Tea bag tag adhesive

Abstract

A tea bag tag has an adhesive surface adapted to temporarily adhere to the exterior of a container, such as a mug or cup, preventing the tag from falling into the container. When it is time to discard the tea bag, the tag is readily removed from the cup without difficulty. The tea bag tag adhesive is edible so that it will not adversely affect the flavor of a beverage into which it accidentally falls.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tea bag tag having an adhesive surface, comprising:
 a. a tea bag attached to a proximal end of a string;   b. said tea bag housed within an envelope comprising a front and back closed by a seem to form a cavity housing said tea bag;   c. a tag attached to a distal end of said string, opposite said proximal end and said tea bag attached thereto;   d. said tag having a main body with a top wall, bottom wall, side walls, top face and bottom face, said top wall, side walls and bottom wall being attached by a perforated slit to said front face of said envelope so that said tag can be readily torn or removed from said front face of said envelope to release said tag from said envelope and remove said tea bag from said envelope;   e. said top face of said tag facing said cavity of said envelope;   f. an adhesive located on at least a portion of said top face of said tag; and   g. said adhesive being a food grade adhesive.   
     
     
         2 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 1 , wherein said adhesive being composed of a composition comprising glycerine, softly beaten egg whites, and icing sugar (powdered sugar). 
     
     
         3 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 2  comprising lemon or lime juice. 
     
     
         4 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 2 , wherein amounts of glycerine (1 tsp), egg whites (2 egg), lemon juice (1 tsp), and ˜1 pound of sugar. 
     
     
         5 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 1 , wherein said adhesive is composed of natural gums/polysaccharides. 
     
     
         6 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 1 , wherein said adhesive is composed of tylose powder in water. 
     
     
         7 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 1 , wherein said adhesive is composed of sugar edible adhesives made from cross-linking a sugar with a polyfunctional acid. 
     
     
         8 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 1 , wherein said portion of said top face of said tag with said adhesive comprises only a small central portion of said top face so that a larger remaining surface does not include any adhesive, thereby forming a grip area so that a user can readily grasp said grip area and remove said tag from a container when said tag and tea bag are to be discarded. 
     
     
         9 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 1  comprising an inner tag wall located within said cavity to cover said adhesive area to prevent said adhesive are from drying, wherein when said tag is removed from said envelope the inner tag is spontaneously removed as well. 
     
     
         10 . A tea bag tag having an adhesive surface comprising:
 a. a tea bag attached to a proximal end of a string;   b. a tag attached to a distal end of said string, opposite said proximal end and said tea bag attached thereto;   c. said tag having a main body with a top wall, bottom wall, side walls, top face and bottom face;   d. said top face of said tag comprising an adhesive portion with an adhesive thereon and a grip portion that does not contain any adhesive so that a user can readily grasp said grip portion and remove said tag from a container when said tag and tea bag are to be discarded;   e. said grip portion having a larger surface area than said adhesive portion;   f. said adhesive being a food grade adhesive; and   g. said adhesive portion having a peel-tab located thereon that is readily peeled and removed to expose said adhesive for use.   
     
     
         11 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 10 , wherein said adhesive is composed of a composition comprising glycerine, softly beaten egg whites, and icing sugar (powdered sugar). 
     
     
         12 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 11 , wherein said composition further comprises lemon or lime juice. 
     
     
         13 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 11 , wherein said composition has proportions of glycerine (1 tsp), egg whites (2 egg), lemon juice (1 tsp), and ˜1 pound of sugar. 
     
     
         14 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 10 , wherein said adhesive is composed of natural gums/polysaccharides. 
     
     
         15 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 10 , wherein said adhesive is composed of tylose powder in water. 
     
     
         16 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 10 , wherein said adhesive is composed of a sugar edible adhesives made from cross-linking a sugar with a polyfunctional acid 
     
     
         17 . A tea bag tag as recited by  claim 10 , wherein said adhesive portion is centrally located on said top face of said tag, and said grip portion circumferentially surrounds said adhesive portion so that a user can readily grasp said grip portion and remove said tag from said container when said tag and tea bag are to be discarded.