Tea Bag Holder

Abstract

A tea bag holder is disclosed for holding a tea bag at a bottom of a tea cup or mug for brewing tea. An example tea bag holder includes a housing having a base portion and a containment area for a tea bag. The example tea bag holder also includes a plurality of leaf shape structures extending between the base portion and a top portion of the housing. The plurality of leaf shape structures form a plurality of slots in a side of the housing. The example tea bag holder also includes at least one permanent opening in the housing for providing the tea bag into and removing the tea bag from the containment area. The example tea bag holder may also include a suction cup on a bottom portion of the base. In use, the housing is positioned in a tea cup or mug to brew tea.

1 . A tea bag holder, comprising:
 a housing having a base portion and a containment area for a tea bag the containment area forming a hollow portion within the housing; and   at least one permanent opening in the housing for providing the tea bag into and removing the tea bag from the containment area;   wherein the base portion of the housing is positioned on an inside bottom of a tea cup or mug and water is added to the tea cup or mug to brew tea from the tea bag in the containment area of the housing.   
     
     
         2 . The tea bag holder of  claim 1 , wherein an upper portion of the housing forming the containment area is substantially spherically shaped. 
     
     
         3 . The tea bag holder of  claim 2 , wherein the upper portion of the housing has a tea blossom shape. 
     
     
         4 . The tea bag holder of  claim 3 , further comprising at least one leaf shape structure of the tea blossom shape extending between the base portion and a top portion of the housing. 
     
     
         5 . The tea bag holder of  claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of leaf shape structures of the tea blossom shape extending between the base portion and a top portion of the housing. 
     
     
         6 . The tea bag holder of  claim 5 , further comprising five leaf shape structures of the tea blossom shape extending between the base portion and a top portion of the housing. 
     
     
         7 . The tea bag holder of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of leaf shape structures form a plurality of slots in a side of the housing. 
     
     
         8 . The tea bag holder of  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the slots is a portion of the permanent opening in the housing. 
     
     
         9 . The tea bag holder of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the slots is the permanent opening in the housing. 
     
     
         10 . The tea bag holder of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of leaf shape structures do not touch one another at a top of the housing to provide at least a portion of the permanent opening in the housing. 
     
     
         11 . The tea bag holder of  claim 1 , wherein the permanent opening is formed in a top of the housing. 
     
     
         12 . The tea bag holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a suction cup on a bottom portion of the base to adhere the housing to an inside of the tea cup or mug on the bottom of the tea cup or mug. 
     
     
         13 . The tea bag holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a suction cup formed as a portion of a bottom portion of the base to adhere the housing to an inside of the tea cup or mug on the bottom of the tea cup or mug. 
     
     
         14 . The tea bag holder of  claim 1 , wherein housing is manufactured of a pliable material. 
     
     
         15 . The tea bag holder of  claim 1 , wherein housing is manufactured of a pliable food grade silicon material. 
     
     
         16 . A tea blossom shaped tea bag holder, comprising:
 a housing having a base portion and a containment area for a tea bag the containment area forming a hollow portion within the housing;   a plurality of leaf shaped structures of the tea blossom shape extending between the base portion and a top portion of the housing, the plurality of leaf shape structures form a plurality of slots in a side of the housing;   at least one permanent opening in the housing for providing the tea bag into and removing the tea bag from the containment area; and   wherein the base portion of the housing is positioned on an inside bottom of a tea cup or mug and water is added to the tea cup or mug to brew tea from the tea bag in the containment area of the housing.   
     
     
         17 . The tea blossom shaped tea bag holder of  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of leaf shape structures do not touch one another at a top of the housing to provide at least a portion of the permanent opening in the housing. 
     
     
         18 . The tea bag holder of  claim 16 , further comprising a suction cup on a bottom portion of the base to adhere the housing to an inside of the tea cup or mug on the bottom of the tea cup or mug. 
     
     
         19 . The tea bag holder of  claim 16 , further comprising a suction cup formed as a portion of a bottom portion of the base to adhere the housing to an inside of the tea cup or mug on the bottom of the tea cup or mug. 
     
     
         20 . A tea blossom shaped tea bag holder for holding a tea bag at a bottom of a tea cup or mug for brewing tea, the tea bag holder comprising:
 a housing having a base portion and a containment area for a tea bag the containment area forming a hollow portion within the housing;   a plurality of leaf shape structures of the tea blossom shape extending between the base portion and a top portion of the housing, the plurality of leaf shape structures form a plurality of slots in a side of the housing;   at least one permanent opening in the housing for providing the tea bag into and removing the tea bag from the containment area; and   a suction cup on a bottom portion of the base to adhere the housing to an inside of the tea cup or mug on the bottom of the tea cup or mug;   wherein the plurality of leaf shape structures do not touch one another at a top of the housing to provide at least a portion of the permanent opening in the housing;   wherein the base portion of the housing is positioned on an inside bottom of a tea cup or mug and water is added to the tea cup or mug to brew tea from the tea bag in the containment area of the housing.