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Expandable beverage infusion device

  • US 6,274,180 B1
  • Filed: 05/17/1999
  • Issued: 08/14/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A beverage infusion device comprising:

  • a handle;

    a support member extending from said handle having a pair of support legs spaced apart by a predetermined width, said handle being of a configuration to fit between a pair of said support legs of a preceding or subsequent beverage infusion device support member such that said handle and said support legs of a preceding or subsequent beverage infusion device support member is stamped from a single piece of stock; and

    a flexible porous member having a pair of ends and an unfolded width greater than said predetermined width, each of said ends being attached to a respective support leg, said porous member containing an infusible beverage preparation, said porous member being supported by said support legs in a folded position wherein, upon immersion of said porous member in a liquid, said porous member expands to facilitate infusion of a beverage preparation therein into said liquid.

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