Pour through beverage chiller
OwnerWesley G. Ristinventor
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Abstract
Cooling beverages by the addition of ice cubes, dilutes the beverage as the ice melts. The present device comprises an insulated container having a low freezing temperature material such as a liquid or semi-liquid, sealed therein. A pouring funnel is provided at the upper end of the container with a spiral conduit extending from the funnel, downwardly through the liquid or material, to a discharge at the base. When frozen, a beverage can be poured into the funnel portion and flows downwardly through the conduit being cooled by the material within the container and surrounding the conduit. The liquid then discharges at the base at a relatively lower temperature. A valve can be provided in the base for controlling the retention time, if desired.
Claims20
A beverage cooling device comprising in combination an insulated container, a beverage receiving portion at the upper end of said container in sealed relationship therewith, a discharge at the base of said container in sealed relationship therewith and at least one conduit extending between said beverage receiving portion, downwardly through said container to said discharge and in sealing relationship therewith, a relatively low freezing point material in said container surrounding said conduit and being permanently sealed within said contained, said container including a perimetrical wall extending downwardly below said discharge, the diameter of said wall being at least substantially equal to the diameter of said casing and being selectively engageable around the upper end of a receiving container, the lower side of said perimetrical wall being perpendicular to the vertical axis of said device for supporting same on a planar horizontal surface, said discharge including a downwardly extended cone-shaped portion to facilitate engagement of said device with the associated receiving container, said discharge extending through said cone-shaped portion and terminating above the lower side of said perimetrical wall.
A beverage cooling device selectively engageable with a receiving container, comprising in combination an insulated container, a beverage receiving portion at the upper end of said container in sealed relationship therewith, a discharge at the base of said container in sealed relationship therewith, at least one conduit extending from said beverage receiving portion, downwardly through said container to said discharge, and a relatively low freezing point material in said container and surrounding said conduit permanently sealed within said container, said container including a perimetrical wall, said wall extending downwardly below said discharge and being selectively engageable around the upper end of a receiving container, the lower side of said perimetrical wall being perpendicular to the vertical axis of said device for supporting same on a planar horizontal surface, said discharge including a downwardly extending cone-shaped portion to facilitate engagement with said receiving container, said discharge extending through said cone-shaped portion, the inner diameter of said beverage receiving portion being greater than the outer diameter of said lower side of said perimetrical wall of said container to receiver the lower perimetrical wall of a similar cooling device in stacked relationship thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.