权利要求：
AMENDED CLAIMS
received by the International Bureau on 10 April 2019 (10.04.2019)
Claims
1. A beverage-making assembly comprises a first vessel [60], a tableware piece [10, 11] and a second vessel [100], wherein said first vessel is a drinking vessel [60], wherein said drinking vessel [60] is one of a mug and a cup and a beaker and a glass, wherein said first vessel supports the piece [10, 11] acting as a lid to the first vessel [60], wherein said piece [10, 11] comprises a shaped disc comprising a perimeter [30] and two principal surfaces [1, 2] either side of said perimeter [30], being a first principal surface [1] and a second principal surface [2], wherein said first principal surface comprises a top recess [3], wherein said top recess [3] comprises a top recess perimeter [5] and a recessed area [6] within said top recess perimeter [5], and wherein the second vessel [100] is located within the top recess perimeter [5] on said recessed area [6] of said first principle surface [1].
2. An assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first vessel, the piece and the second vessel are substantially circular on plan and are assembled substantially co- axially, the first vessel axis typically being substantially vertical when the first vessel is hand-held or is supported on a tray or table or other substantially horizontal surface.
3. An assembly as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the top recess perimeter is circular on plan and is co-axial with the first vessel, the piece and the second vessel.
4. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the top recess comprises a perimeter restraint.
5. An assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the top recess [3] comprises a perimeter wall [7] between the top recess perimeter [5] and the recessed area [6].
6. An assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein said perimeter wall comprises a depth optionally greater than at least one of 2 mm and 3 mm and/or 4 mm.
7. An assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein said perimeter wall comprises a slope angle to the axis of the piece of less than at least one of 45° and 30° and 15° and/or 5°.
8. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the assembly is capable of being held in one hand by holding the first vessel, and wherein the axis of the assembly can be rotated to an angle from vertical of over at least one of 10° and 20° and 30° and/or 40° without the second vessel sliding off the tea piece or overturning.
9. An assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein said perimeter wall [7] comprises a straight extending between a perimeter wall top radius [17] and a perimeter wall bottom radius [18], and wherein the angle to the axis of the piece of the perimeter wall straight [7] is less than at least one of 45° and 30° and 20° and 10° and/or 5°.
10. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the height of the second vessel centre of gravity above the second vessel base plane divided by the width of the second vessel base support is less than at least one of 0.5 and 0.4 and/or 0.3.
11. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the second principal surface [2] of the piece [10, 11] comprises a well [8] spaced inside the piece perimeter [30], said well [8] being impervious to aqueous liquids, wherein the piece [10, 11] is capable of being placed to act as a lid on the first vessel [60], wherein the piece [10, 11] is capable of inversion and placing on a horizontal surface with the second principal surface [2] uppermost and the first principal surface [1] supporting the piece after said inversion such that the inverted piece is capable of acting as a receptacle for a used tea bag [80] such that tea which emanates from the used tea bag [80] is contained on the second principal surface [2] within the well [8] and does not spill onto the horizontal surface.
12. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the second principal surface [2] comprises a downstand [20] which is located within the piece perimeter [30], and wherein when the piece [10, 11] is acting as a lid to the first vessel [60] the downstand [20] provides a lateral restraint against the inside of the first vessel [60] if the piece [10, 11] is subjected to a lateral
force.
13. An assembly is claimed in claim 12, wherein the well on the second principal surface comprises a continuous downstand.
14. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the shape of the top recess in the piece and the shape of the base of the second vessel combine to provide a lateral restraint to movement of the second vessel relative to the piece.
15. An assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein said lateral restraint comprises limited movement lateral restraint, optionally following lateral movement of less than at least one of 6mm and 3mm and/or 1mm.
16. An assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein said lateral restraint comprises passive lateral restraint with no relative movement.
17. An assembly is claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the shape of the top recess in the piece and the shape of the base of the second vessel combine to provide a rotational restraint.
18. An assembly as claimed in claim 17, wherein said rotational restraint comprises limited movement rotational restraint.
19. An assembly as claimed in claim 17, wherein said rotational restraint comprises passive rotational restraint with no relative rotational movement.
20. An assembly as claimed in claim 17, wherein said rotational restraint comprises locked rotational restraint.
21. An assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein said lateral restraint is a frictional lateral restraint.
22. An assembly is claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the piece perimeter [30] comprises a perimeter recess [40], wherein the piece [11] is capable of being placed to act as a lid on the first vessel [60] containing hot water with the first surface [1] uppermost such that the perimeter recess [40] provides a ventilation aperture [70] between the perimeter recess [40] and the inside of the rim [62] of the first vessel [60]
23. An assembly as claimed in claim 22, wherein a portion of said perimeter recess is shaped in an arc of a circle with its centre located outside the perimeter of the piece.
24. An assembly as claimed in claim 22 or claim 23, wherein the assembly comprises a spoon [95] comprising a bowl [97] and a handle, wherein said handle is capable of being located within said ventilation aperture [70] with said bowl [97] located within the first vessel [60].
25. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the liquid capacity of the second vessel is less than the liquid capacity of the first vessel.
26. An assembly as claimed in claim 25, wherein the liquid capacity of the second vessel is less than at least one of 80% and 60% and 40% and 30% and/or 20% of the liquid capacity of the first vessel.
27. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the height of the second vessel above the base plane of the second vessel is less than at least one of 75mm and 60mm and 55mm and 50mm and 45mm and/or 40mm.
28. An assembly as claimed in claim 27, wherein the height of the second vessel above the base plane of the second vessel is less than at least one of 80% and 70% and 60% and/or 40% of the height of the first vessel.
29. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the height of the centre of gravity of the second vessel is less than at least one of 25mm and 20mm and/or l5mm above the
base plane of the second vessel.
30. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the height of the centre of gravity of the second vessel divided by the width of the second vessel base support is less than at least one of 0,5 and 0.4 and/or 0.3.
31. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the second vessel is made of one of rigid plastic, semi-rigid plastic, flexible plastic, ceramic, glass, bamboo, paper and edible product,
32. An assembly as claimed in preceding claim, wherein a third vessel [120] is located on the second vessel [100],
33. An assembly as claimed in claim 32, wherein the third vessel is made of one of rigid plastic, semi-rigid plastic, flexible plastic, ceramic, glass, bamboo, paper and edible product.
34. An assembly is claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the assembly comprises water and an infusing product in said first vessel,
35. An assembly as claimed in claim 34, wherein the infusing product is located in one of a tea bag [80] and an infuser [87, 92],
36 An assembly as claimed in claim 35, wherein the infuser [87] comprises a perforated open bowl [85] comprising a water-permeable drum [73] and a base [88],
37. An assembly as claimed in claim 36, wherein the infuser [87] comprises a suspension handle [86], a connector hook section [S3] and a monolithic extension to the connector hook section, the monolithic extension being one of a spine joined [89] to one of the outside and inside of the drum and a top ring joined to one of the outside and inside of the top of the drum.
38. An assembly as claimed in claim 36, wherein the infuser [92] comprises a perimeter ledge [81] which sits on the rim [62] of the first vessel [60],
39. An assembly as claimed in claim 37 or claim 38, wherein a spoon [95] is located within the infuser [87, 92],
40. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the second vessel has an outer surface which transitions from a circle at its base to a square at its rira.
41. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the second vessel comprises a spout.
42. An assembly as claimed in claim 41, wherein the second vessel comprises one of two, three and four spouts within the second vessel rim perimeter.
43. A method of making a beverage using an assembly comprising a first vessel [60], a tableware piece [10, 11] and a second vessel [100], wherein said first vessel is a drinking vessel, wherein said drinking vessel [60] is one of a mug and a cup and a beaker and a glass, wherein said first vessel supports the piece acting as a lid to the first vessel [60], wherein said piece [10,
11] comprises a shaped disc comprising a perimeter [30] and two principal surfaces [1, 2] either side of said perimeter [30], being a first principal surface [1] and a second principal surface [2], wherein said first principal surface comprises a top recess [3], wherein said top recess [3] comprises a top recess perimeter [5] and a recessed area [6] within said top recess perimeter [5], and wherein the second vessel [100] is located within the top recess perimeter [5] on said recessed area [6] of said first principal surface [1], said method comprising the steps of:
(i) inserting a first liquid [90] into the first vessel [60] comprising a rim [62],
(ii) placing the piece [10, 11] on the rim of the first vessel [60] such that the first principal surface [1] is uppermost,
(iii) inserting a tasting product [91] in the second vessel [100],
(iv) locating the second vessel [100] within the top recess perimeter [5] in the first principal surface [1] of the piece [10, 11],
(v) optionally re-locating the assembly of steps (i)-(iv)
(vi) removing the second vessel [100],
(vii) removing the piece [10, 11] from the first vessel [60], and
(viii) inserting some of the tasting product [91] into the first vessel [60],
44 A method as claimed m claim 43, wherein said method includes in step (i) said first liquid [90] is hot water, and wherein after step (i) locating a tea bag [80] in the hot water.
45. A method as claimed in claim 43, wherein said first liquid is hot water and before step (i) locating a tea bag [80] into the first vessel [60],
46. A method as claimed in any of claims 43 to 45, wherein in step (iii) said tasting product is one of milk and honey and lemon and sugar and sweetener,
47. A method as claimed in any of claims 43 to 46, wherein after step (vi) allowing time for the tea to infuse, wherein after step (vii), removing the used tea bag from the hot water, and transferring one of milk and honey and lemon and sugar and sweetener horn the second vessel into the first vessel.
48. A method as claimed in any of claims 43 to 47, wherein the second principal surface of the piece comprises a well [8], and wherein after step (vii), the piece [10, 11] is inverted and the used tea bag [80] is placed onto the inverted piece [10, 11].
49. A method as claimed in any of claims 43 to 47, wherein the assembly, the first liquid [90] and tasting product [91] are all held in one hand by holding the first vessel [60] and carried to a point of brewing and consumption of the tea.
50. A method as claimed in claim 43, wherein the height of the combined centre of gravity of the second vessel and tasting product is less than at least one of 25mm and 20mm and/or l5mm,
above the base plane of the second vessel.
51. A method as claimed in claim 43, wherein the height of the combined centre of gravity of the second vessel is less than at least one of 20mm and 15mm and/or 10mm, above the point of interaction between the second vessel and the top recess perimeter wall.
52. A method as claimed in any of claims 44 to 51 , wherein said tea bag comprises an infuser bowl, and wherein a teaspoon is located in said infuser bowl.
53. A method as claimed in any of claims 43 to 52, wherein the assembly comprises a spoon [95] comprising a bowl [97] and a handle, wherein the piece perimeter [30] comprises a perimeter recess [40], wherein after step (i) the spoon [95] is placed in the first vessel [60] in the first liquid [90], wherein in step (ii) the perimeter recess [40] provides a ventilation aperture [70] between the perimeter recess [40] and the inside of the rim [62] of the first vessel [60], and wherein said handle is located within said ventilation aperture [70] with said bowl [97] located within the first vessel [60],
54. An assembly as claimed in any of claims 1 to 42, wherein the assembly is capable of being held in one hand by holding the first vessel.
55. An assembly as claimed in any of claims 1 to 42, wherein said first vessel comprises a handle, and wherein the assembly is capable of being held in one hand by the handle of the first vessel.
56. An assembly as claimed in claim 54 or 55, wherein said assembly comprises a napkin located within the handle of said first vessel,
57. An assembly as claimed in any of claims 1 to 42 and 54 to 56, wherein said recessed area [6] comprises a lower surface [6], and wherein said second vessel [100] comprises a base [102], and wherein said second vessel [100] is supported on its base [102] on said lower surface [6].