CA2222260A1

CA2222260A1 - Portable coffee, tea and hot chocolate maker

Info

Publication number: CA2222260A1
Application number: CA 2222260
Authority: CA
Inventors: Danny Hadida
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1998-02-10
Filing date: 1998-02-10
Publication date: 1998-06-22

Abstract

I call my invention the Portable coffee, tea and hot chocolate maker. Starting from the bottom up I will give a description of my invention. On the bottom of the mug is a removable (screw off) condiment holder. There are four sections to the condiment holder. One for coffee bags, tea bags, hot chocolate packages and the last one is for sugar and cream.
Next is the battery-powered heater. This is built inside the cup and operated by flicking a switch underneath mug. This switch is located in between the mug part and the condiment holder.
On the side of the mug is a long, vertical shaped carrying compartment for the hard plastic stirrer. At the bottom of the stirrer is a small hook.
The handle of the mug is circular and a portion of it can be removed to allow it to act as a clip for a bag. It is best illustrated if one was to think of a toilet roll holder. The interior part can be pushed into the exterior part.
Inside the mug there is two vertical incisions ranging from the top of the cup to the bottom. In these two incisions is where the "filter bag holder" is placed.
The filter bag holder is a small component of the invention, which acts like a coffee filter. In this holder like compartment is placed either a coffee or tea bag. As well there is a hook on the top of the holder which allows it to be removed after use. Once the water has reached it's desired temperature a bag is placed inside the compartment and into the mug using the vertical incisions as holders. The water must first pass through the bag to reach the other side of the mug. Once the filter bag holder has reached the bottom the consumer uses the hard plastic stirrer with the hook at the bottom to remove the filter bag holder.
The lid is removable by screwing it off and there is a small hole which can be covered if someone chooses to drink with the lid on.

Description

SPECIFICATION

This invention is a combination and improvement of an ordinary coffee maker and kettle.
My invention is an improvement on a basic coffee maker and kettle, which will enable consumers to have coffee, tea and hot chocolate whenever, and wherever they desire.
I have found that the inconveniences faced by coffee, tea and hot chocolate consumers can be overcome by putting the essential ingredients necessary for a coffee, tea or hot chocolate into one easily portable, yet attractive looking product. The condiment holder will allow the consumer to carry their instant beverages without extra effort. The heating element at the bottom of the cup is the most important part of the product. First water is placed into the cup. There is a small insert at the side of the cup where the electrical cord is inserted. Once inserted into the cup the other end of the cord is inserted into a standard wall socket. This follows the same concept as a kettle. When the cord is inserted into the wall, electricity is automatically distributed through the cord into the heating element. As the heating element temperature increases the metal plates surrounding it increase as well; therefore as the plate's temperature increases, the water temperature increases. Here is the procedure for a cup of coffee.
Once the water has been boiled to the desired temperature the consumer removes the electrical cord from the wall and from the side of the cup. The consumer then removes the coffee bag from the condiment holder. Then they insert the coffee bag into the cup, which contains hot water. Once the coffee has reached the desired colour the consumer removes the coffee bag and now has a cup of coffee.
The lid tightly secures the liquid in the cup thus giving the consumer added mobility.

DRAW~NGS

Drawing 1 a) This is the screw off lid, which is attached to the top of the mug. There is a small hole on the top of the lid to allow the consumer to drink from.
b) Inside the mug there are two vertical incisions to hold the filter bag holder in place.
c) Along the outside of the mug there is a carrying co~ .nellt for the stirrer.
d) The handle acts as a clip by being able to push the top portion of the handle down into the bottom portion.
e) Underneath the mug part is a switch which will start the heating of the water.
f) This is the condiment holder. It is removed by screwing it off. Inside there is a divider, which separates the holder into four sections.

Drawing 2 This is a bottom view of the filter bag holder. It has two straight metal sticks.

Drawing 3 This is a top view of the filter bag holder. The size of the hole is roughly three quarters the size of a circular tea bag.

Claims

CLAIM

"The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege isclaimed are defined as the following:"
A consumer product, which will allow coffee, tea and hot chocolate consumers to have their beverage when and wherever they want. The product consists of a smallstorage compartment at the bottom of the cup that is removed by twisting it off. This is used to store condiments and the electrical cord. At the bottom of the cup is the heating element, which is used to heat the water. On top of the heating element is the cup portion of the product. The lid is removed by twisting it off and gives the consumer increased mobility with the product.