EP0868876A2 - Vorrichtung zum Aufrechterhalten des Gases in Getränken in Flaschen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Aufrechterhalten des Gases in Getränken in Flaschen Download PDF

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EP0868876A2
EP0868876A2 EP98105763A EP98105763A EP0868876A2 EP 0868876 A2 EP0868876 A2 EP 0868876A2 EP 98105763 A EP98105763 A EP 98105763A EP 98105763 A EP98105763 A EP 98105763A EP 0868876 A2 EP0868876 A2 EP 0868876A2
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metallic bar
bottle
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Claudio Barducci
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Italesse Srl
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G21/00—Table-ware

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  • This invention concerns an element to maintain the gas in bottled drinks as set forth in the main claim.
  • the invention is used, in association with bottles containing fizzy drinks, such as sparkling wine, mineral water, beer or drinks in general, in order to limit to a minimum the loss of gas in the liquids after the original stopper has been removed.
  • fizzy drinks such as sparkling wine, mineral water, beer or drinks in general
  • the invention can also be applied to other containers with a reduced aperture (cans, flasks, canteens, tetrapak or otherwise), but in the following description, in order to simplify the explanation, we shall refer to a specific use in association with bottles.
  • caps or stoppers Another problem connected to the use of caps or stoppers is that they are difficult to insert and extract.
  • a further disadvantage of such closure elements is that a depression is created inside the bottle every time the cap or stopper is removed.
  • this depression causes the characteristic "pop", which causes the leakage, every time, of a large quantity of gases from inside the liquid; the pressure and gas of the residual liquid contained in the bottle is thus progressively reduced.
  • GB-A-2083341 describes an article of cutlery, such as for example a spoon, where the handle and the cup include a conduit which runs along the whole extension of the article and which has the two ends open.
  • This piece of cutlery can be used as a straw to suck up the liquid from a bottle or also to stir the liquid therein.
  • the article appears mainly intended for use as a disposable piece of cutlery, also because it is made preferentially of a hard synthetic polymeric material; it cannot therefore be used in any way as an element to maintain the gas in effervescent drinks.
  • DE-A-4126593 shows an air-tight closing element, equipped with washers, to be applied on a can with a mating seating and a hole on the side into which a safety clamping handle is inserted in order to keep the air-tight closing element in a closed position.
  • the air-tight washers imply that a depression is created inside the container to which the closing element is applied and therefore every time the can is opened there is a consequent loss of gas from any liquid contained therein.
  • the purpose of the invention is to provide an element which will limit to a minimum the leakage and dispersion of gases in fizzy drinks contained in bottles during the time they are kept in the bottle after it has been first opened.
  • Another purpose of the invention is to provide an element which costs very little, is extremely easy to make and which can be adapted substantially to any bottle-type container for liquids.
  • a further purpose is to achieve an element which can be personalised as one wishes, with logos and writings, or shapings and ornaments which modify the aesthetic form at least in the part which is not introduced into the bottle.
  • a further purpose of the invention is to achieve an element which can easily be inserted into and removed from the bottle to which it is applied.
  • the gas maintenance element according to the invention consists of a flattened metallic bar, substantially conical in shape lengthwise, and tapering downwards.
  • the metallic bar is inserted into the opening of the mouth of the bottle, and is constrained in correspondence with the edge so that at least a terminal segment of the bar is positioned inside the bottle, yet without completely closing the opening of the bottle.
  • the bar is tapered in such a way that its end penetrates inside the bottle but does not go below the level of the liquid after the first glass has been poured.
  • the metallic bar does not completely close the opening of the bottle and therefore does not generate any depressions inside which cause leakages of gas and the characteristic "pop" every time the bottle is opened afterwards.
  • the conical shape of the metallic bar makes it substantially adaptable to any kind of bottle whatsoever, by varying only the level of penetration of the metallic bar inside the bottle according to the size of the aperture thereof.
  • the metallic bar has a rectangular cross section.
  • the cross section of the metallic bar has an arc-type development.
  • the metallic bar has an ogival section, or other type of section possibly studied according to the size and/or geometry of the opening of the bottles to which it is associated.
  • the metallic bar includes attachment means, advantageously in the upper part, which allow it to be kept in a suspended position when not in use.
  • the metallic bar includes elements of personalisation and/or decoration, either made on or incorporated into the bar itself or which can be associated with the bar, bearing a trade mark, a logo or a desired figure.
  • the gas maintenance element according to the invention is extremely economical, functional and can be universally used.
  • the element to maintain the gas 10 for drinks 16 contained in bottles 11 according to the invention consists of a metallic bar 12 of a desired length and a substantially flat shape.
  • the metallic bar 12 along its lengthwise development, includes a transverse dimension "t" which tapers from the upper end 12a to the lower end 12b so as to allow a segment of the metallic bar 12 to be inserted inside the opening 13 of a bottle 11 in correspondence with the edge 14 (Fig. 3).
  • Inserting a terminal segment of the metallic bar 12 causes a chemical-physical phenomenon inside the bottle 11 which combats the leakage of gases from inside the liquid 16 through the opening 13 after the original stopper has been first removed.
  • the metallic bar 12 can be introduced into or removed from the bottle 11 as many times as is necessary without ever provoking instantaneous leakages of gas.
  • the present applicant has verified in experiments that the percentage content of gas in the residual liquid 16 contained in opened bottles 11 using the maintenance element 10 according to the invention increases by 35 ⁇ 45%, compared with conventional caps or stoppers.
  • the conical shape of the metallic bar 12 allows it to be adapted to any type of bottle 11 whatsoever.
  • the metallic bar 12 is gripped by the inner perimeter of the edge 14 of the bottle 11 due to the contact between the edge 14 and its own lateral profiles 15a, 15b at a level of penetration which depends on the size of the opening 13.
  • Figs. 2a, 2b and 2c show three possible and non-restrictive conformations of the cross section of the metallic bar 12.
  • FIG. 2a the cross section of the metallic bar 12 is substantially rectangular; the cross sections shown in Figs. 2b and 2c are respectively of the arc type and of the ogival type.
  • the thickness and/or the material of which it is composed can be varied to give greater value according to the application and/or the user.
  • the metallic bar 12 has a through hole 17 in correspondence with its upper part, which allows it to be hung up in periods of non-use.
  • Figs. 4 and 5 show two personalised maintenance elements 10 according to the invention.
  • the element 10 shown in Fig. 4 has a personalised shaping 18, in this case shaped like a flag, made as a single body with the metallic bar 12 and bearing a logo 19 which may be silk-screen printed or embossed or made in bas-relief.
  • the personalised shaping 18 may be of any shape whatsoever, purely decorative or even indicative of the type or producer of the liquid 16 contained in the bottle 11 with which the element 10 is associated; alternatively, the personalised shaping 18 may reproduce a trade mark, for example of a specific drink or the public premises using the element 10.
  • the maintenance element 10 shown in Fig. 5, on the contrary, comprises a personalisation figure 21 of a type which can be associated with and dissociated from the metallic bar 12 by means of a joint, possibly using the attachment hole 17.
  • the personalisation figure 21 can also have a purely decorative function, it may be indicative of a specific drink 16 or it may reproduce a desired trade mark possibly in combination with a logo 19.
  • the metallic bar 12 is associated with a prevention ring 22, located in a desired intermediate position which, resting on the neck of the bottle 11, prevents the infiltration of dust or other polluting substances which might contaminate the liquid 16 inside the bottle 11.
  • the prevention ring 22 may also serve to position the element 10 when it is used in bottles 11 which have large size openings 13.
  • the element 10 is shaped in a single body with a sphere 23 at the lower part.

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  • Distillation Of Fermentation Liquor, Processing Of Alcohols, Vinegar And Beer (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
EP98105763A 1997-04-03 1998-03-30 Vorrichtung zum Aufrechterhalten des Gases in Getränken in Flaschen Withdrawn EP0868876A3 (de)

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ITUD970012U 1997-04-03
ITUD970012 IT242943Y1 (it) 1997-04-03 1997-04-03 Elemento di mantenimento gassosita' di liquidi alimentariin bottiglia

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AU6060198A (en) 1998-10-08

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