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US 4,558,639 AGranted
Insert for a container for aging wine
AssigneeJalger Limited
InventorDavid E. Hojnoski
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Abstract
A pre-assembled insert for a container used for aging wine has multiple planar members angularly disposed about a central shaft wherein the parameters of the oxidation and extraction reactions occurring during aging of the wine are known as a function of the surface:volume relationship of the container and its insert.
Claims4
An apparatus for aging wine, comprising
- (1) a container, and
- (2) an insert for said container, comprising:
- a vertical shaft having a lower end and an upper end,
- a lower cup secured to said shaft at its lower end,
- an upper cup secured to said shaft at its upper end,
- a plurality of uncharred solid planar oak members radially disposed about said shaft, each planar oak member having a slot in its lower edge for engaging said lower cup and a slot in its upper edge for engaging said upper cup,
- wherein said planar oak members are firmly held in spaced relationship from each other by pressure exerted between said secured lower cup and second secured upper cup,
- and wherein the parameters of the oxidation and extraction reactions occurring during aging of the wine are known as a function of the surface:volume relationship of the container and its insert.
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An apparatus for aging wine, comprising
- (1) a container, and
- (2) an insert for said container, comprising:
- a vertical shaft having a lower end and an upper end,
- a plurality of solid planar oak members arranged in horizontal planes on said shaft each of said members having a hole in the center thereof for engaging said vertical shaft, and
- a plurality of spacers, each of said spacers having a hole in the center thereof for engaging said vertical shaft, said spacers being alternately arranged on said shaft with said solid planar oak members,
- wherein said planar oak members and spacers are secured to said vertical shaft between a lower nut engaging the lower end of said vertical shaft, and an upper nut engaging the upper end of said vertical shaft,
- and wherein the parameters of the oxidation and extraction reactions occurring during aging of the wine are known as a function of the surface:volume relationship of the container and its insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.