Patent ID: 7081078

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an infusion package comprising a porous-walled container for an infusible substance and a support member for said container by means of which the container can be mounted on a rim of a drinking vessel, said method comprising (i) making cuts in at least one web of a semi-rigid material in a direction transverse to the web length to define a plurality of support members, each of said cuts defining a first end of one said support member and a second end of an adjacent said support member such that said first end includes a projection extending in a longitudinal direction of said one said support member and said second end includes a recess extending in a longitudinal direction of said adjacent support member, the cutting of which recess produces said projection; (ii) bringing two said support members into opposed relationship with the first end of one said support member disposed opposite the second end of the other said member; (iii) positioning an end region of a said container between said opposed support members; and (iv) securing said end region to said opposed support members.