Abstract: The specification discloses a kitchen utensil for making flavored beverages such as hot tea, and the like, and comprises a pair of arms having one set of ends pivotally interconnected, and apertured bowl members mounted on the other arm ends, and including a leaf spring selectively retaining the bowl members together in a closed position to prevent a flavoring agent substrate from inadvertently escaping therefrom.

Abstract: A process for preparing infusions of aromatic substances such as coffee and tea comprising the steps of confining a predetermined mass of discrete particles of said substance in a closed water permeable supporting and filtering container of predetermined dimensions, and repeatedly submerging said container with the substance therein within a predetermined volume of hot water, the relationship of the container dimensions and the mass being such that when the container is submerged in hot water the thickness of the mass therein is maintained less than a predetermined critical thickness of irreversible self-compactness, the repeated submerging and withdrawing of the container effecting repeated admission and drainage of hot water from the container thereby promoting successive states of decompaction and reversible compactness of the particles in the confined mass, until a desired degree of concentration of the infusion is attained in the body of water, and containers for carrying out the process.

Abstract: An improved infusion and stirring device is disclosed comprising a handle member having a first and a second portion. A first and a second retaining element are respectively secured to the first and the second portion of the handle member to stir an infusion liquid upon movement of the handle member. The first and second retaining elements engage opposite sides of a porous bag containing an infusion solid, such as a tea bag. A latch interconnects the first and second portions of the handle member thereby encompassing the porous bag to retain the porous bag between the first and second retaining elements as the handle member is moved to stir the infusion liquid. The improved structure may be readily injection molded from a plastic material.

Abstract: A double compartment bag constructed of flexible porous material for containing a beverage infusion commodity is provided. The bag includes a pair of independent infusion commodity compartments with the compartments defined in opposited halves of a rectangular bag. A central median portion of the bag separates the compartments from each other and defines a line along which the bag may be folded in half. An inverted U-shaped resilient clip is also provided including short and long legs, and the short leg of the clip includes structure defining a finger engageable tab. The clip is engaged with the bag having its long leg extending along the aforementioned median portion of the bag on the side thereof defining the included angle of the bag when it is folded and the short leg of the clip is engaged over the outer surface of a cup into which the bag is placed.

Abstract: Beverage carbonation devices employing carbon dioxide-containing molecular sieves. Upon contact with aqueous solutions carbon dioxide is released from such molecular sieves and thereupon dissolves in the liquid to provide a carbonated beverage.

Abstract: A disposable one cup coffee brewer comprises a conical paper brewing filter having contained in the bottom thereof a quantity of loose coffee grounds, and having movably disposed therewithin, above the coffee grounds, a disc-shaped primary buoyant element for diverting water poured into the filter from falling directly upon the coffee grounds. Secondly, buoyant water flow diverting elements, disposed ouwardly from such primary buoyant element, may be provided to cover more of the water surface as the filter is filled. The filter and its contents are supported within a rigid conical support, at least portions of which are spaced outwardly from the filter to allow flow of brewed beverage therefrom. Two foldable tabs attached to the support have portions which rest upon the rim of a coffee mug or the like. A method for brewing coffee or the like is thereby provided.

Abstract: A coffee filter for a single percolation having an extraction chamber incing a support for supporting a pressed coffee tablet, and locating an underlying filter, a predetermined distance range from the bottom of the coffee tablet.

Abstract: an immersible bag (10) for exhaustable substances, with a bag containing the substance, which bag has a closed bag opening on the bag head (16), and with a bendable strip (12) folded along a transversely extending fold line, the strip having two legs continuously connected at the fold line, which legs are fastened on the bag and which legs receive therebetween the bag head adjacent the fold line, whereby the inner surface of the strip (which inner surface faces the bag) is formed at least at the fastening places by a thermoplastic synthetic material which is welded at the fastening places on the bag. The strip and the bag are spot welded at least at a spot or point-shaped fastening spot (38) on both outer sides of the bag, in the manner that the synthetic material is fused at the fastening spots with the porous material of the bag.