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US 11,685,642 B2Granted
Controlled liquid pourer and a method for liquor consumption
AssigneeNina Labs Ltd.
InventorTal Lotan
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Abstract
A controlled liquid pourer that may include a liquid path, an air path, a flow control mechanism that is configured to control, during a liquid consumption iteration, (a) a flow of liquor from a bottle and through the liquid path, and (b) a flow of air through the air path and into the bottle, a mechanical coupling mechanism and a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock the controlled liquid pourer to the bottle.
Claims26
A controlled liquid pourer, comprising:
- a liquid path;
- an air path;
- a flow control mechanism that is configured to control, during a liquid consumption iteration, (a) a flow of liquor from a bottle and through the liquid path, and (b) a flow of air through the air path and into the bottle;
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- a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock the controlled liquid pourer to the bottle;
- wherein the locking mechanism and the flow control mechanism share a threaded rotatable element that is configured to move, by rotation, between a bottle locking position in which the threaded rotatable element presses bottle locking elements against the bottle;
- and a bottle release position in which the threaded rotatable element does not press the bottle locking elements against the bottle;
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- a mechanical coupling mechanism that is configured to (a) allow, under a bottle release condition, to rotate the threaded rotatable element at a release direction and reach the bottle release position, and (b) prevent, under a bottle lock condition, a rotation of the rotatable upper housing at the release direction.
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A controlled liquid pourer, comprising:
- a liquid path;
- an air path;
- a flow control mechanism that is configured to control, during a liquid consumption iteration, (a) a flow of liquor from a bottle and through the liquid path, and (b) a flow of air through the air path and into the bottle;
- and
- a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock the controlled liquid pourer to the bottle;
- wherein the flow control mechanism comprises a first liquid conduit, a first liquid conduit movement mechanism, a main air conduit that passes through a threaded rotatable element, a first liquid seal that is connected to the main air conduit, a first flow control element and a second flow control element;
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- wherein the first liquid conduit movement mechanism is configured to move the first liquid conduit between a distal position and a proximal position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.