Wine aerator
OwnerVance R. Burks, IIIinventor
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Abstract
An improved apparatus for aerating wine. The apparatus includes a housing for containing wine and air, a baffle positioned within the housing interior, and a valve which permits the placement of the wine into the housing interior. The housing can be inverted to mix the wine and air, and the valve prevents the leakage of wine from the housing interior. In one embodiment of the invention, an aperture such as a spout can be attached to the housing to permit the removal of the wine from the housing interior, and the valve is selectively openable to prevent a vacuum as the wine is poured from the apparatus. In another embodiment of the invention, the baffle can be positioned to faciliate the valve closing when the housing is inverted to position the valve on the lower end of the housing.
Claims14
An apparatus for aerating wine, comprising:
- a housing having an interior for containing air and the wine, wherein said housing is invertable to move the wine from one end of said housing to an opposite end of said housing;
- a baffle within said housing for agitating the wine, when said housing is inverted, to contact the air and the wine within said housing;
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- a valve attached to said housing and having a port for selectively permitting the wine and the air to be moved through said valve wherein said valve is operable to automatically open said port to permit the entrance of air into the housing interior when said port is positioned at the upper end of said housing, and wherein said valve is operable to automatically close said port to prevent the leakage of the wine from the housing interior when said housing is inverted.
An apparatus for aerating wine, comprising:
- a housing having an interior for containing air and the wine, wherein said housing is invertable to move the wine from one end of said housing to an opposite end of said housing;
- a baffle within said housing for agitating the wine, when said housing is inverted, to contact the air and the wine within said housing;
- a valve attached to said housing for selectively permitting the wine to be placed into and removed from the housing interior, and for preventing the leakage of the wine from the housing interior when said housing is inverted;
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- a filter attached to said baffle.
An apparatus for aerating wine, comprising:
- a housing having an interior for containing air and the wine, wherein said housing is invertable to move the wine from one end of said housing to an opposite end of said housing;
- a baffle within said housing for agitating the wine, when said housing is inverted, to contact the air and the wine within said housing;
- a spout having an aperture engaged with one end of said housing and having a mouth for selectively discharging the wine;
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- a valve attached to an end of said housing substantially opposite the aperture of said spout for selectively permitting the wine to be placed into and removed from the housing interior, wherein said valve comprises a sealing element having a curved surface for contacting a curved valve seat and for selectively preventing flow of the wine through an aperture defined by the valve seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.