# US 11,027,955 B2 · Apparatus for the transfer and preservation of juices

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- Number: US 11,027,955 B2
- Document ID: US11027955B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/029,178
- Filed: 2020-09-23
- Published: 2021-04-01
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-09-26
- Applicants: Gerald J Pelle
- Inventors: Gerald J Pelle
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027955B2

## CPC

- B67C 3/22: Details
- B67C 11/02: without discharge valves
- B01D 29/085: Funnel filters; Holders therefor
- B67C 11/00: Funnels, e.g. for liquids (filter funnels B01D29/085; volume flow-meters G01F)
- B67C 2011/30: {comprising venting means}
- B67C: CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
- B01D: SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D; by pneumatic jigs or tables B03B; by other dry methods B07; magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids, separation by high-voltage electric fields B03C; centrifuges, vortex apparatus B04; presses per se for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material B30B9/02; treatment of water C02F, e.g. softening by ion-exchange C02F1/42; {arrangements of air intake cleaners in gas turbine plants F02C7/05} ; arrangements or mounting of filters in air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation F24F13/28)

## Abstract

An apparatus with a two vents funnel for the transfer and preservation of juices comprising removable vents and outlet extensions at the funnel base; an asymmetrical funnel bowl separated into a main and an overflow chamber, with a pouring lip and its narrow end; a purposefully narrow funnel outlet, with its extension reaching the container's wall during transfer; its seal at the funnel's base with a stop ring; a mesh filter which can be fitted onto the funnel's bowl; and a stand, with an anti-drop plate at its base, which can hold the funnel whereby a user can do the precise transfer of a juice into a receiving container using the seal's stop ring for horizontal alignment and the overflow chamber filling as a clear indication as to when the transfer is complete, this transfer is made bubble-free having the outlet purposely slowing down the flow while at the same time releasing the juice close to the container's inner wall, thus enabling said juice long-term preservation, any leftover into the overflow chamber being easily evacuated through the bowl's narrow end equipped with a pouring lip, and any juice impurities being separated during transfer with the fitted mesh filter, and different receiving containers shape being allowed by simply replacing the extensions and the funnel being cleanly stored away on its stand after use and any drops being then collected by the plate.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus for the transfer and preservation of liquids comprising:
a container into which liquids will be transferred, said container having an outer wall and an inner wall and a reservoir located within said inner wall to collect said liquids;
a funnel apparatus further comprising:
a bowl into which liquid can be poured said bowl having a main chamber and an overflow chamber;
a first vent;
a second vent;
a base through which liquid can base therethrough; and
a seal at said funnel base.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein a purposefully narrowed outlet at said base allows for a controlled liquid pace.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said base further comprises an outlet, said outlet comprising an outlet extension wherein when said outlet extension is attached to said outlet, liquid which passes through said base is directed against said inner wall of said container.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said base further comprises vents extensions attachable to said first and second vents to adjust liquid filling height and/or to adapt the apparatus for with a container of a different size.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein a stop ring for said seal allows the horizontal alignment of said funnel.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein a mesh filter is placed inside of said asymmetrical shaped bowl.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said funnel apparatus further comprises a storage stand which can be removably attached for storage when not in use.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The apparatus as defined in claim 7 wherein an anti-drop plate is placed below said funnel when attached to said storage stand.