Abstract: A steeping device for use on water bottles with a threaded neck or mouth is disclosed. The steeping device includes cap with a female coupler that cooperates with a reversible adapter ring that fits within the female coupler. The adapter ring has an internal divider wall with aperture with teeth along the perimeter of the aperture. The aperture accepts a filter element that has a flange with least one rib that cooperates with the teeth of the adapter ring. The arrangement allows the reversible coupler to be threaded into the female coupler in either direction and capture the flange of the filter between the cap and the internal divider wall while adapter ring engages the threaded neck or mouth of the bottle.

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.