US 7,543,717 B2Granted

Bouquet enhancing wineglass

OwnerAllen J. Hinkleinventor

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Abstract

A wineglass having a bowl of depth D and a bottom region symmetrically disposed about a central axis is provided with a protrusion having a central core, attaching to the bottom region of the bowl and terminating in a central core free end, and one or more ledges attached to the central core and positioned to form one or more wine-supporting ledge surfaces positioned intermediate between the central core free end and the bottom region of the bowl. The protrusion is disposed about the central axis and has a height H that is preferably between about 0.5 D<H<0.8 D. When the wineglass is swirled, the wine-supporting ledge surfaces serve to catch the wine and allow the wine to subsequently fall back, thus aerating the wine and enhancing the perceived bouquet. The protrusion can include a pedestal sized to aid in measuring a sample volume of wine.

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Dependent claims

A wineglass comprising:

bowl with a central axis and a bottom region symmetrically disposed thereabout;
and
a protrusion having,
a central core which attaches to said bottom region of said bowl and extends along said central axis up into said bowl, said central core terminating in a core free end, and
a ledge attached to said central core and positioned such that at least a portion of said ledge is configured so as to provide a wine-supporting ledge surface that is intermediate between said central core free end and said bottom region of said bowl,
wherein said ledge forms a single spiral ramp which encircles said central axis, said single spiral ramp extending between peripheral edge and a downward-directed riser, said peripheral edge generally decreasing in radius from the central axis as said single spiral ramp rises above the bottom region of the bowl, and said riser having a riser depth d extending downward from said peripheral edge to terminate at another wrap of said spiral ramp so as to form a backed step.

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