Combined corked bottle opener and fluid aerator
OwnerWilliam P Wardinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus used for a corked bottle opening and fluid aeration device. It is comprised of a vertical holder with features to receive and guide the bottle and with features to permit and direct fluid flow for aeration; a cork-engaging member with a handle and corkscrew; a fluid receiving section; and a means for connecting the apparatus to the atmosphere. Preferably the features divide the sections by a stop, by a cone shape, and by a shoulder. The apparatus engages the corkscrew to the holder when used as a bottle opener and the apparatus restricts fluid flow enabling a venturi effect when used as an aerator. The apparatus allows a full hand grip on holder and bottle to ease removal of a cork from the bottle.
Claims18
a combined corked bottle opener and fluid aerator apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a cork-engaging member including a handle and a corkscrew;
- (b) a vertical holder with longitudinal axis, open to atmosphere on both ends, providing guide means for a cork-engaging member and a fluid flow path for fluid aeration through the holder such that a fluid can flow into and through the holder, the holder being defined by;
- (1) a corked bottle and fluid receiving section, vertically aligned and extending inward from said open end;
- (2) a stop, coupled to said corked bottle and fluid receiving section;
- (3) a cork and fluid receiving section, extending inward from said stop, vertically aligned to said corked bottle and fluid receiving section;
- (4) a cone shape, extending away from said cork and fluid receiving section and toward center axis of said holder;
- (5) a reduced area section, coupled to and extending from said cone shape;
- (6) at least one air inlet, connecting atmosphere with said reduced area section;
- (7) a shoulder, extending outward from the reduced area section;
- (8) a cork-engaging member and fluids receiving section, larger then said reduced area section, coupled to said shoulder extending to said open end, vertically aligned to reduced area section;
- wherein the corked bottle and fluid receiving section provides for corked bottle engagement and centering means for the corked bottle to the holder and for fluid receiving;
- the stop providing stop means for a corked bottle and bearing means for the holder to the top of the corked bottle;
- the cork and fluid receiving section is operative to hold a cork extracted from the corked bottle and a fluid;
- the corked bottle and fluid receiving section, the cork and fluid receiving section, and said cone shape cooperatively define a fluid reservoir and funnel;
- the cone shape is operative to be a cork stop and fluid funnel to funnel fluid into said reduced area section;
- the reduced area section is threaded to engage said cork-engaging member and constrict fluid flow from said reservoir, increasing fluid speed and lowering fluid pressure of passing fluid creating a vacuum;
- the shoulder and said cork-engaging member and fluids receiving section cooperatively form a cork-engaging member thread alignment section and fluid exit funnel to continue mixture of first and second fluid;
- the corked bottle and fluid receiving section, said stop, said cork and fluid receiving section, said cone shape, said reduced area section, said shoulder, and said cork-engaging member and fluids receiving section define a fluid flow path;
- the_fluid flow path extending from said open end to open end on said holder allowing fluid to flow into and through said holder operatively lowering fluid pressure of flowing fluid, creating a vacuum at said reduced area section drawing atmosphere to flow from outside of said holder through said air inlet and into said reduced area section to introduce and assimilate the flowing fluid with a second fluid;
- the corked bottle and fluid receiving section, said stop, said cork and fluid receiving section, said cone shape, said reduced area section, said shoulder, and said corkscrew and fluids receiving section define a cork-engaging member guide;
- and the air inlet coupling said fluid flow path to atmosphere.
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