JPH1159718A - Cap for preventing cork from drying - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To certainly prevent a cork from drying and to make contents in a bottle breathe through the cork even in the case where a special storage such as wine cellar is not provided. SOLUTION: With a cap put on the mouth of a bottle, moisture is supplied to the cork from a moisture-keeping member 4 provided between an inner cylindrical part 2 and an outer cylindrical part 3, and thereby the cork can be prevented from drying. In order to make contents in the bottle breathe through the cork, the outside air is made to flow through the inner cylindrical part 2, the moisture-keeping member 4 and the outer cylindrical part 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for preventing the drying of a cork stopper by putting it on the mouth of a bottle sealed with a cork stopper such as a wine bottle, and for the content of the bottle via the cork stopper. The present invention relates to a cap for breathing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, in a bottle sealed with a cork stopper, if the cork stopper is dry, the cork stopper is broken into small pieces when the cork stopper is opened and cannot be removed. Especially in the case of wine bottles, the wine is packed in a bottle after being matured in a barrel, but since it will not be matured in the bottle until it becomes a wine with sufficient color, taste and aroma, it will always be through a cork stopper. It is necessary to keep the cork stopper moist so that it can breathe. for that reason,
Wine bottles are stored in a storage place, such as a wine cellar, which is kept at a constant humidity and temperature and is not exposed to direct sunlight, in a lying state.

[0003] However, it is difficult for not only ordinary households but also stores to secure a place for storage under specific conditions, such as a wine cellar. On the other hand, it is the fact that they are put upright with sake or whiskey. In addition, a household electric refrigerator that can be obtained most easily as a cool and dark place, even if we ignore the fact that the temperature inside the refrigerator is too low, since the inside of the refrigerator is in a dehumidified state, the outer part of the cork stopper is dried. It was not suitable for storing wine.

In addition, for example, when it is regrettable that the content is a high-quality wine and it is regrettable to drink it all at once, even if the cork stopper is pushed into the mouth of the bottle for storage, the cork stopper is not sealed. Was incomplete and could not be stored with the bottle laid down, forcing him to drink it in a short period of time or to store it with knowledge of the deterioration of taste and aroma. On the other hand, as a stopper in such a case, one that attempts to seal the sealing member provided with an elastic body against the mouth of the bottle with a spring material has been sold, but the stopper itself has no air permeability or water permeability, Even if storage for a short time is possible, storage for several days has inevitable deterioration of taste and aroma.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to reliably prevent a cork stopper from drying even when there is no special storage place such as a wine cellar and to store the contents of a bottle via the cork stopper. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cap capable of performing breathing.

Another object of the present invention is to enable the bottle to be easily and detachably put on the mouth of the bottle, thereby preventing the cork from drying out and breathing the contents even when the cork is once opened. It is to provide a cap that can perform the securing.

Another object of the present invention is to surely prevent the corks of a plurality of bottles from being dried at regular intervals, such as in a display shelf of a store, etc., and to provide the contents of the bottles via the corks. Is to provide a cap that can be used to make breathing.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A cap for preventing cork from drying according to the present invention prevents the cork from drying by putting the cap on the mouth of a bottle sealed with the cork, and at the same time, the contents of the bottle via the cork. A cap for allowing the user to breathe, and an inner cylinder portion formed so that at least the mouth portion of the bottle is removably housed in a receiving space therein, and a moisturizing space between the inner cylinder portion and the inner cylinder portion. And an outer cylinder portion formed integrally with the inner cylinder portion so as to form, and a moisturizing member housed in the moisturizing space.

The cap of the present invention is obtained by impregnating water or at least a liquid having no adverse effect on the contents or a liquid of the same kind as the contents, such as wine, into a moisturizing member, and inserting the mouth of the bottle into the inner cylinder. The moisturizing member in the moisturizing space maintains a required moist environment with respect to the cork stopper to prevent the cork stopper from drying and allow the contents of the bottle to breathe.

In the cap for preventing cork stopper drying according to the present invention, the inner cylinder part and the outer cylinder part are formed of a water-impermeable material to supply moisture to the cork stopper of the bottle and to breathe the contents of the bottle. At least one opening for communicating with the outside air is provided in each of the inner cylinder portion and the outer cylinder portion, or each of the inner cylinder portion and the outer cylinder portion is formed of a functional material having waterproofness and air-permeability. You can also. This prevents the cork stopper from drying due to the moisturizing member, and at the same time, ensures communication with the outside air to ensure the breathing of the contents of the bottle.

[0011] The cork stopper drying prevention cap according to the present invention may also be arranged such that the outer cylinder portion is connected to the outer cylinder portion of another cap at an interval corresponding to the interval between the applied bottles.
The connection can be made by a detachable connection member. As a result, the caps are arranged on the display shelves of the store or the like at intervals between the applied bottles, and the products can be arranged without preparing a special display shelf for wine bottles or the like.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1 A cork stopper drying prevention cap 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention inserts at least a mouth portion N of a bottle B sealed with a cork stopper C into a receiving space R therein as shown in FIG. Inner cylinder part 2 formed so as to be removably stored
And an outer cylinder part 3 integrally formed with the inner cylinder part 2 so as to form a moisture retention space W between the inner cylinder part 2 and a moisture retention member 4 housed in the moisture retention space W. .

The inner cylinder part 2 and the outer cylinder part 3 are formed of a water-impermeable material such as plastic, and the moisturizing member 4 is formed of a sponge or another water-containing and air-permeable material. Is done. The inner cylinder part 2 and the outer cylinder part 3 have at least one opening 5 and 6, respectively.

The opening 5 of the inner cylindrical portion 2 may have such a size that the moisturizing member 4 comes into direct contact with the cork stopper C. However, moisture and air smoothly pass between the moisturizing space W and the receiving space R. Preferably, a plurality of small openings are provided in the inner cylindrical portion 2 so as to allow the fluid to flow through the inner cylindrical portion 2. However, when the mouth portion N of the bottle is inserted into the inner cylinder portion 2, it should be provided so as not to impair the strength necessary for maintaining the dimensional shape of the moisturizing space W. On the other hand, the opening 6 of the outer cylinder 3 is sufficient if the outside air can flow from the opening 6 through the moisturizing space W and the inner cylinder 2 to the receiving space R of the inner cylinder or in the opposite direction. It is preferable to provide the device at an appropriate position where excess liquid does not flow out of the moisturizing member 4 during use.

The size and shape of the inner cylindrical portion 2 can secure a space for supplying moisture around the mouth of the bottle B by covering at least the mouth portion N of the bottle B, and preferably, it can be easily removed from the bottle B. It is formed so that it does not fall off. On the other hand, the dimension and shape of the outer cylinder portion 3 can secure a moisturizing space W for the moisture retaining member 4 between the outer cylinder portion 3 and the inner cylinder portion 2, and preferably have aesthetics when attached to the bottle B. It is formed so as to have an appearance as possible.

The cap 1 can be fixed to the bottle B by appropriately adjusting the size and shape of the inner tube portion 2 to the size and shape of the mouth portion N of the bottle as described above. By providing the elastic ring 7 on the inner peripheral portion of the second member 2, the fixing can be performed more reliably.

The cap 1 of the present invention constructed as described above.
Is to put water or at least a liquid that does not adversely affect the contents or a liquid of the same kind as the contents, for example, wine or the like into the inner cylinder part 2, inject it through the opening 6 of the outer cylinder part 3, or fill the entire cap. Moisturizing member 4 by soaking in it
Water. At this time, if the supplied liquid is excessive, the liquid accumulates in the receiving space R of the inner cylindrical portion, and the cork stopper C is immersed in the liquid, thereby impeding the respiration of the contents L of the bottle B. For this reason, for example, it is preferable that the cap 1 is shaken after the moisturizing member 4 is moistened to discharge excess liquid.

The cap 1 containing the moisturizing member 4 is attached by inserting the mouth portion N of the bottle B into the receiving space R of the inner cylindrical portion 2, and the bottle B is usually stored properly in a lying state. Stored in place. Thus, even if it is stored in an electric refrigerator without a suitable storage location, a space is provided around the cork stopper C of the bottle B, which is always open to the outside air and humid, and the contents L of the bottle B can be breathed. Can be done.

[0019] This means that, even if temperature control is strictly required separately, a dedicated storage place is provided for each bottle, and the bottle is taken out for camping or hiking. Even with this, it is possible to achieve prevention of drying of the cork stopper and secure respiration of the contents.

[0020]

FIG. 2 is a view showing a cork stopper drying prevention cap according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which an inner cylindrical portion 2 and an outer cylindrical portion 3 are formed of a sheet-shaped or cloth-shaped functional material. Except for the above, the configuration is the same as that of the above embodiment.

The functional material has a waterproof property and a ventilating property that can pass moisture and air but cannot pass liquid. Gore-Tex (trademark) manufactured by DuPont is known as a typical example of such a functional material. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide an opening for the flow of moisture or air in the inner cylinder part 2 and the outer cylinder part 3, but the inlets 8 and 9 for supplying the liquid to the moisturizing member 4 are provided in the inner cylinder part 2 and It is provided on the outer cylinder part 3.

The inlet 8 of the inner cylinder 2 is a simple hole formed in the bottom of the receiving space R, and is mainly used for supplying liquid before the bottle is covered. On the other hand, the injection port 9 of the outer cylinder portion 3 is mainly used when liquid replenishment is required during use, and may be a simple hole similar to the injection port 8, but from an aesthetic viewpoint. Therefore, it is desirable to extend the water-permeable member in the hole or to provide a lid that can be freely opened and closed. It will be easily understood that only one of the inlet 8 and the inlet 9 may be provided.

In this embodiment, the cap is an inlet 8
And / or after supplying the liquid from 9 to hydrate the moisturizing member 4, it is used in the same manner as described in the above embodiment,
Ensure moisture retention and respiration of the contents around the bottle corks. In addition, since the functional material generally has flexibility, it can be folded and folded. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the storage location when not in use.

[0024]

Embodiment 3 FIG. 3 is a view showing a cork stopper drying prevention cap 1 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Each outer cylinder of a plurality of caps 1 formed in the same manner as described in each of the above embodiments. The portions 3 have a form in which they are connected to each other by a detachable connecting member 10.

The connecting member 10 has a distance between the bottles so that the inner cylinders 2 can receive the mouth portions of the bottles, respectively, in a state where the bottles are arranged adjacent to each other. It is dimensioned to have a spacing corresponding to the spacing between them. The plurality of caps connected by the connecting member 10 can be arranged at predetermined intervals by attaching them to display shelves or storage shelves of a store in advance, and inserting a bottle into each cap. Further, for example, when the customer purchases, by disconnecting the connecting member 10 and handing it to the customer with the bottle covered with a cap, it is possible to maintain the prevention of the cork stopper from drying and ensure the respiration of the contents, and the commercial value Can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cap for preventing cork stopper drying according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 1 showing a cap for preventing cork stopper drying according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially sectional plan view showing a cap for preventing cork from drying according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cork stopper drying prevention cap 2 Inner cylinder part 3 Outer cylinder part 4 Moisturizing member 5, 6 Opening hole 7 Elastic ring 8, 9 Inlet 10 Connecting member B Bottle C Cork stopper L Contents N mouth part R Receiving space W Moisturizing space

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cap for covering a mouth of a bottle sealed with a cork stopper to prevent drying of the cork stopper and to allow the contents of the bottle to be breathed through the cork stopper. And an inner cylinder portion formed so as to be removably housed in a receiving space inside the inner cylinder portion, and formed integrally with the inner cylinder portion so as to form a moisturizing space between the inner cylinder portion and the inner cylinder portion. A cap comprising: an outer cylinder portion; and a moisturizing member housed in the moisturizing space. 2. The inner cylinder part and the outer cylinder part are formed of a water-impermeable material. The inner cylinder part and the outer cylinder part supply moisture to a cork stopper of the bottle and breathe the contents of the bottle. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one opening for communicating with the outside air is provided.
The cap described. 3. The cap according to claim 1, wherein the inner cylindrical portion and the outer cylindrical portion are each formed of a functional material having a waterproof property and a ventilation property. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the outer cylinders are connected by a detachable connecting member so as to be connected to an outer cylinder of another cap at an interval corresponding to an interval between the bottles to be applied. The cap according to claim 1, 2 or 3.