Combined bottle opening and beverage preservation device and method
OwnerRachel M. Spencer, Stacey B. Spencerinventors
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Abstract
A combined bottle opening and beverage preservation device and method is shown which provides a battery powered device that includes a non-coring needle that may be inserted through the cork/stopped or a bottle to transfer compressed air into the bottle which causes the cork/stopper to be expelled from the bottle. The same device may also be used to remove air from the bottle to preserve the remaining beverage contained in a bottle.
Claims20
An apparatus for removing a cork/stopper from a bottle, comprising:
- an electrically powered motor operatively connected to an air compressor, said air compressor having an air inlet and an air outlet, said air compressor configured to produced pressurized air;
- and,
- an elongated hollow needle having an internal air passageway configured to transfer the pressurized air from said air compressor into the bottle thereby forcing the cork/stopper out of the bottle.
A device for removing a cork/stopper from a bottle, comprising:
- an electric motor configured to rotate a motor gear;
- a piston gear configured to mesh with said motor gear such that said piston gear is powered by said motor;
- a piston attached to said piston gear, said piston configured to reciprocate in a back and forth motion as said piston gear rotates;
- a compressor cylinder configured to sealingly engage with said piston;
- an air inlet disposed on said compressor cylinder;
- an air outlet disposed on said compressor cylinder;
- and,
- an elongated hollow needle disposed adjacent said air outlet, said needle being configured to communicate pressurized air into the bottle, thereby forcing the cork/stopper out of the bottle.
A method for removing a cork/stopper from a bottle comprising the steps of:
- inserting an elongated hollow needle past the cork/stopper such that compressed air may be transmitted into the bottle;
- attaching an electrically powered air compressor to said needle;
- and,
- activating the electrically powered air compressor to transmit the pressurized air into the bottle such that the cork/stopper is expelled from the bottle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.