Beverage container piercing device
OwnerShane Lucas Smithinventor
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Abstract
A drinking apparatus includes a body portion comprising a receptacle having and inner cavity a dimensioned to receive and retain a beverage container inserted in an upright orientation within the inner cavity, the body portion having a lower area providing access to the inner cavity; a piercing mechanism located near the lower area and insertable through the access to the inner cavity; a ratcheting mechanism located adjacent to the first portion and connected to the piercing mechanism under tension, the ratcheting mechanism drawing the piercing mechanism through the access and into the inner cavity, thus piercing the beverage container; and a spout located proximate to the piercing mechanism and configured to pour a beverage from the pierced beverage container.
Claims20
A drinking apparatus, comprising:
- a body portion comprising a receptacle having an inner cavity that is dimensioned to receive and retain a beverage container inserted in an upright orientation within the inner cavity, the body portion having a lower area providing an access to the inner cavity;
- a piercing mechanism located near the lower area that is insertable through the access to the inner cavity, wherein the piercing mechanism is under tension when in an extended position outside the access to the inner cavity;
- a ratcheting mechanism having a rotatable bottom piece comprised of wedges, the rotatable bottom piece also having a notch, the ratcheting mechanism configured to enable the piercing mechanism to draw through the access and into the inner cavity thus piercing the beverage container upon rotating the bottom piece to align the notch to a designated alignment position;
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- a spout located proximate to the piercing mechanism that is configured to pour a beverage from the pierced beverage container.
A drinking apparatus, comprising:
- a main body having an interior dimensioned to receive and retain a beverage container, the main body having a substantially cylindrical surface, a bottom portion, and an aperture in the cylindrical surface;
- a moveable spout disposed proximate the bottom portion of the main body and connected to the main body near the aperture by a side channel along which the movable spout slides back and forth;
- a piercing end attached to the moveable spout, the piercing end dimensioned to pass through the aperture and contact the beverage container retained in the main body;
- a tension spring that draws the moveable spout and piercing end along the side channel closer to the beverage container retained within the main body;
- a rotatable bottom piece located below the main body and attached to the main body so as to be rotatable about a center axis shared between the main body and the rotating bottom piece, the rotatable bottom piece comprising wedges disposed in a circular configuration along a surface of the rotatable bottom piece;
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- a plate having a click mechanism disposed thereon and configured to make contact with at least one of the wedges when the plate is brought into contact with the rotating bottom piece, wherein an audible click is generated responsive to rotating the bottom piece about the center axis, each time the click mechanism is brought into contact with a wedge of the bottom piece.
A drinking apparatus, comprising:
- a beverage container receiving means;
- a beverage container piercing means connected to the receiving means;
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- a ratcheting means connected to the receiving means and the piercing means, the ratcheting means having a rotatable bottom piece comprised of wedges, the rotatable bottom piece also having a notch;
- wherein the ratcheting means is configured to enable the piercing means to draw into the beverage container receiving means, wherein the rotatable bottom piece is rotatable between a minimum and maximum number of audible clicks before the piercing means pierces a beverage container retained within the receiving means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.