Method and apparatus for beverage extraction needle guiding
AssigneeCoravin, Inc.
InventorsNicholas G. Lazaris, Otto Deruntz, Mike Rider
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Abstract
Devices and methods for guiding a needle in movement through a bottle closure, such as a cork, to extract fluids from the bottle without removal of the cork. A needle may be attached to a device body by a needle base, which includes a surface arranged to engage with a needle guide to guide movement of the needle base and needle relative to the guide. A needle guide may also provide a shield for the needle tip and/or a needle opening.
Claims27
A beverage extraction device, comprising:
- a base for supporting components of the beverage extraction device;
- a needle having at least one lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the needle being movably mounted to the base and arranged to be inserted through a closure at an opening of a beverage container;
- a needle base at the proximal end of the needle and having an engagement surface;
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- a needle guide attached to the base and having an opening to guide the needle in movement relative to the base, the needle guide including an engagement surface arranged to contact the engagement surface of the needle base and guide movement of the needle base and needle relative to the needle guide,
- wherein the needle guide includes a protrusion that includes the engagement surface of the needle guide, and the needle base includes a hole that includes the engagement surface of the needle base and is arranged to engage with the protrusion.
A method for extracting a beverage from a container, comprising:
- inserting a needle through a closure of a container by moving the needle toward a needle guide, the closure sealing an opening of the container closed prior to needle insertion such that a beverage in the container is prevented from passing through the opening;
- engaging a surface of a hole in a needle base positioned near a proximal end of the needle with a surface of a protrusion of the needle guide received into the hole to guide movement of the needle relative to the needle guide, the surface of the hole in the needle base being positioned around a radially outer side of the needle;
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- extracting a beverage from the container via the needle while the needle is inserted through the closure.
A needle assembly for use with a beverage extraction device, comprising:
- a needle having at least one lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the needle being arranged to be inserted through a closure at an opening of a beverage container;
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- a needle base at the proximal end of the needle and having a needle bore in which the proximal end of the needle is positioned, the needle base having a guide hole in communication with the needle bore and including an engagement surface arranged to receive and engage with a complimentary engagement surface of a protrusion on a needle guide of a beverage extraction device and guide movement of the needle base and needle relative to the needle guide,
- wherein the needle extends through and from the guide hole of the needle base such that the distal end of the needle is positioned outside of the guide hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.