# US 2014/0150668 A1 · Wine Decanter Device

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- Number: US 2014/0150668 A1
- Document ID: US20140150668A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/237,148
- Filed: 2012-07-31
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2011-08-04
- Inventors: Carlo Benati
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150668A1

## CPC

- A47G 23/0241: {for bottles; Decanters}
- A47G 23/00: Other table equipment
- B01F 23/232: using flow-mixing means for introducing the gases, e.g. baffles
- B01F 23/23411: {by cascading the liquid}
- B01F 2101/17: Aeration of wine
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- B01F: MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING (mixing paints B44D3/06)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-12. (canceled)

### Claim 13

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.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The wine decanter device of claim 1, wherein said means housed inside the funnel-shaped receptacle (2) comprising a plurality of small spheres (3).

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

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).

### Claim 16 (depends on 3)

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.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The wine decanter device of claim 1, wherein said cup-shaped receptacle (5) is supported on the point of said conveyor (7).

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

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).

### Claim 19 (depends on 6)

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).

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

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.

### Claim 21 (depends on 1)

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).

### Claim 22 (depends on 1)

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).

### Claim 23 (depends on 1)

The wine decanter device of claim 1, wherein said base (10) is provided with means (11) for perfect horizontal leveling.

### Claim 24 (depends on 11)

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).