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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2004
Kenneth Haven, Fremont, CA (US);
Brian Richardson, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Daniel Blaugrund, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Charles Richard Lewis, Jr., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Maria Uspenski, Boulder, CO (US);
Karen A. Des Jardins, Encinitas, CA (US);
Kenneth Haven, Fremont, CA (US);
Brian Richardson, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Daniel Blaugrund, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Charles Richard Lewis, Jr., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Maria Uspenski, Boulder, CO (US);
Karen A. des Jardins, Encinitas, CA (US);
Tea Spot, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
An automatic system for removing tea from a teapot is disclosed. The present invention incorporates the use of a timing mechanism, a release mechanism and an infuser mechanism to automatically remove the tea from hot water. The timing mechanism is user set and controls the length of time the tea is steeped in hot water. The infuser mechanism comprises a filter element that holds the tea in contact with the hot water and a counterbalance that rotates the filter element out of the water when released and the release mechanism that releases the infuser mechanism when the time has expired.