Tea bag configured to be suspended in a water bottle

Abstract

A tea bag is configured to be inserted within a water bottle. The tea bag includes a long, thin tea containment bag configured to be inserted within the water bottle and be removed from the water bottle after steeping without compressing with an opening of the water bottle tea leaves within the tea containment bag as the bag is removed from the bottle. The tea bag additionally includes a tea bag line useful to suspend the tea containment bag within the water bottle.

1 . An apparatus comprising a tea bag configured to be inserted within a water bottle, comprising:
 a long, thin tea containment bag configured to be inserted within the water bottle and be removed from the water bottle after steeping without compressing with an opening of the water bottle tea leaves within the tea containment bag as the bag is removed from the bottle; and   a tea bag line useful to suspend the tea containment bag within the water bottle.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the tea containment bag comprises a vertical leaf expansion portion permitting tea leaves to expand along a longitudinal axis of the bag. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the tea containment bag comprises straight side walls. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the tea containment bag comprises straight curved walls. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the tea containment bag further comprises a constriction band around a middle of the tea containment bag configured to prevent the middle from expanding outwardly away from a longitudinal axis of the bag. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the tea bag line is attached to a retention ring. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the retention ring includes a slot in the ring permitting the ring to flex and be placed within the water bottle. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the retention ring is attached to a terminal end of the tea bag line. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the retention ring is configured to placed around a neck of the water bottle. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the retention ring is formed unitarily with a cap configured to be sealingly attached to the water bottle. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the tea containment bag is constructed with a biodegradable mesh. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein, after the tea containment bag is soaked in water, the tea containment bag is rigid and filled with soaked tea leaves. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the soaked tea leaves are under compression by the tea containment bag. 
     
     
         14 . An apparatus comprising a tea bag configured to be inserted within a water bottle, comprising:
 a long, thin tea containment bag comprising a vertical leaf expansion portion permitting tea leaves to expand along a longitudinal axis of the bag, the tea containment bag configured to be inserted within the water bottle and be removed from the water bottle after steeping without compressing tea leaves within the tea containment bag as the bag is removed from the bottle; and   a tea bag line useful to suspend the tea containment bag within the water bottle.   
     
     
         15 . An apparatus comprising a tea bag configured to be inserted within a water bottle, comprising:
 the water bottle;   a long, thin tea containment bag comprising a vertical leaf expansion portion permitting tea leaves to expand along a longitudinal axis of the bag, the tea containment bag configured to be inserted within the water bottle and be removed from the water bottle after steeping without compressing tea leaves within the tea containment bag as the bag is removed from the bottle;   a tea bag line useful to suspend the tea containment bag within the water bottle; and   a plastic wrap initially containing the tea containment bag and adhered to an outside of the water bottle.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising a retention ring attached to the tea bag line. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the retention ring is initially formed unitarily with a cap of the water bottle. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the retention ring is initially within the plastic wrap.