Disclosed herein is an assembly for selectively aerating a liquid including a base member a reservoir adapted to receive the liquid. The assembly also includes a support member non-rotatably coupled to the base member and a diverter member coupled to the support member and rotatable between a first
Disclosed herein is an assembly for selectively aerating a liquid including a base member a reservoir adapted to receive the liquid. The assembly also includes a support member non-rotatably coupled to the base member and a diverter member coupled to the support member and rotatable between a first diverter position and a second diverter position. The diverter member has at least one primary aperture and at least one secondary aperture. The assembly additionally includes an aerator member non-rotatably secured to the diverter member, the aerator member having an aeration aperture. In the first diverter position, a portion of the liquid in the reservoir flows through the primary aperture. In the second diverter position, a portion of the liquid in the reservoir flows through the secondary aperture, and though the aeration aperture.
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1. An assembly for selectively aerating a liquid, the assembly comprising: a base member having at least one surface that defines a reservoir adapted to receive the liquid, the base member extending along an assembly axis from a first end to a second end, the base member having at least one base ape
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An assembly for selectively aerating a liquid, the assembly comprising: a base member having at least one surface that defines a reservoir adapted to receive the liquid, the base member extending along an assembly axis from a first end to a second end, the base member having at least one base aperture formed in the at least one surface defining the reservoir;a support member non-rotatably coupled to the base member, the support member having at least one support aperture disposed within a recess, the at least one support aperture in fluid communication with the reservoir of the base member;a diverter member rotatably coupled to the support member and rotatable between a first diverter position and a second diverter position, the diverter member having at least one primary aperture disposed within a trough portion, and at least one secondary aperture disposed at a first end of a channel portion; andan aerator member non-rotatably secured to the diverter member, the aerator member having a plurality of elongated flow features that each extends from a first end to a second end, the aeration member having an aeration aperture,wherein in the first diverter position, the at least one support aperture is aligned with the trough portion such that a portion of the liquid in the reservoir flows through the base aperture and into the recess of the support member and through the support aperture, into the trough portion, and through the primary aperture, and wherein the at least one primary aperture is aligned with or adjacent to a first end of a flow feature such that the portion of the liquid flowing through the primary aperture contacts at least a portion of the first end of the flow feature and flows though the aeration aperture, andwherein in the second diverter position, the at least one support aperture is aligned with a second end of the channel portion such that a portion of the liquid in the reservoir flows through the base aperture and into the recess of the support member and through the support aperture, into the channel portion at or adjacent to the second end, through the secondary aperture, and though the aeration aperture. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein a first one of the plurality of flow features extends a first distance between the first end and the second end and a second one of the plurality of flow features extends a second distance between the first end and the second end, and the first distance is greater than the second distance. 3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one support aperture of the support member is one of a plurality of support apertures, and the at least one primary aperture of the diverter member being one of a plurality of primary apertures, and wherein the trough portion of the diverter member is one of a plurality of trough portions. 4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one surface defining the reservoir of the base member is a top surface of a transverse wall, and the top surface of the transverse wall is concave. 5. The assembly of claim 4, wherein a receiving recess is formed in a bottom surface of the transverse wall of the base member, and the receiving recess is defined by a peripheral edge that is non-circular and corresponds in shape to a non-circular peripheral edge of a tab portion of the support member. 6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the peripheral edge of the support member and the peripheral edge of the receiving recess are both hexagonal, pentagonal, or octagonal. 7. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the plurality of support apertures are uniformly arrayed about a center axis of the support member that is aligned with the assembly axis. 8. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the diverter member extends along the assembly axis from an open first end to a second end opposite the first end, and wherein the diverter member has a cylindrical upper wall that extends from the first end to an intermediate point between the first end and the second end. 9. The assembly of claim 8, wherein a top portion of the upper wall has a plurality of first engagement features disposed around a circumference of the top portion, and each of the plurality of first engagement features is adapted to releasably engage with a corresponding one of a plurality of second engagement features of the support member to removably position the diverter member in a desired position relative to the support member, and wherein when the diverter member is rotated relative to the support member starting from the first diverter position, one of the plurality of the first engagement features disengages with the corresponding one of the plurality of second engagement features and may rotate into engagement with another of the plurality of second engagement features such that the diverter member is disposed in the second diverter position. 10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the another of the plurality of second engagement features is directly adjacent to the corresponding one of the plurality of second engagement features. 11. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the first engagement features are tabs with detents and the second engagement features are recesses or aperture that receive the detents on the tabs. 12. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the trough portion includes opposing side walls that surrounds the primary aperture such that liquid flowing through the support aperture when the diverter member is in the first diverter position is retained within the opposing side walls, and a bottom surface of the trough portion extends between the opposing side walls and is angled towards the primary aperture so that the liquid in the trough portion flows though the primary aperture. 13. The assembly of claim 12, wherein the opposing side walls converge as the opposing side walls extend towards the assembly axis. 14. The assembly of claim 8, wherein the secondary aperture of the diverter member is disposed at or adjacent to the second end of the diverter member. 15. The assembly of claim 14, wherein the secondary aperture is defined by an end portion of a downwardly extending spout that decreases in diameter as the spout approaches the second end of the diverter member. 16. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the aerator member extends along the assembly axis from an open first end to a second end that is opposite the first end, and the aeration aperture is disposed at the second end, and the aerator member has a parabolic cross-sectional shape when viewed normal to the assembly axis. 17. The assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of elongated flow features is a raised flow feature that extends from an inner surface of the aerator member, and wherein the first end of one of the plurality of flow feature is separated by a vertical distance and a circumferential distance from the second end of the one of the plurality of flow features. 18. The assembly of claim 17, wherein the second end of the one of the plurality of flow features is disposed at or adjacent to the aeration aperture. 19. An assembly for selectively aerating a liquid, the assembly comprising: a base member having at least one surface that defines a reservoir adapted to receive the liquid, the base member extending along an assembly axis from a first end to a second end, the base member having at least one base aperture formed in the at least one surface defining the reservoir, wherein the at least one surface defining the reservoir of the base member is a top surface of a transverse wall, and the top surface of the transverse wall is concave;a support member non-rotatably coupled to the base member, the support member having a plurality of support apertures disposed within a recess, the plurality of support apertures in fluid communication with the reservoir of the base member, wherein a receiving recess is formed in a bottom surface of the transverse wall of the base member, and the receiving recess is defined by a peripheral edge that is non-circular and corresponds in shape to a non-circular peripheral edge of a tab portion of the support member, wherein the plurality of support apertures are uniformly arrayed about a center axis of the support member that is aligned with the assembly axis;a diverter member rotatably coupled to the support member and rotatable between a first diverter position and a second diverter position, the diverter member having at least one primary aperture disposed within a trough portion, and at least one secondary aperture disposed at a first end of a channel portion, wherein the diverter member extends along the assembly axis from an open first end to a second end opposite the first end, and wherein the diverter member has a cylindrical upper wall that extends from the first end to an intermediate point between the first end and the second end, and wherein the secondary aperture is defined by an end portion of a downwardly extending spout that decreases in diameter as the spout approaches the second end of the diverter member; andan aerator member non-rotatably secured to the diverter member, the aerator member having a plurality of elongated flow features that each extends from a first end to a second end, the aeration member having an aeration aperture, wherein at least one of the plurality of elongated flow features is a raised flow feature that extends from an inner surface of the aerator member, and wherein the first end of one of the plurality of flow features is separated by a vertical distance and a circumferential distance from the second end of the one of the plurality of flow features,wherein in the first diverter position, the at least one support aperture is aligned with the trough portion such that a portion of the liquid in the reservoir flows through the base aperture and into the recess of the support member and through at least one of the plurality of support apertures, into the trough portion, and through the primary aperture, and wherein the at least one primary aperture is aligned with or adjacent to a first end of a flow feature such that the portion of the liquid flowing through the primary aperture contacts at least a portion of the first end of the flow feature and flows though the aeration aperture, andwherein in the second diverter position, the at least one of the plurality of support apertures is aligned with a second end of the channel portion such that a portion of the liquid in the reservoir flows through the base aperture and into the recess of the support member and through the at least one of the plurality of support apertures, into the channel portion at or adjacent to the second end, through the secondary aperture, and though the aeration aperture,wherein the trough portion includes opposing side walls that surrounds the primary aperture such that liquid flowing through the support aperture when the diverter member is in the first diverter position is retained within the opposing side walls, and a bottom surface of the trough portion extends between the opposing side walls and is angled towards the primary aperture so that the liquid in the trough portion flows though the primary aperture. 20. The assembly of claim 19, wherein a top portion of the upper wall has a plurality of first engagement features disposed around a circumference of the top portion, and each of the plurality of first engagement features is adapted to releasably engage with a corresponding one of a plurality of second engagement features of the support member to removably position the diverter member in a desired position relative to the support member, and wherein when the diverter member is rotated relative to the support member starting from the first diverter position, one of the plurality of the first engagement features disengages with the corresponding one of the plurality of second engagement features and may rotate into engagement with another of the plurality of second engagement features such that the diverter member is disposed in the second diverter position.
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