulses |
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| EP0158511A2 (en) | 1985-10-16 |
| JPH0549552B2 (en) | 1993-07-26 |
| JPS60251054A (en) | 1985-12-11 |
| EP0158511A3 (en) | 1987-08-19 |
| GB2156664B (en) | 1987-03-04 |
| GB8409040D0 (en) | 1984-05-16 |
| GB8508704D0 (en) | 1985-05-09 |
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| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20030403 |