Brew Bag of Drink Mix

Abstract

A travel-ready brew bag of drink mix that includes a primary ingredient and at least one enhancement ingredient. The primary ingredient includes coffee or tea. The enhancement ingredients include creamer, sugar, artificial sweeteners, honey, vanilla, caramel flavoring, and peppermint flavoring.

Claims

1. A brew bag of drink mix, comprising: a porous brew bag, and a drink mix comprising a primary ingredient and an enhancement ingredient.

2. The brew bag of claim 1, wherein said primary ingredient is coffee.

3. The brew bag of claim 1, wherein said primary ingredient is tea.

4. The brew bag of claim 1, wherein said enhancement ingredient is creamer.

5. The brew bag of claim 1, wherein said enhancement ingredient is sugar.

6. The brew bag of claim 1, wherein said enhancement ingredient is an artificial sweetener.

7. The brew bag of claim 1, wherein said enhancement ingredient is honey.

8. The brew bag of claim 1, wherein said enhancement ingredient is vanilla flavoring.

9. The brew bag of claim 1, wherein said enhancement ingredient is caramel flavoring.

10. The brew bag of claim 1, wherein said enhancement ingredient is peppermint flavoring.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] FIG. 1 is a schematic of a brew bag with drink mix of the present invention in a cup of water with steam rising from the cup.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] With reference to FIG. 1, the preferred embodiments of the present invention may be described. The present invention is directed to a travel-ready brew bag of drink mix. In one embodiment, the drink mix may be a pre-mixed coffee product that is ready to be transformed into a hot cup of coffee merely by adding the product to a cup of hot water. The invention requires no specialized brewing equipment, pots, or kitchen appliances, and can be easily modified to suit the needs, tastes, and preferences of many different coffee drinkers.

[0010] Generally speaking, the present invention is directed to a pre-mixed, ready to brew bag 10 of drink mix comprising a primary ingredient 12 (e.g., coffee or tea) and at least one enhancement ingredient 14, as shown in FIG. 1. While the invention is described with reference to a coffee product, it is understood that the product may not be so limited. Other hot drinking products, like tea for example, may also be used instead of coffee.

[0011] In the preferred embodiment, the invention is directed to a pre-mixed, ready to brew bag of coffee. Inside the bag is a mixture of various ingredients suitable to make the coffee or other drink. For example, in the preferred embodiment, the bag stores ready-to-brew coffee in addition to enhancement ingredients. The coffee is preferably fresh ground coffee but may alternatively be dehydrated coffee, although the flavor is not as fresh when dehydrated coffee granules are used. The enhancement ingredients may be a number of other ingredients that enhance the flavor or other characteristics of the coffee. Suitable and common enhancement ingredients include, but are not limited to, creamer, sugar, artificial sweeteners, honey (such as powdered honey or dehydrated honey), and other similar products. Other enhancement ingredients include flavor granules or flavoring to provide the coffee with some specific flavoring, such as vanilla, caramel flavoring, peppermint flavoring, etc. While the ingredients in the bag are preferably solid, dry, non-perishable ingredients, it is understood that any type of ingredients desirable for providing or enhancing the flavor the drink may be included.

[0012] As noted, the primary ingredient and enhancement ingredients are stored in a ready-to-brew bag or container 10. In the preferred embodiment, the bag may be a single-use, disposable bag or other container. The bag or container is preferably a porous bag, such that when the bag is immersed in hot water in a cup, the flavors of the ingredients are infused into the water, as shown in FIG. 1. In this regard, the material of the bag may be similar to that of a coffee filter used when making coffee using a coffee pot or other appliance. The bag may be pre-sealed during manufacturing such that the internal ingredients are not modifiable by the consumer. In another embodiment, the bag is manufactured such that the consumer can modify the internal ingredients by opening the bag after loosening or removing the string tied around the crimped top of the bag, as shown in FIG. 1. In one embodiment, it may be seen that the bag is made of a recyclable or compostable material so that disposal of the bags is environmentally friendly.

[0013] While the invention is described with reference to a coffee product, it is understood that the product may not be so limited. Other hot drinking products, like tea for example, may also be used instead of coffee. What is important is that the product provides the consumer with a pre-mixed, ready to brew drink product that is travel friendly and that does not require any equipment or appliances to brew or make.

[0014] The present invention has been described with reference to certain preferred and alternative embodiments that are intended to be exemplary only and not limiting to the full scope of the present invention as set forth in the appended claims.