US2805162A
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Tea package
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1954-10-25
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Granted: 1957-09-03
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Expires: 1974-10-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph M Kovel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:38
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D85/00; B65D85/70; B65D85/804; B65D85/808; B65D85/812
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A COMBINED TEA LEAF CONTAINER AND STIRRING DEVICE COMPRISING A PERFORATED, THIN METAL FOIL BOX OF A SIZE TO BE RECEIVED IN A TEA CUP AND HAVING SIX SIDE WALLS DISPOSED TO FORM A RECTANGULAR PARALLELEPIPED, TEA LEAVES BEING CONTAINED IN SAID BOX, AN ELONGATED STRIP OF THIN METAL FOIL INTEGRALLY CONNECTED TO A SIDE WALL OF SAID BOX AND EXTENDING FROM ONE END OF THE BOX AND NORMALLY COPLANAR WITH SAID SIDE WALL THEREOF, SAID STRIP HAVING A WIDTH NOT GREATER THAN THAT OF SAIDSIDE WALL AND A LENGTH FROM ABOUT TWO THIRDS TO ONE AND ONE HALF TIMES THE LENGTH OF SAID SIDE WALL, WHEREBY PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS OF THE SAME SIZE AND SHAPE AS SAID CONTAINER MAY BE STACKED FOR PACKAGING IN A MINIMUM SPACED, SAID STRIP CONSTITUTING A HANDLE AND HAVING SUFFICIENT RIGIDITY TO SERVE, IN ITS NORMALLY EXTENDING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID BOX, AS A STIRRING HANDLE CANTILEVER AND BEING EASILY DEFORMABLE BY HAND TO A HOOK SHAPE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A COMBINED TEA LEAF CONTAINER AND STIRRING DEVICE COMPRISING A PERFORATED, THIN METAL FOIL BOX OF A SIZE TO BE RECEIVED IN A TEA CUP AND HAVING SIX SIDE WALLS DISPOSED TO FORM A RECTANGULAR PARALLELEPIPED, TEA LEAVES BEING CONTAINED IN SAID BOX, AN ELONGATED STRIP OF THIN METAL FOIL INTEGRALLY CONNECTED TO A SIDE WALL OF SAID BOX AND EXTENDING FROM ONE END OF THE BOX AND NORMALLY COPLANAR WITH SAID SIDE WALL THEREOF, SAID STRIP HAVING A WIDTH NOT GREATER THAN THAT OF SAIDSIDE WALL AND A LENGTH FROM ABOUT TWO THIRDS TO ONE AND ONE HALF TIMES THE LENGTH OF SAID SIDE WALL, WHEREBY PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS OF THE SAME SIZE AND SHAPE AS SAID CONTAINER MAY BE STACKED FOR PACKAGING IN A MINIMUM SPACED, SAID STRIP CONSTITUTING A HANDLE AND HAVING SUFFICIENT RIGIDITY TO SERVE, IN ITS NORMALLY EXTENDING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID BOX, AS A STIRRING HANDLE CANTILEVER AND BEING EASILY DEFORMABLE BY HAND TO A HOOK SHAPE.
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