Beverage extractor for sparkling beverages
AssigneeCoravin, Inc.
InventorsGregory Lambrecht, Robert Kevin Moore
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Abstract
A system and method for dispensing sparkling and other pressurized beverages from a container. Sparkling wine and other beverages may be dispensed without removing a cork or other closure. One or more needles may be inserted through the closure and sparkling beverage dispensed through the one or more needles. The one or more needles may be inserted at an angle to the vertical or axis of the bottle opening in which the closure is positioned, e.g., to avoid contact with a metal retainer on the closure. Dispensed beverage may be directed to a pressurized reservoir to help maintain or recover carbonation prior to dispensing.
Claims38
A sparkling beverage dispensing system for use with a container having beverage and gas in an interior, an opening to the interior with a closure positioned in the opening and a cap and wire retainer securing the closure to the container, the system comprising:
- at least one needle arranged to penetrate through the closure such that a distal end of the needle is positioned inside of the container, the needle being arranged to receive beverage from the container for dispensing;
- a needle guide arranged to engage the container and guide the at least one needle in penetrating through the closure, the needle guide arranged to guide the at least one needle to enter the closure at an angle of 5 degrees to 70 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of the container;
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- at least one valve fluidly coupled to the at least one needle to control beverage flow out of the container via the at least one needle to a dispensing outlet,
- wherein the at least one needle and the needle guide are arranged to position the distal end of the at least one needle inside the container upon full insertion of the at least one needle through the closure such that with the longitudinal axis of the container in a vertical orientation the distal end is in contact with the gas in the container and is out of contact with the beverage in the container.
A method for dispensing beverage from a container having beverage and gas in an interior, an opening to the interior with a closure positioned in the opening and a cap and retainer securing the closure to the container, the method comprising:
- penetrating through the closure with at least one needle at an angle of 5 degrees to 70 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of the container such that a distal end of the needle is positioned inside of the container, the distal end of the needle being positioned such that with the longitudinal axis of the container in a vertical orientation the distal end is in contact with the gas in the container and is out of contact with the beverage in the container;
- tilting the container so that the beverage in the container contacts the distal end of the needle;
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- operating at least one valve that is fluidly coupled to the at least one needle to control beverage flow out of the container via the at least one needle to a dispensing outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.