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US 11,072,519 B2Granted
Method of preserving wine in a wine bottle
OwnerAngela Carnoskeinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a wine tool for preserving wine in a wine bottle. The wine tool include a body and a grippable portion. The body has an open end, a closed end, and a sidewall extending between the open end and the closed end. The sidewall has an elevated outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface. The grippable portion is positioned about a portion of the body for assisting a user with removal and placement of a cork into a wine bottle.
Claims6
A method for preserving wine in a wine bottle, comprising:
- providing a body having an open end, a closed end, and a sidewall extending between the open end and the closed end, the sidewall having an elevated outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface;
- positioning the open end of the body about an opening of a wine bottle;
- pressing a cork of the wine bottle against the elevated outer peripheral surface of the body;
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- moving the cork in a downward direction into the neck of the bottle such that the elevated outer peripheral surface is inverted to receive the cork and the inner peripheral surface contacts an inner peripheral surface of the wine bottle so that a relatively airtight seal is created.
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