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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Jill Portman, San Anselmo, CA (US);
Gary Shinner, San Anselmo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jill Portman, San Anselmo, CA (US);
Gary Shinner, San Anselmo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mighty Leaf Tea, San Rafael, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 19/14 (2006.01); A47J 31/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 19/14 (2013.01); A47G 19/145 (2013.01); A47J 31/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A universal lid system and methods for use with any of a selection of teapots for quick and sanitary beverage preparation. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a system and methods including a lid sized and shaped to facilitate the storage of a retention element such as a tea bag. The retention element may be held out of contact with the beverage by a retention element stabilizing component.