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US 2004/0163544 A1Published application
Sprinkler unit for fermenting system
OwnerAnthony L. Prattinventor
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Abstract
A sprinkler for a fermenting system comprises a nozzle having an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a support arm having a first end attached to the nozzle. The support arm is shaped in a fashion to position a second end of the support arm substantially centered below the outlet opening of the nozzle. A plurality of vanes form a vane structure which is rotatably attached to the second end of the support arm. It has an axis of rotation through the center of the inlet opening and outlet opening. A conical shaped structure is attached to the center of the top planar surface of the vane structure.
Claims28
A sprinkler for a fermenting system comprising:
- a nozzle having an inlet opening and an outlet opening;
- a support arm having a first end coupled to the nozzle and a second end coupled to a vane structure;
- a plurality of vanes forming the vane structure rotatably coupled to the second end of the support arm having an axis of rotation substantially through the inlet opening, the plurality of vanes extending outward and radially from a center of the vane structure, and the support arm also shaped in a fashion to not interfere with rotation of the vane structure;
- a dispersment structure attached to a top planar surface of the vane structure;
- a notch in the side of the dispersment structure;
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- a notch in the vane structure substantially aligned with the notch in the dispersment structure.
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A fermenting system comprising:
- a tank suitable for fermenting wine;
- means for transporting wine within the tank to a nozzle having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, the nozzle centrally located at the top of the tank and operably attached to the transporting means;
- a support arm having a first end coupled to the nozzle, the support and a second end of the support arm coupled to a vane structure;
- a plurality of vanes forming the vane structure rotatably coupled to the second end of the support arm having an axis of rotation substantially through the inlet opening, the plurality of vanes extending outward and radially from a center of the vane structure, and the support arm also shaped in a fashion to not interfere with rotation of the vane structure;
- a dispersment structure attached to a top planar surface of the vane structure;
- a notch in the side of the dispersment structure;
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- a notch in the vane structure substantially aligned with the notch in the dispersment structure.
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A system for dispersing a fermenting liquid across a surface of a body of said liquid comprising:
- an inlet having a central axis;
- at least one surface for redirecting a flow of the fermenting liquid through the inlet from a substantially axial direction to a substantially radial direction;
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- at least one surface for dispersing the flow of the fermenting liquid having been redirected both in a first region, relatively closer to said axis, and in a second region, relatively farther from said axis, as the flow of the fermenting liquid having been redirected falls by gravity in an axial direction.
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A sprinkler for a fermenting system comprising:
- a nozzle having an inlet opening and an outlet opening;
- a support arm having a first end attached to the nozzle, the support arm shaped in a fashion to position a second end of the support arm substantially centered below the outlet opening of the nozzle;
- a plurality of vanes forming a vane structure rotatably attached to the second end of the support arm having an axis of rotation through the center of the inlet opening and outlet opening, the plurality of vanes extending outward and radially from a center of the vane structure, and the support arm also shaped in a fashion to not interfere with rotation of the vane structure;
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- a conical shaped structure attached to a center of a top planar surface of the vane structure.
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A fermenting system comprising:
- a tank suitable for fermenting wine;
- means for transporting wine within the tank to a nozzle having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, the nozzle centrally located at the top of the tank and operably attached to the transporting means;
- a support arm having a first end attached to the nozzle, the support arm shaped in a fashion to position a second end of the support arm substantially centered below the outlet opening of the nozzle;
- a plurality of vanes forming a vane structure rotatably attached to the second end of the support arm having an axis of rotation through the center of the inlet opening and outlet opening, the plurality of vanes extending outward and radially from a center of the vane structure, and the support arm also shaped in a fashion to not interfere with rotation of the vane structure;
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- a conical shaped structure attached to a center of a top planar surface of the vane structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.