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US 2021/0323802 A1Published application
Wine tool and methods of making and using same
OwnerAngela Carnoskeinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a wine tool for preserving wine in a wine bottle. The wine tool include a body and a grippable portion. The body has an open end, a closed end, and a sidewall extending between the open end and the closed end. The sidewall has an elevated outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface. The grippable portion is positioned about a portion of the body for assisting a user with removal and placement of a cork into a wine bottle.
Claims10
A wine tool, comprising:
- an elastomeric body having an open end, a closed end, and a sidewall extending between the open end and the closed end, the sidewall having an elevated outer peripheral surface sized to be positionable in the opening of a wine bottle;
- an inner peripheral surface encompassing a recessed space sized for receiving an existing cork from a wine bottle so as to close the opening of the wine bottle;
- and a grippable portion positioned about a portion of the body, the grippable portion extending a distance away from the elevated peripheral surface of the body so as to extend a distance away from the wine bottle for assisting a user with removal and placement of the existing cork into the wine bottle.
A method for providing stability to a wine placed on a surface, comprising:
- providing elastomeric body having an open end, a closed end, and a sidewall extending between the open end and the closed end, the sidewall having an elevated outer peripheral surface sized to be positionable in the opening of a wine bottle surface;
- positioning a wine bottle over the elevated outer peripheral surface of the body;
- and
- moving the wine bottle in a downward direction such that a punt in the wine bottle receives the elevated outer peripheral surface and the bottom of the wine bottle is positioned on an edge of the body.
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