Wine illuminator
AssigneeJM Zell Partners, Ltd
InventorJeffrey M. Zell
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Abstract
An apparatus for illuminating wine or other liquids, whereby the user can limit the amount of sediment that is allowed to escape from the bottle. The apparatus comprises a collar, an arm, a body, a light source, and a switch. The collar can be hingedly attached to the arm with a spring-loaded hinge. The collar can have a hole large enough to accommodate the neck of a majority of wine or other bottles currently manufactured. The body can be attached to the arm via a retaining member, such that the body is freely positionable along the arm. The light source can be fixedly attached to the body, or hingedly attached thereto.
Claims25
An apparatus for illuminating the contents of a bottle, the bottle comprising a neck, the apparatus comprising:
- a collar, wherein the collar comprises a hole, and wherein the hole is large enough to permit the neck of the bottle to fit therethrough;
- an arm comprising a first hinge, wherein the arm is hingedly attached to the collar by a second hinge;
- a body, wherein the body comprises a light source;
- and,
- a retaining member, wherein the retaining member attaches the body to the arm, and wherein the retaining member permits the body to be moved along at least a portion of the arm.
An apparatus for illuminating the contents of a bottle, the bottle comprising a neck, the apparatus comprising:
- a collar, wherein the collar comprises a hole, and wherein the hole is large enough to permit the neck of the bottle to fit therethrough;
- an arm, wherein the arm is hingedly attached to the collar, the hinge comprising at least one spring, wherein the arm further comprises a first hinge;
- a body, wherein the body comprises a light source;
- and,
- a retaining member, wherein the retaining member attaches the body to the arm, and wherein the retaining member permits the body to be moved along at least a portion of the arm.
An apparatus for illuminating the contents of a bottle, the bottle comprising a neck, the apparatus comprising:
- a collar, wherein the collar comprises a hole, and wherein the hole is large enough to permit the neck of the bottle to fit therethrough;
- an arm, wherein the arm is hingedly attached to the collar by a first hinge;
- a body, wherein the body comprises a light source, wherein the light source is hingedly attached to the body by a second hinge;
- and,
- a retaining member, wherein the retaining member attaches the body to the arm, and wherein the retaining member permits the body to be moved along at least a portion of the arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.