Brewing container
阅读说明:本技术 冲泡容器 (Brewing container ) 是由 吉姆·萨马特吉斯 于 2019-02-05 设计创作,主要内容包括:本发明公开了一种冲泡容器,包括:容器主体,容器主体用于容纳液体,并且从容器主体倾倒液体;以及可拆卸的冲泡过滤器,冲泡过滤器被定位成横跨容器主体的内部,使得冲泡过滤器下方的下部区段中的液体流过过滤器以便从容器主体中进行分配,其中过滤器被定位成横跨容器内部并且被保持在适当位置以防在倾倒液体期间移位。还公开了一种容器盖组件。(The invention discloses a brewing container, comprising: a container body for containing a liquid and pouring the liquid from the container body; and a removable brewing filter positioned across the interior of the container body such that liquid in a lower section below the brewing filter flows through the filter for dispensing from the container body, wherein the filter is positioned across the container interior and held in place against displacement during pouring of the liquid. A container lid assembly is also disclosed.)
1. A brewing receptacle, comprising: a container body for containing a liquid and pouring the liquid therefrom; and a removable brewing filter positioned across the interior of the container body such that liquid in a lower section below the brewing filter flows through the filter for dispensing from the container body, wherein the filter is positioned across the container interior and held in place against displacement during pouring of liquid.
2. The brewing receptacle of claim 1, wherein the brewing filter includes an open structure having opposing surfaces such that solids in the liquid are confined to a lower surface of the structure.
3. A brewing receptacle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the brewing filter comprises a substantially planar structure.
4. The brewing receptacle of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the brewing receptacle further comprises a lid.
5. The brewing receptacle according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the brewing filter is positioned on a seat provided on an inner wall inside the receptacle body.
6. The brewing receptacle of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the brewing filter is held in place by a retaining feature.
7. The brewing receptacle of claim 6, wherein the retaining feature acts between the brewing filter and the receptacle body.
8. The brewing receptacle of claim 7, wherein the retention feature is a snap-fit connection between an outer edge of the brewing filter and the seat.
9. Brewing receptacle according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the retaining function acts between the brewing filter and the lid.
10. The brewing receptacle of claim 9, wherein the retaining feature includes a stop on a bottom surface of the lid that bears against the brewing filter.
11. The brewing receptacle of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the brewing filter is positioned diagonally across the receptacle body such that one end of the filter is higher than the opposite end.
12. The brewing receptacle of claim 11, wherein the end of the brewing filter closest to the upper end of the receptacle body is higher than the opposite end, the opposite lower end being aligned with the spout side of the brewing receptacle.
13. A container lid assembly comprising:
a lid base having a peripheral skirt configured to fit onto a container opening of an associated container, the base having a cover portion that covers a majority of the container opening, the lid base further comprising a pour opening through the cover portion and a spout opening in the skirt, wherein the pour opening communicates fluid to the spout opening;
and a lid actuator movably attached to the lid base and having a plug correspondingly sized to fit into the pour opening such that the plug blocks the flow of fluid from the interior of the container through the pour opening and through the spout opening in a closed position, but is capable of flowing through the spout opening in an open position.
14. The container assembly of claim 13, wherein the first flexible seal on the periphery of the stopper resiliently flexes against the inner wall of the pour opening to seal the pour opening in a closed position.
15. The container assembly of claim 13, wherein a second flexible seal is concentrically disposed over the first flexible seal.
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a container suitable for containing a drinking liquid and comprising a filter element. Examples of such containers include water kettles or drinking vessels.
Background
Containers and myriad variations of containers are known. A kettle is a container that is usually associated with holding a liquid and from which the liquid can be poured. Kettle users tend to brew hot or cold liquids such as tea or water with brewing solids. These solids typically include fruits, vegetables, herbs, specially manufactured tea bags, and the like. To prevent the brewed solid object from being poured out of the kettle with the liquid, which can be frustrating, the solid object can be trapped in an enclosed brewing filter. The filter is typically a cylindrical chamber mounted vertically with respect to the kettle and suspended from the upper end of the container. Such brewing filters have open ends to receive solid objects and capture them within the filter.
Similar brewing concepts may be used for drinking vessels, in particular reusable vessels, such as drinking bottles. That is, the brew bottle includes a bottle body and a lid having a spout. In one example of a brew bottle, a central brew bag hangs downward from the top of the bottle. The bag has filter holes and receives brewing solids, such as cut fruit or tea leaves (depending on the fineness of the brewing filter holes), and the like.
Sometimes, the brewing solid may form a tightly packed mass when wetted that prevents the flow of water or other liquid being poured from the container. Cleaning the infusion bag or chamber can also be difficult, particularly if the bag is long and has access to its interior only from one end.
In view of the above considerations and desires, the utility of the brewing receptacle is improved, resulting in the brewing receptacle of the present invention.
Disclosure of Invention
According to the present invention, there is provided a brewing receptacle comprising: a container body for containing a liquid and pouring the liquid therefrom; and a removable brewing filter positioned across the interior of the container body such that liquid in a lower section below the brewing filter flows through the filter for dispensing from the container body, wherein the filter is positioned across the container interior and held in place against displacement during pouring of liquid.
In one embodiment, the brewing container is a kettle, wherein the container body is in the form of a kettle body. In another embodiment, the brewing container may be a drinking bottle. In yet another embodiment, the brewing container may be a reservoir container, such as one that is not a pouring spout, primarily designed to store the brewing liquid, but allows the liquid to be dispensed even without a spout.
The brewing container is adapted to contain a beverage, in particular a beverage liquid containing a brewed solid containing a brewed drinking liquid. An example of this is water brewed with fruits, herbs and/or vegetables. The brewing container may also be used to contain liquids that are not intended to be consumed, but are suitable in situations where it is desired to filter out the liquid from a solid object.
One advantage of the presently described brewing receptacle is that as liquid is poured from the receptacle, the filter that filters any solids underneath it remains in place and is not moved by the force of the liquid flowing out of the receptacle or the force of the solids pushing against the filter during pouring. Thus, it is believed that the filter will remain in place and the solids will not be poured from the container.
In a preferred embodiment, the infusion filter comprises an open structure (as opposed to a closed cage structure) having opposed surfaces, preferably parallel surfaces, whereby solids in the liquid are confined to one surface of the structure. This is in contrast to some previously known filters for brewing fruit or the like in a liquid, which trap the fruit in a caged compartment or pocket.
In one embodiment, the brewing filter comprises a generally planar structure including an array of apertures sized to restrict a majority of the brewed solid objects, but allow liquid to pass through. Preferably, the brewing filter has a flat filter wall closed by an outer flange-like rim. The flat filter wall is defined by an upwardly facing surface and a parallel downwardly facing surface, the downwardly facing surface being a filter surface.
The brewing filter may be positioned on a seat provided on the inner wall of the interior of the container body, so that the flange-like rim rests on an internal boss on the container body. Depending on the angle at which the brewing filter is located within the container body, the internal boss need only extend partially around the inner wall of the container.
The retention feature holds the brewing filter in place across the interior of the container to resist displacement of the brewing filter during use of the container, particularly during pouring of liquid from the container.
In one embodiment, a retention feature acts between the brewing filter and the container body. One possibility is that the retention feature is a snap-fit connection between the outer edge of the brewing filter and the holder. Alternatively, the outer dimensions of the brewing filter may be toleranced to fit closely over the inner dimensions of the container body so that the brewing filter may be inserted into the container body and then held in place by friction.
Another possibility of retaining the functionality may be a configured relationship between the filter and the container wall, wherein the length of the filter in one direction is greater than the corresponding length of the container interior, such that the filter rests on the seat at an angle relative to the base of the container. In other words, the filter, which has a length longer than the horizontal length inside the container, is inserted into the container body by sliding it at an angle and resting it on a seat, which is also arranged to support the filter at an angle. Since the length of the brewing filter is greater than the length of the container body, the lower end of the inclined filter does not rotate out of position under the force of the pouring liquid. The angular seating relationship between the brewing filter and the container body holds the filter in place.
The brewing receptacle preferably further comprises a lid. In addition to or as an alternative to the above description of the retaining feature between the brewing filter and the container body, the retaining feature may act between the brewing filter and the lid. In this embodiment, the retaining feature may comprise a bottom surface of the lid that forms a surface against which a portion of the brewing filter may bear. Furthermore, a stopper may be provided on the bottom surface of the lid, the stopper being supported against the brewing filter. In the above-described example of an inclined or angled brewing filter, the uppermost portion of the filter may be supported against the bottom surface of the lid.
In one embodiment, the brewing filter includes a handle. The handle facilitates removal of the brewing filter from the interior of the container. In a particular embodiment, the handle on the filter may include a retention feature and be supported against the bottom surface of the lid.
As described above, the brewing filter may be positioned diagonally across the container body such that one end of the filter is higher than the opposite end. Alternatively, the brewing filter may be positioned horizontally across the container body and retained by any of the retention features described above, independent of the angle of the filter relative to the interior of the container, or by any other retention feature that holds the horizontal or partially horizontal brewing filter in place. The filter may also be positioned across the container by extending diagonally from the upper rear portion of the container body completely to the lower front portion of the container body where the container wall meets the container base.
Thus, the filter may extend horizontally or diagonally across the container body with the front end of the filter descending below the rear end at any angle between 0 ° and 90 °, or between 0 ° and α °, where α ° is the angle between the plane in which the filter lies and the horizontal bottom of the container. Alpha deg. will vary depending on the height of the container, but it is foreseeable that it may be between 0 deg. and 45 deg., or between 0 deg. and 60 deg., or between 0 deg. and 75 deg., or between 0 deg. and 85 deg..
In embodiments where the brewing filter is positioned diagonally across the interior of the container, i.e., at an angle or slope, the front end of the brewing filter is lower than the opposite rear end, the front end being generally vertically aligned with or closer to the pour opening of the brewing container. The rear end of the handle or grip portion, which is closer to the container body, is higher than the front end and is relatively close to the top of the container body. As described above, the proximity of the upper end of the brewing filter and the bottom surface of the lid may form a retaining feature that helps hold the brewing filter in place.
According to the present invention, there is also provided a container lid assembly comprising:
a lid base having a peripheral skirt configured to fit onto a container opening of an associated container, the base having a cover portion that covers a majority of the container opening, the lid base further comprising a pour opening through the cover portion and a spout opening in the skirt, wherein the pour opening communicates fluid to and through the spout opening;
and a lid actuator movably attached to the lid base and having a plug correspondingly sized to fit into the pour opening such that the plug blocks fluid from entering from the interior of the container through the pour opening and through the spout opening in a closed position, but is able to flow to and through the spout opening in an open position.
An advantage of the container lid assembly is that the dispensing mechanism defined by the spout and the plug acting as a valve is carried by the lid alone. This means that the lid assembly may be used on any container having a corresponding opening, wherein the lid assembly provides an on-off pouring function. The container need only have an upper opening and no dispensing feature is required.
In a preferred embodiment, the first flexible seal on the periphery of the stopper is resiliently flexed against the inner wall of the pouring opening to seal the pouring opening in the closed position. The stopper with the seal acts as a valve that reciprocates through the pour opening. Thus, in the closed position, liquid in the container is prevented from entering the pouring opening and/or from reaching the spout opening through the pouring opening. The spout opening may be configured to meet the pour opening substantially vertically through the skirt of the lid base.
In another embodiment, the second flexible seal is disposed concentrically over the first flexible seal. This concentric dual seal arrangement provides an enhanced seal. Due to the pivoting action of the pivoting button, the reciprocating movement of the stopper may not be a precise linear movement, but a slightly arcuate movement, and will therefore not be precisely aligned along the central axis of the pouring opening. The two concentric flexible seals on the plug will accommodate any clearance created by any misalignment of the slightly arcuate reciprocating motion to ensure a more effective seal.
The pivot actuator may be in the form of a push button or a rocker arm. The pivot point of the pivot button is located toward the back half of the button, away from the plug end of the button. The pivot lugs on the button fit into lug grooves in the upper surface of the lid base. Furthermore, the button is preferably only pivoted to the open position without reaching the top of the pouring aperture, which is preferably cylindrical and has a depth. This encourages liquid to flow into the spout opening without spilling over the top of the pour opening.
Drawings
For a clearer understanding of the invention and to put it into practice, reference will now be made to preferred embodiments of the assembly according to the invention. The following description is given by way of non-limiting example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a rear isometric view of a brewing receptacle according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a front isometric view of the brewing receptacle;
FIG. 3 is a top isometric view of the container body;
FIG. 4 is a bottom isometric view of the container body;
FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the brewing receptacle;
FIG. 6 is a first view of a brewing filter of the brewing receptacle;
FIG. 7 is a second view of the brewing filter;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional width view of the upper portion of the brewing receptacle (sectionalawkwiew) taken along section line 8-8 in FIG. 2;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional length view (sectionalalltengthview) of the upper portion of the brewing receptacle taken along section line 9-9 in FIG. 2;
FIG. 10 is an upper isometric view of a lid base of a container lid according to another embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 11 is a lower isometric view of the lid base;
FIG. 12 is an upper isometric view of the pivot actuator of the container lid;
FIG. 13 is a lower isometric view of the pivot actuator;
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of an upper portion of a brewing receptacle according to one embodiment, showing a receptacle lid in a closed position; and
fig. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the upper portion of the brewing receptacle in the open position.
Detailed Description
One embodiment of a brewing receptacle is shown in the drawings. A
The
The brewed solids are retained in the
Brewed solids, such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, etc., may flow freely in the
The
A flange-like
In the embodiment shown, the
Broadly, the
For example, in one form, a retention feature acts between the brewing filter and the container body. One such example, the retainer is a snap-fit connection between the
In another form, a retention feature may act between the
Furthermore, the retention feature may be a combination of the above functions.
In the present embodiment described and illustrated, the retention feature is primarily defined by the configured relationship between the filter and the container wall. In particular, how the brewing filter is positioned within the interior of the body to prevent or impede displacement of the filter. This is achieved by the
The angle of inclination of the filter within the
This seating relationship of the filter relative to the main body of the kettle prevents the filter from being dislodged during use. Referring to figures 5, 8 and 9, it can be seen that the filter is mounted at an angle in the
Another retaining feature will be described herein and shown in the drawings, but it will be appreciated that only one retaining feature is required to prevent displacement of the filter within the
In particular, the highest point of the
Due to the above-mentioned retaining function with the angular positioning of the
The selection of suitable materials for the brewing receptacle may vary and depends on the use of the receptacle and the retail price. The kettle body may be made of plastic, wherein the transparent plastic (e.g. plastic)) Will provide additional aesthetic appeal of the displayed brewed solid mass. Alternatively, the jug body may be made of glass, metal or ceramic, to name a few examples. The infusion filter may also be made of all of these materialsMade but should be made so as to avoid scraping of the jug body by sliding the filter in and out by choosing the corresponding material. The plastic infusion filter will provide some resilience and restoring force and will sit properly on the
The figure also shows a lid 30 (also referred to as a lid assembly) comprising a lid base 31 (see fig. 10 and 11) and a lid actuator in the form of a pivoting
The lid assembly described herein is useful because it carries the entire dispensing mechanism of the lidded container, including the pouring spout 15 (typically carried by the upper rim of the container body) and the actuating valve means responsible for opening and closing the spout opening. In this way, the lid assembly can be secured to any correspondingly sized opening on the container and can function as an effective pourer, whether or not the container is designed to be a pourable container.
The
However, it should be understood that the
The
The vent 45 also extends through the cover portion 38 and is designed to open in the open position of the lid and to be blocked closed by a plug 46 at the bottom of the
As previously discussed, the bottom surface of the
The
The pivoting
Short pivot lugs 47 extend outwardly toward the opposite end of the plug to the
As shown in fig. 14, the
The stopper carries
Designating the spout side of the
Stopper seals 35a, 35b comprise outwardly flexible flanges, meaning that the flanges may be bent in one way or another (upwardly or downwardly as shown in the orientation shown in the figures) to follow the contour of pouring opening wall 42 and bear against wall 42, thereby providing a more reliable and effective seal formed over a greater surface area than if the seal were a solid member without flexibility.
In the open position of fig. 15, both
Also shown are
The present invention has many advantages. Restated, the liquid stored in the container can effectively brew the flavor and color from the brewed solid, yet the liquid can be poured from the container without the solid pouring therewith. The orientation of the filter in the container body means that solids can flow freely over a large area without becoming trapped and will continue to fill up to very low levels.
The lid assembly provides an effective sealing valve mechanism for opening and closing the dispensing capability of the kettle. The relationship between the spout opening, the pour opening and the valve in the form of a pivoting plug is easy to use and ensures that liquid is dispensed only when required and is neat and leak free. Further, the lid assembly is sealingly attached to the container and may be pulled tightly against the container opening using the side clips so that liquid does not leak from the rim of the upper container opening nor inadvertently leak from any other portion of the lid assembly than the spout when desired by the user.
It will be understood that, if any prior art publication is referred to herein, this reference does not constitute an admission that the publication forms a part of the common general knowledge in the art in australia or in any other country.
In the claims which follow and in the preceding description of the invention, except where the context requires otherwise due to express language or necessary implication, the word "comprise" or variations such as "comprises" or "comprising" is used in an inclusive sense, i.e. to specify the presence of the stated features but not to preclude the presence or addition of further features in various embodiments of the invention.
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