Wine Decanter Device
OwnerCarlo Benatiinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device (1) adapted to generate a practically instantaneous decantation of the wine poured inside it, forcing the wine to pass by force of gravity through a series of means adapted to favor a sudden abundant oxygenation.
Claims13
1-12. (canceled)
A wine decanter device, characterized in that it is provided with a funnel-shaped receptacle (2) ending in lower position with a small tube with vertical axis (2′) and housing means (3) adapted to break up and divert the vertical wine flow poured inside it.
The wine decanter device of claim 1, wherein said means housed inside the funnel-shaped receptacle (2) comprising a plurality of small spheres (3).
The wine decanter device of claim 1, characterized in that said funnel-shaped receptacle (2) is associated with two additional components (5, 7) disposed in lower position in sequential order, the first one comprising a cup-shaped receptacle (5) provided on the bottom with multiple radial distribution tubes (6), and the second one comprising a conveyor (7) with pyramidal profile, provided with inclined conduits (12) with upper opening;
- it being also provided that said vertical tube (2′) of the funnel-shaped receptacle (2) ends inside said cup-shaped receptacle (5) and each of said radial tubes (6) provided in said cup-shaped receptacle (5) has a downward-facing end, which ends and perfectly engages into one of said inclined conduits (12) provided in said pyramidal conveyor (7).
The device of claim 3, wherein said cup-shaped receptacle (5) is provided with four specimens, spaced by 90 degrees, of said radial tubes (6), whereas said pyramidal conveyor (7) is provided with a square-shaped base and with four specimens of said inclined conduits (12) disposed on each of its corners.
The wine decanter device of claim 1, wherein said cup-shaped receptacle (5) is supported on the point of said conveyor (7).
The wine decanter device of claim 1, wherein said funnel-shaped receptacle (2) is supported above said pyramidal conveyor (7), with interposition of said cup-shaped receptacle (5) by means of a support vertical structure (4).
The wine decanter device of claim 6, wherein said support vertical structure (4) is formed of four upward-converging rods (4a) connected with two horizontal circles (4′, 4″), the first one (4′) positioned approximately at half of the height of said rods (4a) and the second one (4″), with considerably smaller diameter, positioned on top of said rods (4a), in such manner to be the upper opening of said vertical structure (4) wherein said funnel-shaped receptacle (2) is inserted;
- it being also provided that the lower end of each rod (4a) is substantially fixed at the center of one of the sloping triangular sides of said pyramidal conveyor (7).
The wine decanter device of claim 1, wherein said pyramidal conveyor (7) is fixed, by means of a series of vertical support means (9), at the center of a base (10) with larger surface.
The wine decanter device of claim 1, wherein said support means comprise four vertical edges (9) disposed towards the four corners of said base (10).
The wine decanter device of claim 1, wherein said base (10) is provided with areas (10′) used to position glasses (8) immediately under the lower ends of said inclined conduits (12) provided in said pyramidal conveyor (7).
The wine decanter device of claim 1, wherein said base (10) is provided with means (11) for perfect horizontal leveling.
The wine decanter device of claim 11, wherein said leveling means of the base (10) comprise feet with adjustable height, substantially comprising screws with vertical axis (11) engaged into threaded holes obtained in the base (10).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.