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US 5,209,378 AGranted
Liquid aerating apparatus
AssigneeSoda Club Holdings N.V.
InventorsPeter Wiseburgh, Peter Hulley
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Abstract
An apparatus for aerating liquids contained in bottles includes a safety mechanism for detecting irregularities in the bottle and preventing undesired pressurization of a bottle having such irregularities. The apparatus includes a frame with a reference surface. A mechanism for holding the bottle in place causes the bottle to rest against the reference surface. Any irregularity in the bottle causing substantial angular displacement of the bottle activates a safety release valve in the mechanism, thus preventing over pressurization.
Claims6
An apparatus for aerating liquids contained in bottles, comprising:
- a frame;
- a reference surface contained in said frame;
- bottle receiving means, contained in said frame, for securing a bottle to said frame at an open top end of said bottle, said bottle having a central axis that intersects said open end;
- means for urging said bottle in contact with said reference surface such that said axis is parallel to said reference surface;
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- means for preventing build-up of pressure in said bottle if said axis is displaced with respect to said reference surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.