ITPE20120014A1 - DRINKING AND DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR DRINKS SUCH AS WINE, LIQUEURS, CHAMPAGNE AND SIMILARS BOTTLED WITH A PRESSURE PLUG - Google Patents

Description

DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF

DRINKS SUCH AS WINES, LIQUEURS, SPARKLING WINES, CHAMPAGNE

AND SIMILAR BOTTLED WITH PRESSURE CAP

DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a device for dispensing and distributing beverages such as wines, liqueurs, sparkling wines, champagne and the like bottled with a pressure cap.

In the current state of the art, to withdraw the liquid from bottles of wine, liqueurs, champagne and similar sparkling wines, it is necessary to remove the relative stopper.

pouring of the aforementioned operation can be carried out, which can be carried out either through a conventional method, such as pouring the liquid from the bottle into a different container, or in a different method, such as drawing the liquid by reinserting, with special tools, inert gases and the consequent leakage of the liquid under pressure.

Following the traditional method, i.e. removing the cap from the bottle, Paria comes into contact with the liquid and inevitably triggers the processes that lead to a deterioration of the liquid such as the oxidation process of the same which, consequently, will not be able to maintain its unaltered organoleptic qualities.

By following a different method, such as that of inserting inert gases into the bottle and the consequent leakage of the wine under pressure, it is possible to obtain a better conservation of the wine, but only up to a maximum of about thirty days, always having to uncork the bottle and then enter and the fluid in contact with the outside air.

Do not dwell further on descriptions of the solutions present in the state of the art as they are known and therefore superfluous to list and describe related defects,

The present invention, on the other hand, aims at realizing a device which, by overlapping the existing one, avoids the removal of the same. This mechanism allows to reduce (almost totally eliminating) the amount of oxygen that normally penetrates into the bottle, effectively preventing or in any case reducing the oxidation process of the wine to a minimum.

The present invention consists of a device for dispensing beverages such as wines, liqueurs, sparkling wines, champagne and the like, bottled with a pressure cap made of cork, chipboard and the like and / or of composite and / or silicone plastic materials and the like, to the in order to keep the characteristics of the drink as unaltered as possible despite its being taken from the bottle.

The aforementioned device consists of a structure which is affixed to the cap normally used to close a bottle.

To better understand the intrinsic characteristics of the invention itself and of its embodiment, no less than the advantages related to it, all in a perfect embodiment and only by way of non-limiting example is set forth hereinafter with reference to the attached drawings of which:

- figure 1 is a view of the details that make up the instrument in three-dimensional version - figures 2 and 3 are views of the object in its entirety shown from two distinct angles It should be noted that the common elements will be recalled with the same numerical references.

The aforementioned structure consists of the following three fundamental parts:

A) a basic module consisting of: - a gasket (4) which rests on a body (5) equipped with a threaded connection joined to the body of the structure (6); - two cylindrical hollow bodies (11 and 16) ("tubes") each connected to a hollow needle or similar in surgical steel (15 and 12) ("cannula needles"). Each cannula or similar needle, in addition to the classic through hole, is provided with a second lateral hole (13 and 14) which allows it to function normally even in the case of cork or plastic residues deriving from the penetration of the needles into the stopper. A cannula needle (12) is connected to the inlet non-return valve (9) through the through tube (11) which allows argon and carbon dioxide and / or other inert gases to enter through a dispensing valve (21). in the cylinder (22). The other cannula needle (15), through the passing tube (16), is connected to the outlet non-return valve (18) in turn connected to the outlet tap (19) which allows the device to be closed. The aforementioned tap (19) regulates and allows the drink to flow out.

B) a screw tightening device (2) and a conical tightening ring nut (3) which allows the aforesaid device to be tightened to the bottle; The screw clamping device (2) in tightening to the clamping body (5) pushes the clamping ring nut (3) on the neck of the bottle (1), blocking itself on the hinged step of the same and blocks the device.

C) a cylinder of argon and carbon dioxide (22) and / or other inert gases with relative dispensing valve (21).

The present invention, superimposing itself on the original cap of the bottles, allows the contents to be removed without having to uncork the bottle, thus avoiding the contact of the aforementioned beverages with the external atmosphere.

The present invention allows the wine to be taken without the need to remove the original cork from the bottle in the following ways: firstly, the aforementioned screw clamping device (2) is inserted into the neck of the bottle followed by the conical tightening ring nut (3), to the device the base module (5 - 6) which contains inside it: the inlet cannula needle (12) and the outlet cannula needle (15) will be tightly screwed; the inlet connection pipe (11) and the outlet connection pipe (16) which allow the needles to be inserted and removed; the inlet non-return valve (9) and the outlet non-return valve (18); the outlet cock (19); the inlet gas connection (7); the gas-carrying tube (8); the gasket (4) which, placed between the base module A and the clamping device B, allows, by hooking itself to the neck of the bottle (1), to create the necessary hermetic situation.

With the overlapping of the base module A to the original cork, or chipboard and similar or plastic composite and / or silicone or similar materials, the two cannula needles (12 and 15) fully penetrate the original cork until they come into contact with the drink. Subsequently the bottle will be placed in the supine position or more inclined so that the cannula needle (15) is always in contact with the liquid. At this point, by opening the dispensing valve (21) of argon and carbon dioxide and / or other inert gases contained in the cylinder (22) by increasing the pressure, the inlet check valve (9) will allow through the hole (13) the passage in the cannula needle (12) of argon and carbon dioxide and / or other inert gases without allowing the reflux of the aforementioned gases. Then, by opening the tap (19) connected to the canula needle (15) too, the drink will come out. The outlet non-return valve (18) connected to the cannula needle (15) will therefore not allow the external atmosphere to come into contact with the drink contained in the bottle.

The dispensing operation foresees that, with the opening of the dispensing valve (21), the gases contained in the cylinder (22) passing through the tube (8) flow into the inlet non-return valve (9) connected to the cannula needle (12 ). The argon and carbon dioxide entering the bottle, pressing against the surface of the bottle push the liquid to find a way out through the cannula needle (15) if the tap (19) is open. Therefore, if the tap (19) connected to the outlet cannula needle (15) through the outlet check valve (18) is open, the drink will rise through the outlet path created by flowing out of the interchangeable hollow cylinder (20).

The termination of the disbursement can be implemented in three ways:

1) By closing the dispensing valve (21), argon and carbon dioxide and / or other inert gases stop pushing the beverage outwards. When the pressure inside the bottle returns to the standard one, that is the one on which the automatic closing of the non-return valve (18) is set, the liquid will stop flowing out.

2) By closing the tap (19) every possible way out of the liquid will be closed, which consequently will forcibly stop its flow while the internal pressure of the bottle will remain that set on the dispensing valve.

3) By closing both the tap (19) and the dispensing valve (21), the procedures indicated in the aforementioned points 1) and 2) will be implemented.

In order to ensure compliance with the hygienic and sanitary conditions, the hollow needles (12 and 15) are made of surgical steel or materials compatible with the food sector and, being pressure fixed to the attachments (11 and 16), they can be interchangeable. All the components of the device are made of plastic suitable for food use and approved by the FDA, they are also equipped with speedfit quick couplings that allow an optimal seal. Finally, the tap (19) consists of a cylindrical body (20) which can be removed to allow easy cleaning or replacement of the same.

This device may be of industrial interest since its large-scale production could bring economic advantages deriving from its use in the following sectors: food and wine, catering, hotels, bars and even private individuals. This determines, at the same time, a reduction in the waste of beverages as it greatly increases their conservation over time.

List of figures / drawings

The invention is explained in detail by means of an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings. The example shows: 1: Neck of a bottle

2: Screw clamping device

3: Conical tightening nut

4: Gasket

5: Body of the structure on which the threaded ring nut 2 tightens and on which the gasket 4 strikes

6: Body of the structure

7: Speedfit quick coupling for incoming gases

8: Hollow tube carrying the gases

9: Inlet non-return valve

10: Speedfit quick attack

11: Tube that allows you to insert the exit needle

12: Entry cable needle

13: Second hole of the entry needle

: Second hole of the exit needle

: Needle output cable

: Tube that allows you to insert the exit needle

: Speedfit quick attack

: Outlet non-return valve

: Tap with threaded connection and speedfit connection: Hollow cylinder with threaded connection and speedfit connection: Gas supply valve

inert gas cylinder

Claims (1)

CLAIMS 1) Dispensing device for beverages such as wines, liqueurs, sparkling wines, champagne and similar bottled with a pressure cap in particular in cork, chipboard and the like and / or composite and / or silicone plastic materials and the like, consisting of a clamping device at screw (2) which presses on a conical tightening ring nut (3) which allows hermetic fixing through the gasket (4) to the body of the device (5 and 6) having a means for dispensing (19) a drink from the bottle (1) , the aforesaid dispensing means controls the means for withdrawing the liquid from the bottle (15) which passes through an outlet non-return valve (18), the said withdrawal means through the operation coordinated with the insufflating means (12) of the argon and carbon dioxide under pressure connected with an inlet non-return valve (9) to a tank (22) and to a dispensing valve (21) towards the inside of said bottle (1), allows for pressure compensation to dispense the liquid; 2) Device according to the preceding claim characterized in that it is possible to escape the liquid without previously removing the original cap of the bottle (1) through the introduction of argon and carbon dioxide and / or other inert gases; 3) Device according to the preceding claims characterized by the fact that a means for withdrawing the liquid from a bottle consisting of a cannula needle or similar (15) passes through the original cap of the bottle (1), without having to remove it from the bottle and functioning synchronously with another cannula or similar needle (12) adapted to insufflate argon and carbon dioxide and / or other inert gas into the bottle, allowing the liquid to be withdrawn from it; 4) Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, the aforesaid cannula or similar needles (12 and 15) are characterized by a second lateral hole which allows the flow of argon and carbon dioxide and / or other inert gas and liquids even if, in the go through the cap, fragments of the cap itself occluding the main hole; 5) Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, the aforesaid cannula needles or the like (12 and 15) can be easily removed for washing and / or replacement; 6) Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, the screw clamping device (2) allows the body of the instrument (5 and 6) to be fixed to the bottle (1) through the conical tightening ring nut (3) and the gasket (4) hermetically; 7) Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, the non-return valve at the inlet (9) allows the return of argon and carbon dioxide and / or other inert gases, preventing their reflux; 8) Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, the non-return valve at the outlet (18) allows the liquid to escape, preventing the entry of the external atmosphere so as not to compromise the organoleptic characteristics of the beverage; 9) Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, the outlet tap (19) allows the device to be closed avoiding dripping. 10) Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, the hollow cylinder or the like (20) can be removed for and / or replacement;