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US 11,591,203 B2Granted
Wine dispenser
AssigneeChagrinovations, LLC
InventorsCurtis Taylor, Matthew Hanson
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Abstract
A liquid dispenser adapted to dispense liquid from a beverage container. The liquid dispenser includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The liquid dispenser includes an electric powered pump that is configured to cause fluid to flow into the bottom portion when the electric powered pump is activated. The bottom portion is fluidly connected or interconnected to the top portion such that fluid which flows into the bottom portion is configured to flow out of the bottom portion and to the top portion.
Claims22
A liquid dispenser adapted to dispense liquid from a beverage container, said liquid dispenser including a top portion, a bottom portion, an electric powered air pump;
- said bottom portion fluidly connected or interconnected to said top portion;
- said top portion configured to be releasably connected to the beverage container;
- said top portion including a dispenser activator system and a dispensing portion;
- said dispenser activator system configured to activate said electric powered air pump;
- said dispenser portion configured to enable fluid that flows to said top portion to exit said top portion via said dispenser portion;
- said electric powered air pump configured to cause gas to flow into said beverage container and to cause an increase pressure in the beverage container when said electric powered air pump is activated and said top portion is releasably connected to the beverage container, and wherein increased pressure in the beverage container causes liquid in the beverage container to flow into said bottom portion and then to said top portion;
- said top portion including a bottom portion support and a pressure control arrangement said bottom portion support including an airflow opening, a fluid flow opening and a depressurization opening;
- said air flow opening configured to receive air from said electric powered air pump when said electric powered air pump is activated;
- said fluid flow opening configured to receive fluid that flows from said bottom portion to said top portion;
- said depressurization opening configured to enable pressurized air in said beverage container to flow out of said top portion;
- said pressure control arrangement configured to inhibit pressurized gas in the beverage container from exiting the beverage container while said electric powered air pump is activated and said top portion is releasably connected to the beverage container;
- said pressure control arrangement configured to allow pressurized gas in the beverage container to flow from the beverage container through said top portion while said electric powered air pump is deactivated and said top portion is releasably connected to the beverage container;
- at least a portion of said pressure control arrangement configured to engage and seal said said depressurization opening when said electric air pump is activated.
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A method for converting a beverage container into a beverage container having an electric dispenser comprising:
- a. providing a liquid dispenser adapted to dispense liquid from the beverage container;
- said liquid dispenser including a top portion, a bottom portion, an electric powered air pump;
- said bottom portion fluidly connected or interconnected to said top portion;
- said top portion configured to be releasably connected to the beverage container;
- said top portion including a dispenser activator system and a dispensing portion;
- said dispenser activator system configured to activate said electric powered air pump;
- said dispenser portion configured to enable fluid that flows to said top portion to exit said top portion via said dispenser portion;
- said electric powered air pump configured to cause gas to flow into said beverage container and to cause an increase pressure in the beverage container when said electric powered air pump is activated and said top portion is releasably connected to the beverage container, and wherein increased pressure in the beverage container causes liquid in the beverage container to flow into said bottom portion and then to said top portion;
- said top portion including a bottom portion support and a pressure control arrangement said bottom portion support including an airflow opening, a fluid flow opening and a depressurization opening;
- said air flow opening configured to receive air from said electric powered air pump when said electric powered air pump is activated;
- said fluid flow opening configured to receive fluid that flows from said bottom portion to said top portion;
- said depressurization opening configured to enable pressurized air in said beverage container to flow out of said top portion;
- said pressure control arrangement configured to inhibit pressurized gas in the beverage container from exiting the beverage container while said electric powered air pump is activated and said top portion is releasably connected to the beverage container;
- said pressure control arrangement configured to allow pressurized gas in the beverage container to flow from the beverage container through said top portion while said electric powered air pump is deactivated and said top portion is releasably connected to the beverage container;
- at least a portion of said pressure control arrangement configured to engage and seal said said depressurization opening when said electric air pump is activated;
- b. releasably connecting said top portion to the beverage container;
- and,
- c. actuating said dispenser activator to activate said electric powered air pump to cause pressurized air to flow into said beverage container and to cause liquid in the beverage container to flow from a cavity of the container to thereby cause fluid in the container to flow into and out from said top portion of liquid dispenser.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.