Patent ID: 8079301

Claim:
A tea pot comprising a receptacle having a pouring device at a first side, a handle on a second side opposite to said first side with said pouring device, a water filling aperture at the top of said receptacle defining a recessed circumferential lip, a lid for closing said water filling aperture and a tea filter comprising a perforated cylindrical container of a cross sectional shape substantially the same as that of said water filling aperture, said filter being adapted to be insertable into said teapot through said water filling aperture thereof, a circumferential flange at the upper part of said tea filter which is adapted to sit on said circumferential lip when said tea filter is inserted into said receptacle of said tea pot and an engagement means for permitting said tea filter to be removably retained in said teapot receptacle, said engagement means comprising a sprung detent located at the upper part of said container, said detent being urged away from said container for engagement under said lip of said water filling aperture to retain said tea filter in said tea pot and defining a recess therein whereby it engages both above and below said lip.