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US 6,189,715 B1Granted
Snifter for alcoholic beverages such as brandy, spirits and liquors
OwnerAimé Duboisinventor
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Abstract
A snifter for alcoholic beverages such as brandy, spirits and liquors including a glass having a softly flared container (1), with a bowl (2) extending therefrom and including two parts, a first lower part (20) flaring more sharply, extended by a second, higher part (21) gradually tapering up to the drinking lip (22), the opening of the latter defining a surface equal to or larger than that defined by the upper edge (10) of the container (1), which is the recommended filling limit.
Claims5
A glass for tasting brandies, spirits and liquors comprising:
- a container having a base and an upper portion, said upper portion widening outwardly from said base;
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- a bowl connected to and extending from an upper edge of said upper portion of said container, said bowl comprising a first portion and a second portion, said first portion having a lesser height than said second portion, said first portion widening so as to have a diameter greater than a diameter of said upper edge of said container, said second portion progressively and continuously narrowing upwardly form said first portion toward a lip at a top thereof, said lip defining an area in a horizontal plane no less than an area in a horizontal plane defined by said upper edge of said container, said bowl having a volume greater than a volume of said container, said upper edge of said container defining a desired limit for filling the glass, said area defined by said lip being up to 3.5 times said area defined by said upper edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.