Needle for accessing a beverage in container
AssigneeCoravin, Inc.
InventorsAndrew S. Sweezey, Michael Rider
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Abstract
A needle for accessing a container having a closure, such as a cork of a wine bottle. The needle includes first and second lumens each having a D-shaped cross section and a flat surface. The first and second lumens are attached with the flat surfaces in contact, and each lumen may have an outlet opening at a distal end. The needle may be used with a beverage dispenser that operates by introducing gas into a container via one lumen, and receives beverage from the container via another one of the lumens.
Claims19
A needle for accessing a beverage in a container, comprising:
- a first lumen having a first cross sectional size and a first D-shaped cross section with a first flat surface;
- a second lumen having a second cross sectional size and a second D-shaped cross section with a second flat surface, the second cross sectional size being smaller than the first cross sectional size, the first and second lumens each extending from a proximal end to a distal end and being attached together with the first and second flat surfaces in contact with each other;
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- a hub attached at the proximal ends of the first and second lumens, the hub being arranged to connect the first and second lumens to a beverage dispenser and put at least one of the first and second lumens in fluid communication with a portion of the beverage dispenser.
A needle for accessing a beverage in a container, comprising:
- a first lumen and a second lumen attached to the first lumen, the first and second lumens together defining a cross sectional shape and extending from a proximal end to a distal end;
- the cross sectional shape having a major dimension along a major axis and a minor dimension along a minor axis that is perpendicular to the major axis, the minor dimension being smaller than the major dimension;
- wherein the needle is configured to be inserted through a cork of a wine bottle along a pathway such that the distal end of the first and second lumens passes entirely through the cork, the needle configured to allow the cork to reseal to resist passage of fluid through the pathway upon withdrawal of the needle from the cork.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.