IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0371700
(2006-03-08)
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등록번호 |
US-7708241
(2010-06-03)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
10 인용 특허 :
8 |
초록
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A decanting apparatus for wine and the like and method of use thereof wherein a source vessel is compressed within a cradle having an open end where the lip of the mouth of the source vessel communicates with the lip of a decanting receptacle. A pair of adjustable vertical support members are hinged
A decanting apparatus for wine and the like and method of use thereof wherein a source vessel is compressed within a cradle having an open end where the lip of the mouth of the source vessel communicates with the lip of a decanting receptacle. A pair of adjustable vertical support members are hinged to the open end of the cradle. The apparatus has a drive mechanism for tilting the vessel relative to the vertical support members and a control unit for operatively controlling the means for tilting, allowing for an unattended decanting operation.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A wine decanting apparatus, comprising: a cradle having a closed wall at the rearward end, a pair of bilaterally disposed elongate side rails, and an open end; said cradle enabling the lip of the mouth of a bottle cradled therein to communicate with the lip of a decanting rec
What is claimed is: 1. A wine decanting apparatus, comprising: a cradle having a closed wall at the rearward end, a pair of bilaterally disposed elongate side rails, and an open end; said cradle enabling the lip of the mouth of a bottle cradled therein to communicate with the lip of a decanting receptacle positioned on a generally horizontal support surface; a pair of columns bilaterally hinged to the side rails of said cradle at the open end of said cradle; a means for tilting said cradle relative to said pair of columns; said tilting means driving the rearward end of said cradle upwardly while maintaining the position of the mouth of the bottle adjacent to and in pouring alignment with the lip of the decanting receptacle positioned on the support surface; and, a control unit operatively connected to said means for tilting. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cradle further comprises: a bridge with the upwardly facing planar side recessed for clearance of the mouth and neck of the bottle, said bridge connected to the pair of side rails proximate to the open end of said cradle such that said bridge spans the space between the pair of side rails away from the mouth of the bottle; a spring-loaded knob for loading the base of the bottle into the rearward end of said cradle, said spring-loaded knob fastened to the closed wall at the rearward end; a pair of cradle rods; each said rod extending inwardly parallel and adjacent to the length of each side rail between said bridge and the closed wall at the rearward end; a front fork having a pair of upright tines and a pair of laterally disposed flanged portions with apertures for receiving said cradle rods therethrough, said front fork adapted to be slidably positionable relative to said spring-loaded knob along the length of each said cradle rod. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the upright tines of said front fork are chamfered for holding the neck and shoulder portions of the bottle. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein an upright handle portion connected to a thumb portion is fastened to the front face of said front fork, such that when the handle portion is manually directed away from the neck of the bottle, the thumb portion upwardly engages the neck of the bottle from an underneath direction, further aligning the mouth of the bottle with the lip of the decanting receptacle. 5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the bottle is compressed between said front fork and said spring-loaded knob. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said columns are vertically adjustable to a height sufficient to allow the mouth of the bottle to communicate with the decanting receptacle. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bottom portions of said columns are attached to a base plate, said base plate adapted to stabilize the apparatus on the generally horizontal surface. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bottom portions of said columns are fastened directly into the generally horizontal surface, such that the bottom portions of said columns are adapted to be received therein. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said columns are inclined at an obtuse angle greater than 90 degrees relative to said base plate. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said columns are inclined at an obtuse angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the generally horizontal surface. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for tilting is a drive mechanism having a stepper motor and roller bearings adapted to roll along the bottom surface of the side rails of said cradle, driving the rearward end of said cradle upwardly. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said control unit is arrayed for at least the selection of starting, pausing, and reversing the tilt actuation. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a removably attachable alignment rod simulates the eventual lip to lip contact necessary for achieving alignment with the tilt axis. 14. A method for decanting a liquid from a source vessel to a decanting receptacle comprising the steps of: introducing a source vessel into a cradle; loading the base of the source vessel onto a spring-loaded tensioner and the neck and shoulder portions of the source vessel on an adjustable positioner; sliding said adjustable positioner in a rearward direction along the length of the vessel; compressing the vessel between said spring-loaded tensioner and said adjustable positioner; sighting the lip of the source vessel with the lip of the decanting receptacle; aligning the lip of the source vessel with the lip of the decanting receptacle; adjusting the height of a pair of vertical support members such that the lip of the source vessel communicates with the lip of the decanting receptacle; selecting a desired pour rate; tilting said cradle relative to said pair of vertical support members; and, controlling said pour rate thereby decanting the liquid from the source vessel into the decanting receptacle. 15. A decanting apparatus, comprising: a cradle having an open end connected to a closed-walled rearward end by a pair of side rails; a spring-loaded tensioner for supporting the base of a source vessel with liquid therein, said spring-loaded tensioner fastened to the closed-walled rearward end of said cradle; an adjustable positioner for supporting the neck and shoulder portions of the source vessel, said adjustable positioner connected to said spring-loaded tensioner such that the source vessel is compressed between said positioner and said tensioner; a pair of vertically adjustable vertical support members bilaterally hinged to the side rails at the open end of said cradle such that the lip of the mouth of the source vessel contacts the lip of a decanting receptacle, said pair of vertical support members are disposed proximate to said adjustable positioner but spaced from said spring-loaded tensioner such that the source vessel is suspended at an angle relative to said vertical support members; a means for tilting the vessel relative to said vertical support members; and, a means for operatively controlling said means for tilting, said means for operatively controlling arrayed for at least the selection of starting, pausing, and reversing the tilt actuation.
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