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- The present embodiments are directed to the field of beverage containers, and more particularly, to beverage container serving, and related methods.
- Beverage containers are typically loaded into a refrigeration unit, for example, by placing the container farthest back from the door on a wire shelf. In particular, in a restaurant or bar environment, the beverage containers, which may be in the form of glass bottles, are typically loaded into the refrigeration unit early in a day and reloaded when supply or the amount of beverage containers or bottles on the shelf becomes relatively low. In a busy restaurant or bar, loading or reloading may occur multiple times in a relatively short amount of time, for example, hourly. It is not typical to permit all the beverage containers on a given shelf within the refrigeration unit to be used or pulled prior to reloading.
- Many beverages that are loaded into the refrigeration unit, particularly in a restaurant or bar, have a best-by date, freshness date, or use-by date associated with it. This date is typically printed on the beverage container or bottle itself and/or a label on the beverage container. Upon reloading of a refrigeration unit with beverage containers, the dates printed on the beverage containers are not typically visually checked and those beverage containers with a more current date are thus not rotated or brought to the front of the shelf in the refrigeration unit. This may be particularly true in a busy restaurant or bar environment. Instead, newer beverage containers having a date that is farther away are placed in the front of the older beverage containers. Thus, the older beverage containers may not be used by their associated best-by date, freshness date, use-by date.
- A beverage container serving apparatus for a plurality of beverage containers may include a floor and at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the floor and that includes a curved base segment and a pair of parallel arms extending from the curved base segment. The beverage container serving apparatus may also include an inner wall extending upwardly from the floor between the pair of parallel arms defining a container channel having a container inlet into which the plurality of beverage containers is input and a container outlet from which the plurality of beverage containers is served. A movable gate may be adjacent one of the container inlet and container outlet and configured to maintain a given beverage container from among the plurality thereof within the container channel.
- The at least one sidewall may have a U-shape, for example. The movable gate may include a hinge coupled to the inner wall and a movable arm coupled to the hinge so that the arm is movable between the container inlet and the container outlet.
- The movable gate may include a ratcheting turnstile. The movable gate may include a curved gate integrally molded with at least one of the inner wall and the at least one sidewall, for example.
- The movable gate may include at least one resilient protrusion extending into the container channel. The at least one resilient protrusion may have a curved shape, for example. The at least one resilient protrusion may include a plurality of spaced apart resilient protrusions extending along the at least one sidewall and the inner wall, for example.
- The floor may be sloped downwardly relative to the container inlet and container outlet. The beverage container serving apparatus may also include at least one further inner wall extending upwardly from the floor to define a plurality of container channels, for example. The beverage container serving apparatus may also include at least one further movable gate adjacent the curved base segment to selectively block at least one corresponding container channel from the plurality thereof, for example.
- A method aspect is directed to a method of making a beverage container serving apparatus for a plurality of beverage containers. The method may include forming a floor and forming at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the floor and that includes a curved base segment and a pair of parallel arms extending from the curved base segment. The method may also include forming an inner wall extending upwardly from the floor between the pair of parallel arms defining a container channel having a container inlet into which the plurality of beverage containers is input and a container outlet from which the plurality of beverage containers is served. The method may further include forming a movable gate adjacent one of the container inlet and container outlet and configured to maintain a given beverage container from among the plurality thereof within the container channel.
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FIG. 1 is a top schematic view of a beverage container serving apparatus in accordance with an embodiment. -
FIG. 2 is a side schematic view of the beverage container serving apparatus ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a top schematic view of a beverage container serving apparatus in accordance with another embodiment. -
FIG. 4 is a side schematic view of the beverage container serving apparatus ofFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of the beverage container serving apparatus taken along line 5-1 ofFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 6 is a top schematic view of a beverage container serving apparatus in accordance with another embodiment. -
FIG. 7 is an enlarged schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of the beverage container serving apparatus ofFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 8 is a top schematic view of a beverage container serving apparatus in accordance with another embodiment. -
FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of the beverage container serving apparatus ofFIG. 8 . -
FIG. 10 is a top schematic view of a beverage container serving apparatus in accordance with another embodiment. -
FIG. 11 is an enlarged schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of the beverage container serving apparatus ofFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of the beverage container serving apparatus ofFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 13 is a top schematic view of a beverage container serving apparatus in accordance with another embodiment. -
FIG. 14 is a top schematic view of a beverage container serving apparatus in accordance with another embodiment. - The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout, and prime notation and increments of 100 are used to indicate similar elements in alternative embodiments.
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FIGS. 1-2 , a beveragecontainer serving apparatus 20 for a plurality ofbeverage containers 21 includes afloor 22 and asidewall 23 extending upwardly from the floor. Thesidewall 23 may be a curved sidewall, for example, having a U-shape. More particularly, thesidewall 23 may include acurved base segment 24 or bend and a pair ofparallel arms sidewall 23 may not include acurved base segment 24, but instead, one or more straight base segments, for example. - The beverage
container serving apparatus 20 also includes aninner wall 25 extending upwardly from thefloor 22 between the pair ofparallel arms container channel 26. Theinner wall 25 may itself have a U-shape or curve, and/or have a width or thickness associated therewith, for example, to carry metering and/or beverage container management devices, as will be explained in further details below. Thecontainer channel 26 has a container inlet 27 into which thebeverage containers 21 are input and acontainer outlet 28 from which the beverage containers are served. Thecontainer channel 26 is advantageously sized in width to accommodate a single container, for example, bottle or can. Thefloor 22,sidewall 23 andinner wall 25 may each be plastic, for example. Of course, thefloor 22,sidewall 23, andinner wall 25 may be or include other and/or additional types of materials, for example, metal. - During operation,
beverage containers 21 are loaded or slid into thecontainer inlet 27. As thebeverage containers 21 are loaded, earlier loaded beverage containers will move through thecontainer channel 26 so that the earliest loaded beverage container will be at thecontainer outlet 28. Accordingly, the beveragecontainer serving apparatus 20 may operate using the first-in-first-out (FIFO) principle. Beverage containers are thus served from thecontainer outlet 28 and it is theoldest beverage container 21 or earliest loaded beverage container that is served first. It should be understood that thecontainer inlet 27 andcontainer outlet 28 may be swapped while maintaining FIFO. Therounded sidewall 23, and, more particularly, thecurved base segment 24, permits thebeverage containers 21 to more easily move from thecontainer inlet 27 to thecontainer outlet 28 upon loading, for example. - To further assist in serving the oldest or earliest loaded
beverage container 21 and maintaining a given beverage container from within thecontainer channel 26, the beveragecontainer serving apparatus 20 also includes amovable gate 30 that is adjacent thecontainer inlet 27 andcontainer outlet 28. More particularly, themovable gate 30 is carried by theinner wall 25 and includes ahinge 31 coupled to the inner wall and amovable arm 32, for example, a rigid movable arm, coupled to the hinge so that the movable arm is movable between thecontainer inlet 27 and thecontainer outlet 28. For example, during loading, themovable gate 30, and more particularly, themovable arm 32 is positioned to block thecontainer outlet 28 permittingbeverage containers 21 to be loaded into thecontainer inlet 27. Upon completion of loading and during operation, themovable gate 30 ormovable arm 32 is moved so that it blocks thecontainer inlet 27. This advantageously provides a visual indicator of whichside beverage containers 21 are to be served. In some embodiments, themovable arm 32 may be flexible, for example, flexible plastic, so that the movable arm maintains thebeverage containers 21 within either of thecontainer inlet 27 orcontainer outlet 28, but permits, with sufficient force, a beverage container to be pulled or pushed through themovable gate 30. In some embodiments, there may be more than onemovable gate 30, for example, mounted to eachparallel arm - Referring now to
FIGS. 3-5 , in another embodiment, themovable gate 30′ may include or be in the form of a ratcheting turnstile. For example, the ratchetingturnstile 30′ may be coupled or mounted to theinner wall 25′ within thecontainer inlet 27′. The ratchetingturnstile 30′ may be sized so that desiredsize beverage containers 21′ may be placed one at a time through thecontainer inlet 27′. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the ratchetingturnstile 30′ may be configured to permit movement ofbeverage containers 21′ in one direction—from thecontainer inlet 27′ to thecontainer outlet 28′. However, in some embodiments, the ratchetingturnstile 30′ may be configured to provide movement ofbeverage containers 21′ in the opposite direction—that is from thecontainer outlet 28′ to thecontainer inlet 27′. - While the ratcheting
turnstile 30′ is illustratively carried by theinner wall 25′, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the ratcheting turnstile may be carried by either of theparallel arms 29 a′, 29 b′ or within thefloor 22′ (e.g., extending upwardly therefrom). In some embodiments, a further ratcheting turnstile may be coupled adjacent or within thecontainer outlet 28′, for example, to meter serving and provide a container output count (i.e., a counter). Other and/or additional counting mechanisms or devices may be used, for example, independently from any ratcheting turnstile. Of course, any counter may be used in any of the embodiments described herein. - Referring now to
FIGS. 6-7 , in another embodiment, themovable gate 30″ may include or be in the form of a curved gate integrally molded (e.g., a monolithic unit) with theinner wall 25″ and extending within thecontainer channel 26″. Thecurved gate 30″ may include ahinge 31″, for example, a living hinge, and amovable arm 32″ and may have a contour that matches thebeverage containers 21″. Thecurved gate 30″ may be stamped from theinner wall 25″. In other embodiments, thecurved gate 30″ may be integrally molded with thesidewall 23″, for example, one or more of theparallel arms 29 a″, 29 b″. - Referring now to
FIGS. 8-9 , themovable gate 30′″ may include or be in the form of spaced apart resilient protrusions extending into thecontainer channel 26′″, for example, carried by theinner wall 25′″. Theresilient protrusions 30′″ may be stamped from theinner wall 25′″ and each have a curved, or more particularly, a semi-circular shape. Theresilient protrusions 30′″ may also be carried by thesidewall 23′″ and be aligned (e.g., across from) with the resilient protrusions carried by theinner wall 25′″. Theresilient protrusions 30′″ carried by thesidewall 23′″ may be formed similarly to the resilient protrusions carried by theinner wall 25′″. The spacing between adjacentresilient protrusions 30′″ may be determined based upon the sizing of thebeverage containers 21′″. During operation, eachbeverage container 21′″ rests between the adjacentresilient protrusions 30′″ in thecontainer channel 26′″. When adding abeverage container 21′″ to thecontainer channel 26′″ pressure is applied toresilient protrusions 30′″ by a moving beverage container causing the resilient protrusions to bend inwardly toward theinner wall 25′″ and thesidewall 23′″. Upon passage of thecontainer 21′″ to the space between the next or adjacentresilient protrusion 30′″, the resilient protrusions previously under pressure return to their original curved shape. Indeed, theresilient protrusions 30′″ function to maintain thebeverage containers 21′″ within thecontainer channel 26′″. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, there may be any number ofresilient protrusions 30′″, which may be positioned anywhere along thecontainer channel 26′″. Theresilient protrusions 30′″ may be oriented differently than illustrated, for example, and may have a different shape, such as, triangular, semi-tubular, cylindrical, etc. - Referring now to
FIGS. 10-12 , the beveragecontainer serving apparatus 20″″ has a slopedfloor 22″″. The slopedfloor 22″″ is illustratively sloped downwardly relative to thecontainer inlet 27″″ andcontainer outlet 28″″. In other words, a portion of thefloor 22″″ adjacent thecontainer inlet 27″″ and thecontainer outlet 28″″ are each sloped downwardly toward thebend 24″″. While a portion of thefloor 22″″ is illustratively sloped downwardly, it should be appreciated that any portion of the floor or segment thereof may be sloped, and/or one of thecontainer inlet 27″″ andcontainer outlet 28″″ may be sloped. The slopedfloor 22″″ advantageously facilitates loaded ofbeverage containers 21″″ through thecontainer inlet 27″″ and helps maintain the beverage containers from spilling out of thecontainer outlet 28″″. - Referring now to
FIG. 13 , in another embodiment, the beveragecontainer serving apparatus 120 may include multiple inner walls 125 a-125 c that may each extend upwardly from thefloor 122 to define multiple container channels 126 a-126 d. For example, the container channel 126 a may include thecontainer inlet 127, while thecontainer channels 126 b-126 d may have a common container inlet with the container channel 126 a and respective container outlets 128 a-128 c. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, any of the container channels 126 a-126 d may be configured as a container inlet or container outlet. Movable gates 130 a-130 c may be carried by or coupled to respective inner walls 125 a-125 c to control movement of thebeverage containers 121 to desired beverage container channels 126 a-126 d. There may be any number of movable gates 130 a-130 c, and any of the movable gates may be positioned to be carried anywhere by any of thesidewall 123 and inner walls 125 a-125 c. The movable gates 130 a-130 c may also be configured to pivot in different directions so as to reduce interference with beverage container movement. - Referring now to
FIG. 14 , in another embodiment, the beveragecontainer serving apparatus 220 may be adjustable in size, for example, to accommodate different depth refrigeration units in which the beverage container serving apparatus may be placed. In particular, thefloor 222, thesidewall 223, and theinner wall 225 may be segmented and each segment includes interconnecting bodies, for example, atab 243 and/or a corresponding blank or recess.Segments outlet movable gate 232. In other embodiments, thesidewall 223 and theinner wall 225 may be slidably adjusted in terms of length (to accommodate different depth refrigeration units) and coupled by a fastener, for example, snapped, into segments of the floor.Floor segments - A method aspect is directed to a method of making a beverage
container serving apparatus 20 forbeverage containers 21. The method includes forming afloor 22 and forming asidewall 23 extending upwardly from the floor and that includes acurved base segment 24 and a pair ofparallel arms inner wall 25 extending upwardly from thefloor 22 between the pair ofparallel arms container channel 26 having acontainer inlet 27 into which thebeverage containers 21 are input and acontainer outlet 28 from which the beverage containers are served. The method further includes forming amovable gate 30 adjacent one of thecontainer inlet 27 andcontainer outlet 28 and that maintains a givenbeverage container 21 within thecontainer channel 26. - While beverage containers are described herein, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that can be applied to all types of container, (e.g., round). Not limited to beverages or liquids, but can be solids, etc.
- Many modifications and other embodiments of the invention will come to the mind of one skilled in the art having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated drawings. Therefore, it is understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed, and that modifications and embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.
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