Tea Bag Tube

Abstract

The commonly used tea bags, such as the square and pyramid designs made from filter paper, offer ease of brewing a drink by steeping the tea bag into a liquid, most notably water. However, these tea bags are not feasible for smaller drinking bottles. In addition, commonly used tea bags have to be steeped for long periods of time, making it not ideal in hurried situations. The shape and size of the tea bag tube make it ideal to fit inside any sized drinking container, such as smaller water bottles. Due to the tea bag tube's disposable nature, as being a filter bag, this invention can easily be pulled out of the drinking bottle and not leave a mess, allowing for an on-the-go format and reuse of smaller water bottles.

Claims

1. A tea bag tube that is a slender tube shaped bag made of any kind of filter paper used in conjunction with coffee, tea, or any other filter paper-like product, may be used to put consumable product in.

2. The dimensions of the tea bag tube, as defined in claim 1, can vary in accordance with what measurements are needed to fit any shape container, and the measurements in the drawings are an example of such lengths/widths.

3. The approach to making the tea bag tube, as defined in claim 1, can vary in accordance with different techniques, machinery, etc.

4. The edges of the tea bag tube, as defined in claim 1, are fused together, whether by sewing, staples, heat sealed, or any other means of closure.

5. A string may be attached to the tea tube bag, as defined in claim 1.

6. One of the tea bag tube (as defined in claim 1) ends may fold over the opening of the water bottle and be held in place by the cap if desired. Other modifications can be made according to what is needed.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0008] FIG. 1. One possible size of filter paper that can be folded over down the center of paper.

[0009] FIG. 2. One side and end of the tea tube bag sealed.

[0010] FIG. 3. Tea bag tube filled with contents.

[0011] FIG. 4. Sealing remaining open side to encapsulate contents.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 6260932 entitled Tea Bag Tube, filed Dec. 21, 2017, the teachings of which are applied to this patent by reference.

[0013] This invention is a slender tube-shaped bag made of any kind of filter paper used in conjunction with coffee, tea, or any other filter paper-like product used to put consumable product in. The shape and size of the tea bag tube make it ideal to fit inside any sized drinking container, such as smaller water bottles. Due to the tea bag tube's disposable nature, as being a filter bag, this invention can easily be pulled out of the drinking bottle and not leave a mess, allowing for an on-the-go format and reuse of smaller water bottles. The dimensions of the tea bag tube can vary in accordance with what measurements are needed to fit any shape container, and the measurements in the drawings are an example of such lengths/widths, along with a possible approach to create the tea bag tube. Once the material is poured into the tube, and it is sealed on both sides, a string can be attached to the tea tube bag, but that is optional. The tea bag tube design may be strong enough that you can shake the bottle containing the liquid with the tea bag tube inside it, allowing for more diffusion of material into the liquid. One of the tea bag tube ends can fold over the opening of the water bottle and may be held in place by the bottle cap if desired.

[0014] A possible way to make the tea bag tube is seen in FIGS. 1-4. The filter paper is cut to an appropriate length and is rolled over on itself (FIG. 1), and the longitudinal line where the sides meet is fused together, whether by sewing, staples, heat sealed, or any other means of closure (FIG. 2). One end of the tube is sealed in the same manner (FIG. 2). Through the open end on the other side of the tea bag tube, tea, coffee, crushed fruit, or any other consumable product that needs to be diffused in a liquid, will be poured into the tea bag tube (FIG. 3). Once it is filled, the opening will be sealed in a like manner as to the previous sealings or combination sealing done to the tea bag tube (FIG. 4).