JP2005059962A - Tea bag and method of using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily squeeze the water content containing the components of a tea from the tea bag where the components of tea leaves are extracted after immersed in a hot water with the fingers, without causing a burn and wetting the fingers and to drain water therefrom. <P>SOLUTION: A top-open bag-like formed tea bag body 3 is made of a filter paper and filled with the tea leaves 2. The tea leaves 2 are filled in the tea bag body 3, the upper end opening section of the body 3 is closed, a string 4 is passed from the bottom section of the body 3 to the upper end, the lower end section of the string 4 is hooked to the lower end section of the body 3, the upper end section of the string 4 is passed through nearly the central section of a grip piece 7 capable of being gripped by the fingers and the stopper 8 of the piece 7 is provided at the upper end of the string 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tea pack and a method for using the tea pack, and more particularly to a tea pack and a method for using the tea pack that can easily squeeze out water containing the extracted component and drain water after extracting tea leaf components. .

  Conventionally, this type of tea pack is widely used because of its high convenience. An invention related to a tea pack has also been made. For example, the tea pack described in Patent Document 1 has a handle piece connected to the tea pack body by a thread so that the handle piece does not fall into a container such as a cup. A double-sided tape is adhered, and the handle piece is adhered to the outside of a container such as a cup in use.

Patent Document 2 describes a tea pack squeezer that scoops a tea pack and squeezes the scooped tea pack.
Furthermore, Patent Document 3 discloses that a beverage brewing unit is configured such that an outer bag of a filter bag can be used as a receiving body for a used filter bag, and leakage of leaked liquid from the used filter bag is prevented by the outer bag. Is described.
JP 2001-33068 Gazette JP 2003-169740 A Japanese National Patent Publication No. 8-508660

  The tea pack described in Patent Document 1 described above can prevent the handle piece from falling, but the tea pack after extracting the tea leaves contains a large amount of moisture, and therefore a large amount of useful water is contained in the moisture. Ingredients remain, and there is a risk that the tea pack may drop water droplets. Further, if the tea pack is discarded as it is, there is a problem that it becomes waste with much moisture.

  Furthermore, since Patent Document 2 can squeeze the tea pack, it is possible to squeeze out the moisture of the tea pack, and there is an advantage that useful components in the moisture can be squeezed out.

  However, the tea pack squeezer described in Patent Document 2 has a relatively high manufacturing cost, and it is necessary to provide a tea pack squeezer when using the tea pack, which is complicated.

  Furthermore, Patent Document 3 uses the outer bag of the filter bag as a receiving body for the used filter bag, and prevents leakage of the leaked liquid from the used filter bag by the outer bag. Is stored in the outer package while containing a large amount of moisture, there is a risk of moisture leaking from the outer package, and it is not preferable to discard the used filter bag while containing a large amount of moisture.

  In view of the above situation, the present invention can easily squeeze out the moisture containing the ingredients with the finger without scorching or getting the finger wet, without damaging the tea pack, which is extracted from the tea leaf components by dipping in hot water. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a tea pack that can be drained and a method for using the tea pack.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following configurations.
The invention according to claim 1 is a tea pack body formed in a bag shape with an open upper end made of filter paper for loading tea leaves, wherein tea leaves are loaded into the tea pack body, and an upper end opening of the tea pack body The string extends from the bottom of the tea pack main body to the upper end, and the lower end of the string is locked to the lower end of the tea pack main body so that the upper end of the string can be gripped with a finger. The present invention provides a tea pack characterized in that a substantially center portion of the formed gripping piece is penetrated and a retaining piece of the gripping piece is provided at the upper end of the string.

  The invention according to claim 2 provides the tea pack according to claim 1, wherein the bottom portion of the tea pack body is reinforced by a plurality of filter papers or cardboard.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the lower end portion of the string is bound to the substantially central portion of the rod-like body extending over substantially the entire length of the bottom portion of the tea pack body and is locked to the bottom portion of the tea pack. A tea pack according to claim 1 or 2 is provided.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the tea pack according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the gripping piece is formed in a size that allows the entire front and rear surfaces of the tea pack body to be encapsulated. It is to provide.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the gripping piece is formed of paper, plastic, foamed plastic, cloth, or a heat insulating material, and / or is provided with a water shielding treatment or a water shielding plastic coating. The tea pack according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 is provided.

  The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that a folding line for bending the center part of the gripping piece into two is formed in advance on the gripping piece. , 4 or 5 is provided.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the dipping of the tea pack body suspended in the string by gripping the grip piece of the tea pack according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 in high-temperature water. After extracting the tea leaf components, the tea pack body is pulled up from the high-temperature water, the upper end of the string is gripped, the grip piece is lowered, and the tea pack body is moved downward with a finger through the grip piece. A method of using a tea pack is provided, in which the moisture and components of the tea pack body are squeezed out by further pressing and / or pinching the front and back surfaces of the tea pack body with fingers through the gripping piece. Is.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tea pack body formed in a bag shape having an open upper end with filter paper for loading tea leaves, the tea leaves being loaded into the tea pack body, and the upper end of the tea pack body. Close the opening and allow the string to penetrate from the bottom of the tea pack body to the upper end, lock the lower end of the string to the lower end of the tea pack body, and grasp the upper end of the string with your fingers Since the tea pack is provided with the gripping piece formed freely penetrating substantially at the center and the gripping piece is retained at the upper end of the string, the tea pack is immersed in high-temperature water to extract the tea leaf components. After that, the tea pack is lifted from the high-temperature water, and the water containing the components can be easily squeezed out with a finger and drained.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, since the bottom portion of the tea pack body is reinforced by a plurality of filter papers or cardboards, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, a string is formed by a plurality of filter papers or cardboards. When the tea pack body is pressed with a finger through the gripping piece and the moisture and components of the tea pack body are squeezed out as described above, the string does not come off the tea pack body. In addition, the bottom of the tea pack body can be prevented from being damaged.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the lower end portion of the string is bound to the substantially central portion of the rod-like body extending over substantially the entire length of the bottom portion of the tea pack body, and is locked to the bottom portion of the tea pack. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the lower end portion of the string is firmly locked by the rod-shaped body, and the tea pack body is pressed with a finger through the gripping piece as described above. When squeezing out the moisture and components of the tea pack body, the bottom of the tea pack body is pressed by the rod-like body over almost the entire length, and the tea pack body can be squeezed effectively with a strong force, and the tea There is no risk of damage to the bottom of the pack body.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, the gripping piece is formed to have a substantially encapsulating size on the entire front and rear surfaces of the tea pack body. In addition, it becomes easy to press the tea pack body downward with a finger through the gripping piece, and it becomes easy to squeeze the front and back surfaces, so that the tea pack can be squeezed effectively and further, the finger is prevented from getting wet. it can.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the gripping piece is made of paper, plastic, foamed plastic, cloth, or a heat insulating material, and / or is subjected to a water shielding treatment or a water shielding plastic coating. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, when the gripping piece is made of paper, plastic, foamed plastic or cloth, the gripping piece can be easily and inexpensively manufactured. When the gripping piece is made of a heat-insulating material, it can prevent finger burns and overheating when the tea pack body is pressed or pinched with a finger. When the coating is applied, the finger can be prevented from getting wet.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, since the folding piece for folding the center part of the gripping piece into two is formed in advance in the gripping piece, In addition to the effects of the invention described in 4 or 5, the bending of the gripping piece is facilitated, whereby the pressing operation of the tea pack body and the clamping operation of the tea pack body are facilitated.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the tea pack body suspended from the string by gripping the grip piece of the tea pack according to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth aspect is placed in high temperature water. After the tea leaves are extracted, the tea pack body is pulled up from the high-temperature water, the upper end of the string is gripped, the grip piece is lowered, and the tea pack body is fingered through the grip piece. And / or a method of using a tea pack that squeezes the front and back surfaces of the tea pack body with fingers through the gripping piece to squeeze out moisture and components of the tea pack body. When the pack body is lifted from the hot water, the finger can easily squeeze out the moisture containing the ingredients from the tea pack body through the gripping piece, and the drainage can be done. Preventing wetness It can be.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings showing examples.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a tea pack according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The tea pack 1 is placed in a tea pack main body 3 formed in a bag shape with a filter paper to open an upper end for loading tea leaves 2. The tea leaves 2 are loaded, the upper end opening of the tea pack body 3 is closed, the string 4 is penetrated from the bottom of the tea pack body 3 to the upper end, and the lower end of the string 4 is tied to the lower end of the tea pack body 3 5 and the like, and the upper end of the string 4 is passed through substantially the center of the gripping piece 7 formed so as to be gripped by the fingers 6 and 6, as shown in FIG. A retaining piece 8 for the gripping piece 7 is provided.

  The bottom of the tea pack body 3 is reinforced by a plurality of filter papers or cardboard 9, and the string 4 is firmly locked by a knot 5 or the like, and also when the string 4 is pulled, the tea pack body 3 It is comprised so that the bottom part of may not be broken by the string 4.

The gripping piece 7 is made of a heat insulating material such as paper, plastic, foamed plastic or cloth.
Further, at least one surface (front surface or rear surface) of the gripping piece 7 is subjected to a water shielding treatment such as a water shielding plastic coating.

Furthermore, a folding line 10 is formed in advance on the gripping piece 7 for bending the central portion of the gripping piece 7 into two.
Thus, the tea pack body 3 in which the gripping piece 7 is gripped by the fingers 6 and 6 of one hand and suspended from the gripping piece 7 by the string 4 is immersed in the high-temperature water 12 in the teacup 11, and the tea leaf 2 , The gripping piece 7 is raised and the tea pack body 3 is lifted above the hot water 12, and the upper end of the string 4 is gripped by the fingers 13 and 13 of the other hand as shown in FIG. 4 with the fingers 13 and 13 being fixed at the upper end position thereof, the gripping piece 7 is bent along the folding line 10, and the gripping piece 7 is pushed down with the fingers 6 and 6 as shown by the arrow A in the figure, as shown in FIG. When the upper part of the tea pack body 3 is gripped by the gripping piece 7 and the gripping piece 7 is further pressed downward in the direction of the arrow A, the position of the center of the bottom of the teapack body 3 is fixed by the lower end of the string 4. Therefore, the tea pack body 3 is compressed and contains the extracted components in the tea pack body 3 Along with the minute is squeezed out, it is draining. Further, if the front and rear surfaces of the tea pack body 3 are clamped via the gripping piece 7, the tea pack body 3 is further compressed and the water containing the extracted components in the tea pack body 3 is squeezed out. , Drained.

  Thus, the tea pack 1 is pulled with the fingers 6 and 6 through the gripping piece 7 after the tea pack body 3 that has been immersed in the hot water 12 to extract the components of the tea leaves 2 is pulled up from the hot water 12. In addition, it is possible to easily squeeze out moisture containing the extracted component and to drain water by clamping.

  As a result, the extracted components can be recovered without waste, and the dripping of water eliminates dripping of water from the tea pack body 3, making the tea pack body 3 easy to handle, and discarding the tea pack 1 as garbage with low moisture. it can.

  Further, since the bottom of the tea pack body 3 is reinforced by a plurality of filter papers or cardboard 9, the lower end of the string 4 is firmly locked, and the fingers 6, 6 are interposed via the gripping piece 7 as described above. When the tea pack body 3 is pressed and the moisture of the tea pack body 3 is squeezed out, the lower end portion of the string 4 is not detached from the bottom portion of the tea pack body 3, and the bottom portion of the tea pack body 3 is damaged. Nor.

  Further, since the grip piece 7 is formed of a heat insulating material, burns may occur when the tea pack body 3 is pressed with the fingers 6 and 6 through the grip piece 7 or when the upper portion of the tea pack body 3 is gripped. And overheating can be prevented.

Furthermore, since the gripping piece 7 is made of paper, plastic or cloth, the gripping piece 7 can be easily and inexpensively manufactured.
And if the said holding piece 7 is formed with a foamed plastic, high heat insulation performance can be expected.

  Further, since the gripping piece 7 is subjected to a water shielding treatment, the fingers 6 and 6 are not wetted when the tea pack body 3 is pressed by the fingers 6 and 6 through the gripping piece 7.

In particular, when a gripping piece 7 having a water-impervious plastic coating is used, it is possible to easily obtain a gripping piece having water shielding performance at a low cost.
In addition, since the folding piece for folding the center portion of the gripping piece 7 into two is formed in advance on the gripping piece 7, it is easy to bend the gripping piece 7, and the tea pack body. 3 and the gripping operation of the tea pack body are facilitated.

  FIG. 5 shows a tea pack 21 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The tea pack 21 is attached to the lower end portion of the string 4 of the tea pack (1 in FIG. 1) according to the first embodiment. The rod-shaped body 22 is bound.

The rod-like body 22 extends over substantially the entire length of the bottom portion of the tea pack body 3, and the string 4 is bound to the substantially central portion of the rod-like body 22.
Thus, as shown in FIG. 6, with the tea pack 21 held in the state where the upper end position of the string 4 is fixed with the fingers 13 and 13 as in the case of the tea pack (1 in FIG. 1), the gripping piece 7 is When the folding piece 10 is bent and the gripping piece 7 is pushed down with the fingers 6 and 6, the upper part of the teapack body 3 is gripped with the gripping piece 7, and the gripping piece 7 is further pushed down as indicated by the arrow A, the teapack body Since the bottom part 3 extends substantially over the entire bottom part and is held by the rod-like body 22, the tea pack body 3 can be squeezed effectively with a strong force, and the bottom part of the tea pack body 3 is not damaged. Further, if the front and rear surfaces of the tea pack body 3 are clamped via the gripping piece 7, the tea pack body 3 is further compressed and the water containing the extracted components in the tea pack body 3 is squeezed out. , Drained.

  FIG. 7 shows a tea pack 31 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The tea pack 31 is a gripping piece (in FIG. 1) of the tea pack (1 in FIG. 1) according to the first embodiment. In this case, instead of 6), a gripping piece 32 is provided in which the entire front and rear surfaces of the tea pack body 3 are formed in a substantially encapsulating size. The gripping piece 32 is formed of the same material as the gripping piece (6 in FIG. 1), and the gripping piece 32 is also provided with a folding line (see FIG. 1). 1 is provided with a folding line 33 similar to 8).

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 8, the gripping piece 32 is folded with the tea pack 31 in the state where the upper end position of the string 4 is fixed with the fingers 13 and 13 as in the tea pack (1 in FIG. 1). 33, the grip piece 32 is pushed down with the fingers 6 and 6 as shown by the arrow A in the figure, the tea pack body 3 is gripped with the grip piece 32, and the grip piece 7 is further pushed down, and the tea pack body As shown by arrows B and B in the figure, the front and rear surfaces of 3 are squeezed with fingers 6 and 6 through the gripping pieces 32 to squeeze out moisture from the tea pack body 3.

  Thus, the tea pack 31 is sized so that the grip piece 32 substantially envelops the entire front and rear surfaces of the tea pack body 3, so that the tea pack body 3 is moved downward with the fingers 6 and 6 through the grip piece 32. And the front and rear surfaces of the tea pack body 3 can be clamped to squeeze the tea pack body 3 easily and effectively. There is an advantage that it is more difficult to wet than 7).

It is a perspective view of the tea pack of the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which immerses and extracts the tea pack shown in FIG. 1 in high temperature water. It is a perspective view which shows the state which has pushed down the holding piece of the tea pack shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which presses and squeezes the tea pack main body shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the tea pack of the 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which presses and squeezes the tea pack main body shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the tea pack of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which is pinching and pressing the teapack main body shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1, 21, 31 Tea pack 2 Tea leaf 3 Tea pack body 4 String 6, 13 Finger 7, 32 Holding piece 8 Retaining 9 Cardboard 10, 33 Folding curve 12 Hot water 22 Bar-shaped body

Claims (7)

  A tea pack body formed in a bag shape with an open upper end with filter paper for loading tea leaves, loading tea leaves into the tea pack body, closing the upper end opening of the tea pack body, The string extends from the bottom to the upper end, the lower end of the string is locked to the lower end of the tea pack body, and the upper end of the string is approximately at the center of a gripping piece that can be gripped by a finger. A tea pack characterized in that the gripping piece is retained at the upper end of the string through the portion.   The tea pack according to claim 1, wherein a bottom portion of the tea pack body is reinforced by a plurality of filter papers or cardboard.   The lower end portion of the string is bound to a substantially central portion of a rod-like body extending over substantially the entire length of the bottom portion of the tea pack body and is locked to the bottom portion of the tea pack. 2. Tea pack according to 2.   4. The tea pack according to claim 1, wherein the gripping piece is formed in a size that allows the entire front and rear surfaces of the tea pack body to be encapsulated.   The gripping piece is made of paper, plastic, foamed plastic, cloth, or a heat insulating material, and / or has a water shielding treatment or a water shielding plastic coating. 1, 2, 3 or 4 tea pack.   The tea pack according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein a folding curve for bending the center portion of the gripping piece into two is formed in advance on the gripping piece. .   A tea leaf component is extracted by immersing the tea pack body suspended in the string by gripping the grip piece of the tea pack according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 in hot water. Then, pull up the tea pack body from the hot water, grip the upper end of the string, lower the grip piece, press the tea pack body downward with a finger through the grip piece, and / or A method of using a tea pack, wherein the front and rear surfaces of the tea pack body are pinched with fingers through the gripping piece to squeeze out moisture and components of the tea pack body.

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