Assembly for selectively aerating and changing the temperature of a beverage

An assembly for selectively aerating and heating or cooling a beverage having a first temperature, the assembly comprising:

• a body portion configured to receive the beverage, the body portion including:
• an upper portion having a plurality of surfaces protruding therefrom, and
• a lower portion coupled to the upper portion, the lower portion spaced from the upper portion and forming an interior void volume therebetween, and
• a heat transfer element having a control temperature, the heat transfer element comprising a heat transfer material disposed within the interior void volume such that the heat transfer element is adjacent the beverage to change a temperature of the beverage in the body portion from the first temperature to a second temperature different from the first temperature using the control temperature;
• a support member removably coupled to the body portion;
• a disposable filter carried by the support member, the disposable filter configured to remove impurities from the beverage as the beverage flows therethrough;
• a diverter member in fluid communication with and operably coupled to the support member, the diverter member being rotatable between a first position and a second position;
• an aerator member in fluid communication with the diverter member, the aerator member including a plurality of flow features in an aeration pattern, and an outlet;
• wherein, when the diverter member is in the first position, the plurality of flow features of the aerator member are accessible such that the beverage flows through the body portion, along the plurality of flow features, and through the outlet, and when the diverter member is in the second position, the plurality of flow features of the aerator member are not accessible such that beverage flows through the body portion and flows through the outlet while bypassing the plurality of flow features of the aerator member.

A kit for selectively aerating and heating or cooling a beverage having a first temperature, the kit comprising:

• an aeration device comprising:
• a body portion configured to receive the beverage;
• a heat transfer element having a control temperature, the heat transfer element carried by the body portion at a position adjacent the beverage, such that the heat transfer element is arranged to change a temperature of the beverage in the body portion from the first temperature to a second temperature that is different from the first temperature using the control temperature;
• a diverter member in fluid communication with and operably coupled to the body portion, the diverter member being positionable between a first position and a second position;
• and
• an aerator member in fluid communication with the diverter member, the aerator member including a plurality of flow features in an aeration pattern, and an outlet;
• wherein, when the diverter member is in the first position, the plurality of flow features of the aerator member are accessible such that the beverage flows through the body portion, along the plurality of flow features, and through the outlet, and when the diverter member is in the second position, the plurality of flow features of the aerator member are not accessible such that the beverage flows through the body portion and flows through the outlet while bypassing the plurality of flow features of the aerator member;
• and
• a container having an opening configured to receive the aeration device.