IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0414268
(2012-03-07)
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등록번호 |
US-8757048
(2014-06-24)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Burroughs, James R.
- Burroughs, Dillon
- Benson, Ken
- Gilchrest, Ed
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
DeLio, Peterson & Curcio, LLC
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
6 |
초록
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A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage. The drinking container comprises a bowl having an upper opening and an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and a plurality of openings or perforations through the wall. The cup-shape
A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage. The drinking container comprises a bowl having an upper opening and an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and a plurality of openings or perforations through the wall. The cup-shaped cell has an upwardly facing hollow or concave configuration, optionally with a central upwardly extending protrusion, and is attached to and within the bowl, to decant, filter, mix and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and into the cell upper opening, and subsequently flows through the at least one perforation into the bowl. Preferably, the drinking container is a wine glass having a base and stem supporting the bowl and the beverage is wine.
대표청구항
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1. A wine-drinking container for decanting and/or aerating wine comprising: a bowl with a bottom and an upper opening, the bowl being supported by a single stem and a base, andan aerating cell within the bowl having an upwardly facing hollow portion above the bottom of the bowl, the hollow portion h
1. A wine-drinking container for decanting and/or aerating wine comprising: a bowl with a bottom and an upper opening, the bowl being supported by a single stem and a base, andan aerating cell within the bowl having an upwardly facing hollow portion above the bottom of the bowl, the hollow portion having a plurality of openings therein, the cell having a free upper opening that is below and spaced inwardly from the bowl upper opening, the cell being supported on at least one leg extending above a bottom of the bowl, the aerating cell being located a distance above a bottom of the bowl sufficient to permit a desired volume of wine to flow therethrough and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl;wherein, while the bowl and cell are initially empty, the wine may be poured downwardly from above the bowl upper opening directly into the aerating cell and permitted to flow through the openings in upwardly facing hollow portion and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl to decant and/or aerate the wine. 2. The container of claim 1 wherein the wine-drinking container is made of glass. 3. The container of claim 1 wherein the wine-drinking container is made of plastic. 4. The container of claim 1 wherein the cell is supported on a single leg. 5. The container of claim 1 wherein the cell is supported on a plurality of legs. 6. The container of claim 1 wherein the aerating cell has an upwardly extending central protrusion adjacent the upwardly facing hollow portion. 7. The container of claim 1 wherein the cell includes a plurality of upwardly facing hollow portions disposed around an upwardly extending central protrusion and above the bottom of the bowl. 8. The container of claim 1 further including projections extending outwardly from the aerating cell inside the bowl at the bottom adapted to impart agitation to the beverage as it is swirled around the bottom of the bowl. 9. The container of claim 1 wherein the hollow portion has a plurality of openings around the periphery of the cell, axes of the openings being non-radially oriented with respect to a center of the cell. 10. The container of claim 1 wherein the cell upper opening has a width less than half that of the bowl upper opening. 11. The container of claim 1 wherein the cell upper opening has a width greater than half that of the bowl upper opening. 12. The container of claim 1 wherein the wine-drinking container is made of glass and has a bowl supported by a single stem and a base. 13. The container of claim 1 wherein the cell is non-removably attached to the bowl. 14. A stemmed wine glass for decanting and/or aerating wine comprising: a bowl supported by a stem and a base, the bowl having a bottom and an upper opening andan aerating cell within the bowl having an upwardly facing hollow portion above the bottom of the bowl, the aerating cell being located a distance above a bottom of the bowl sufficient to permit a desired volume of wine to flow therethrough and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl,the cell being adapted to decant and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and onto the cell and subsequently flowed through the hollow portion and falls by gravity into the bottom of the bowl. 15. The wine glass of claim 14 wherein the cell is supported on at least one leg extending above a bottom of the bowl a height above the bottom of the bowl sufficient to permit the wine to fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl. 16. The wine glass of claim 14 wherein the hollow portion has a plurality of openings around the periphery of the cell. 17. The wine glass of claim 14 including projections extending outwardly from the aerating cell inside the bowl at the bottom adapted to impart agitation to the beverage as it is swirled around the bottom of the bowl. 18. The wine glass of claim 14 wherein the aerating cell has an upwardly extending central protrusion adjacent the upwardly facing hollow portion. 19. The wine glass of claim 14 wherein the cell includes a plurality of upwardly facing hollow portions disposed around an upwardly extending central protrusion and above the bottom of the bowl. 20. The wine glass of claim 19 including projections extending outwardly from the aerating cell inside the bowl at the bottom adapted to impart agitation to the beverage as it is swirled around the bottom of the bowl. 21. The wine glass of claim 14 wherein the cell is supported by a plurality of legs extending outward of a center of the bowl and extending above a bottom of the bowl a height above the bottom of the bowl sufficient to permit the wine to fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl, the legs being adapted to impart agitation to the beverage as it is swirled around the bottom of the bowl. 22. The wine glass of claim 14 wherein the hollow portion has a plurality of openings around the periphery of the cell, axes of the openings being non-radially oriented with respect to a center of the cell. 23. The wine glass of claim 14 wherein the cell has a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and at least one perforation through the wall. 24. The wine glass of claim 14 wherein the cell upper opening has a width less than half that of the bowl upper opening. 25. The wine glass of claim 14 wherein the cell upper opening has a width greater than half that of the bowl upper opening. 26. The wine glass of claim 14 wherein the cell has a lower portion thereof within the bowl and the upwardly facing hollow portion is located above the upper opening of the wine glass. 27. The wine glass of claim 14 wherein the cell has a free upper opening that is below and spaced inwardly from the bowl upper opening and is non-removably attached to the bowl. 28. The wine glass of claim 27 wherein the cell is supported on at least one leg extending above a bottom of the bowl a height above the bottom of the bowl sufficient to permit the wine to fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl. 29. A stemmed wine container for decanting and/or aerating wine comprising: a bowl supported by a stem and a base, the bowl having a bottom and an upper opening andan aerating cell within the bowl having an upwardly facing hollow portion above the bottom of the bowl, the hollow portion having a plurality of openings around the periphery of the cell, the cell having a free upper opening below and spaced inwardly from the bowl upper opening and having a width less than half that of the bowl upper opening, the aerating cell being supported on at least one leg non-removably attached to the bowl and extending above a bottom of the bowl a distance sufficient to permit a desired volume of wine to flow therethrough and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl,the cell being adapted to decant and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and onto the cell and subsequently flowed through the hollow portion and falls by gravity into the bottom of the bowl. 30. A wine-drinking container for decanting and/or aerating wine comprising: a bowl with a bottom and an upper opening andan aerating cell within the bowl having an upwardly facing hollow portion above the bottom of the bowl, the hollow portion having a plurality of openings therein, the cell having a free upper opening that is below and spaced inwardly from the bowl upper opening, the cell being supported on a plurality of legs extending above a bottom of the bowl, the aerating cell being located a distance above a bottom of the bowl sufficient to permit a desired volume of wine to flow therethrough and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl;wherein, while the bowl and cell are initially empty, the wine may be poured downwardly from above the bowl upper opening directly into the aerating cell and permitted to flow through the openings in upwardly facing hollow portion and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl to decant and/or aerate the wine. 31. A wine-drinking container for decanting and/or aerating wine comprising: a bowl with a bottom and an upper opening andan aerating cell within the bowl having an upwardly facing hollow portion above the bottom of the bowl and an upwardly extending central protrusion adjacent the upwardly facing hollow portion, the hollow portion having a plurality of openings therein, the cell having a free upper opening that is below and spaced inwardly from the bowl upper opening, the cell being supported on at least one leg extending above a bottom of the bowl, the aerating cell being located a distance above a bottom of the bowl sufficient to permit a desired volume of wine to flow therethrough and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl;wherein, while the bowl and cell are initially empty, the wine may be poured downwardly from above the bowl upper opening directly into the aerating cell and permitted to flow through the openings in upwardly facing hollow portion and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl to decant and/or aerate the wine. 32. A wine-drinking container for decanting and/or aerating wine comprising: a bowl with a bottom and an upper opening andan aerating cell within the bowl having a plurality of upwardly facing hollow portions disposed around an upwardly extending central protrusion above the bottom of the bowl, the hollow portions having a plurality of openings therein, the cell having a free upper opening that is below and spaced inwardly from the bowl upper opening, the cell being supported on at least one leg extending above a bottom of the bowl, the aerating cell being located a distance above a bottom of the bowl sufficient to permit a desired volume of wine to flow therethrough and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl;wherein, while the bowl and cell are initially empty, the wine may be poured downwardly from above the bowl upper opening directly into the aerating cell and permitted to flow through the openings in upwardly facing hollow portion and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl to decant and/or aerate the wine. 33. A wine-drinking container for decanting and/or aerating wine comprising: a bowl with a bottom and an upper opening;an aerating cell within the bowl having an upwardly facing hollow portion above the bottom of the bowl, the hollow portion having a plurality of openings therein, the cell having a free upper opening that is below and spaced inwardly from the bowl upper opening, the cell being supported on at least one leg extending above a bottom of the bowl, the aerating cell being located a distance above a bottom of the bowl sufficient to permit a desired volume of wine to flow therethrough and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl; andprojections extending outwardly from the aerating cell inside the bowl at the bottom adapted to impart agitation to the beverage as it is swirled around the bottom of the bowl;wherein, while the bowl and cell are initially empty, the wine may be poured downwardly from above the bowl upper opening directly into the aerating cell and permitted to flow through the openings in upwardly facing hollow portion and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl to decant and/or aerate the wine. 34. A wine-drinking container made of glass for decanting and/or aerating wine comprising: a bowl with a bottom and an upper opening, the bowl being supported by a single stem and a base; andan aerating cell within the bowl having an upwardly facing hollow portion above the bottom of the bowl, the hollow portion having a plurality of openings therein, the cell having a free upper opening that is below and spaced inwardly from the bowl upper opening, the cell being supported on at least one leg extending above a bottom of the bowl, the aerating cell being located a distance above a bottom of the bowl sufficient to permit a desired volume of wine to flow therethrough and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl;wherein, while the bowl and cell are initially empty, the wine may be poured downwardly from above the bowl upper opening directly into the aerating cell and permitted to flow through the openings in upwardly facing hollow portion and fall by gravity into the bottom of the bowl to decant and/or aerate the wine.
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