US20200158425A1 - Device for selectively freezing portions of bottled beverages - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to freezing systems, and in particular to a device for selectively freezing portions of bottled beverages.
- bottled beverages have been chilled by placing the bottles in a refrigerator or an ice bath.
- a system for chilling liquids in bottles in a selectively efficient manner is desired.
- the present invention is directed to a freezing device comprising a refrigeration base housing having a refrigeration system therein and a bottle receiver above the refrigeration base housing.
- the bottle receiver has at least one top opening, each top opening for accepting a portion of a bottle of consumable beverage therein such that a top portion of the bottle is not encompassed by the bottle receiver.
- the bottle receiver has an air space between at least one sidewall of the bottle receiver and the bottle.
- the refrigeration system cools the space within the bottle receiver for freezing a bottom portion of the consumable beverage encompassed by the bottle receiver.
- the freezing device includes a refrigeration base housing having a refrigeration system therein and a bottle receiver above the refrigeration base housing.
- the bottle receiver has at least one top opening, each top opening for accepting a portion of a bottle of consumable beverage therein such that a top portion of the bottle is not encompassed by the bottle receiver.
- the bottle receiver has an air space between at least one sidewall of the bottle receiver and the bottle. The refrigeration system cools the space within the bottle receiver for freezing a bottom portion of the consumable beverage encompassed by the bottle receiver.
- Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide a freezing system comprising a bottle of consumable beverage and a freezing device.
- the freezing device includes a refrigeration base housing having a refrigeration system therein and a bottle receiver above the refrigeration base housing.
- the bottle receiver has at least one top opening, each top opening for accepting a portion of the bottle therein such that a top portion of the bottle is not encompassed by the bottle receiver.
- the bottle receiver has an air space between at least one sidewall of the bottle receiver and the bottle.
- the refrigeration system cools the space within the bottle receiver for freezing a bottom portion of the consumable beverage encompassed by the bottle receiver.
- Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a method of cooling a consumable beverage comprising providing a bottle enclosing the consumable beverage; providing a freezing device including a refrigeration base housing having a refrigeration system therein and a bottle receiver above the refrigeration base housing; placing the bottle into a top opening of the bottle receiver to encompass a bottom portion of the bottle with the bottle receiver; providing an air space between at least one sidewall of the bottle receiver and the bottle; and cooling the space within the bottle receiver for freezing a bottom portion of the consumable beverage encompassed by the bottle receiver.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of a freezing device of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1A is a side view of the freezing device of another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the freezing device.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a refrigerator including a pair of the freezing devices.
- FIG. 4 is a top view of a second embodiment of the freezing device.
- FIG. 5 is a front view of the second embodiment of the freezing device.
- FIG. 6 is a front view of a bottle that can be used with the freezing device.
- the reference number 10 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ) generally designates a freezing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the freezing device 10 includes a refrigeration base housing 12 and a bottle receiver 14 .
- the bottle receiver 14 is configured to receive a bottle 16 therein for freezing a portion of a consumable beverage 18 (e.g., water) contained within the bottle 16 to result in a frozen (solid) portion 20 of the consumable beverage 18 located in the area encompassed by the bottle receiver 14 and a non-frozen (liquid) portion 22 of the consumable beverage 18 located in the area located outside of the bottle receiver 14 .
- a consumable beverage 18 e.g., water
- the illustrated freezing device 200 can include a front door 206 at the front of the row 202 of bottles 16 for allowing a bottle 16 to be removed from the front of the freezing device 200 .
- the front door 206 can comprise any opening and closing mechanism.
- the front door 206 can include a pair of saloon doors 208 , with one or both of the saloon doors 208 having a seal 210 for sealing the common freezing area 204 when the saloon doors a closed 208 .
- Another embodiment of the front door 206 includes a door that is hinged from the bottom and being spring biased into a substantially vertical position. However, any front door 206 that can seal the common freezing area 204 could be used.
- a divider could move between each bottle 16 . If a divider is used, it is contemplated that the divider could be moved out of the way at the front door 206 (e.g., sliding into an opening or folding down) to allow the bottle 16 to be easily removed from the freezing device 200 through the front door 206 . It is contemplated that all of the seal members 212 on a single side of a row 202 could be a single member such that all of the seal members 212 on the single side of the row 202 move as one as the bottles 16 move forward.
- the row 202 could have a step in front of the bottles 16 at the front of the row 202 behind the door 206 to prevent forward movement of the bottles 16 from gravity or force of the pusher 220 .
- the pusher 220 could have a cover 224 connected thereto that unrolls from a roll 226 located at a rear of the row 202 to cover the common freezing area 204 as the pusher 220 moved toward the front door 206 .
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- The application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional, Application Ser. No. 62/769,244, filed on Nov. 19, 2018, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- The present invention relates to freezing systems, and in particular to a device for selectively freezing portions of bottled beverages.
- In the past, bottled beverages have been chilled by placing the bottles in a refrigerator or an ice bath. A system for chilling liquids in bottles in a selectively efficient manner is desired.
- The present invention, according to one aspect, is directed to a freezing device comprising a refrigeration base housing having a refrigeration system therein and a bottle receiver above the refrigeration base housing. The bottle receiver has at least one top opening, each top opening for accepting a portion of a bottle of consumable beverage therein such that a top portion of the bottle is not encompassed by the bottle receiver. The bottle receiver has an air space between at least one sidewall of the bottle receiver and the bottle. The refrigeration system cools the space within the bottle receiver for freezing a bottom portion of the consumable beverage encompassed by the bottle receiver.
- Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator comprising a receiving area having a temperature therein below room temperature and a freezing device located within the receiving area. The freezing device includes a refrigeration base housing having a refrigeration system therein and a bottle receiver above the refrigeration base housing. The bottle receiver has at least one top opening, each top opening for accepting a portion of a bottle of consumable beverage therein such that a top portion of the bottle is not encompassed by the bottle receiver. The bottle receiver has an air space between at least one sidewall of the bottle receiver and the bottle. The refrigeration system cools the space within the bottle receiver for freezing a bottom portion of the consumable beverage encompassed by the bottle receiver.
- Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide a freezing system comprising a bottle of consumable beverage and a freezing device. The freezing device includes a refrigeration base housing having a refrigeration system therein and a bottle receiver above the refrigeration base housing. The bottle receiver has at least one top opening, each top opening for accepting a portion of the bottle therein such that a top portion of the bottle is not encompassed by the bottle receiver. The bottle receiver has an air space between at least one sidewall of the bottle receiver and the bottle. The refrigeration system cools the space within the bottle receiver for freezing a bottom portion of the consumable beverage encompassed by the bottle receiver.
- Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a method of cooling a consumable beverage comprising providing a bottle enclosing the consumable beverage; providing a freezing device including a refrigeration base housing having a refrigeration system therein and a bottle receiver above the refrigeration base housing; placing the bottle into a top opening of the bottle receiver to encompass a bottom portion of the bottle with the bottle receiver; providing an air space between at least one sidewall of the bottle receiver and the bottle; and cooling the space within the bottle receiver for freezing a bottom portion of the consumable beverage encompassed by the bottle receiver.
- One or more embodiments of the present invention are illustrated by way of example and should not be construed as being limited to the specific embodiments depicted in the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals indicate similar elements.
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FIG. 1 is a side view of a freezing device of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 1A is a side view of the freezing device of another embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the freezing device. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a refrigerator including a pair of the freezing devices. -
FIG. 4 is a top view of a second embodiment of the freezing device. -
FIG. 5 is a front view of the second embodiment of the freezing device. -
FIG. 6 is a front view of a bottle that can be used with the freezing device. - The specific devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings and described in the following specification are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts. Hence, specific dimensions and other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting.
- For purposes of description herein, it is to be understood that the invention may assume various alternative orientations, except where expressly specified to the contrary. It is also to be understood that the specific devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings and described in the following specification are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Hence, specific dimensions and other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting, unless the claims expressly state otherwise.
- The reference number 10 (
FIGS. 1 and 2 ) generally designates a freezing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Thefreezing device 10 includes arefrigeration base housing 12 and abottle receiver 14. Thebottle receiver 14 is configured to receive abottle 16 therein for freezing a portion of a consumable beverage 18 (e.g., water) contained within thebottle 16 to result in a frozen (solid)portion 20 of theconsumable beverage 18 located in the area encompassed by thebottle receiver 14 and a non-frozen (liquid)portion 22 of theconsumable beverage 18 located in the area located outside of thebottle receiver 14. - In the illustrated example, the
refrigeration base housing 12 includes arefrigeration system 24 therein for cooling asupport surface 26 that supports thebottle 16 within thebottle receiver 14 andair 28 within thebottle receiver 14 between aninterior surface 30 of thebottle receiver 14 and thebottle 16 to a temperature below the freezing temperature of theconsumable beverage 18. Therefrigeration system 24 can be any system for lowering the temperature of thesupport surface 26 and theair 28. For example, therefrigeration system 24 can include a cyclic refrigeration system (e.g., a vapor-compression cycle), a thermoelectric refrigeration system, or a magnetic refrigeration system. The preceding list is for example only and is not exhaustive of systems that could be used. - The illustrated
bottle receiver 14 extends upward from therefrigeration base housing 12 and supports thebottle 16 therein. Thebottle receiver 14 includes alarger base 32 and asmaller top 34 with at least onesidewall 36 extending between thelarger base 32 and thesmaller top 34. It is contemplated that thebottle receiver 14 could have any shape. For example, thebottle receiver 14 could have a frustoconical profile with thesidewall 36 being conical as illustrated inFIG. 1 or could have a rectangular profile having a plurality ofsidewalls 36 as shown inFIG. 1A . Thesidewalls 36 can be curved or planar and thesmaller top 34 could have any shape (e.g., circular, rectangular, square, hexagon, octagon, etc.). Thebottle receiver 14 can be made of any material, and can be made of or include insulating material. Thesmaller top 34 of thebottle receiver 14 includes an opening 40 for receiving thebottle 16 therein. The periphery of theopening 40 can abut thebottle 16 or a circularflexible seal 42 can extend from the opening 40 in thesmaller top 34 to abut against a side surface of thebottle 16. - In the illustrated embodiment, the
freezing device 10 is positioned within arefrigerator 100 such that the portion of thebottle 16 outside of thefreezing device 10 can still be cooled.FIG. 2 illustrates a pair offreezing devices 10 within therefrigerator 100. A first one of thefreezing devices 10 includes apower cord 102 that is plugged into anoutlet 104 within the interior of therefrigerator 100 to allow the first one of thefreezing devices 10 to be removed from therefrigerator 100. A second one of thefreezing devices 10 is hardwired 108 to ashelf 106 within therefrigerator 100 and is therefore not removable. It is considered that anyrefrigerator 100 could include multiple instances of the first one and/or the second one of thefreezing devices 10 as illustrated inFIG. 2 . It is contemplated that either the first one or the second one of thefreezing devices 10 as illustrated inFIG. 2 could include an outlet built into therefrigeration base housing 12 to allow furtherfreezing devices 10 to be plugged into therefrigeration base housing 12 to power the furtherfreezing devices 10. Therefrigerator 100 could be any small consumer refrigerator or could be any large refrigerator, including a walk-in refrigerator. - The
freezing devices 10 as described herein allow thebottle 16 containing the consumable beverage 18 (e.g., water) therein to result in the frozen (solid)portion 20 of theconsumable beverage 18 and the non-frozen (liquid)portion 22 of theconsumable beverage 18.Such bottle 16 allows a user thereof to drink the non-frozen (liquid)portion 22 of theconsumable beverage 18 directly after removal of thebottle 16 from thefreezing device 10 along with providing the frozen (solid)portion 20 for maintaining a cold temperature of the non-frozen (liquid)portion 22 along with supplying further substance to the non-frozen (liquid)portion 22 as the frozen (solid)portion 20 melts. -
FIGS. 4-5 illustrate another embodiment of a freezingdevice 200. The second embodiment of the freezingdevice 200 can be located in a cooler or a refrigerator, likerefrigerator 100 outlined above. The freezingdevice 200 can define a shelf in the cooler or refrigerator. The freezingdevice 200 includes a line orrow 202 ofbottles 16, with each of thebottles 16 sharing a common bottle receiver or freezingarea 204. While tworows 202 ofbottles 16 are shown, any number (including only one) ofrows 202 ofbottles 16 could be employed by the freezingdevice 200. The second embodiment of the freezingdevice 200 allows forindividual bottles 16 to be removed therefrom, with anotherbottle 16 being moved to the front of therow 202 until allbottles 16 are removed from therow 202. - The illustrated freezing
device 200 can include afront door 206 at the front of therow 202 ofbottles 16 for allowing abottle 16 to be removed from the front of the freezingdevice 200. Thefront door 206 can comprise any opening and closing mechanism. For example, thefront door 206 can include a pair ofsaloon doors 208, with one or both of thesaloon doors 208 having aseal 210 for sealing thecommon freezing area 204 when the saloon doors a closed 208. Another embodiment of thefront door 206 includes a door that is hinged from the bottom and being spring biased into a substantially vertical position. However, anyfront door 206 that can seal thecommon freezing area 204 could be used. Alternatively, the front wall of therow 202 can be a solid wall and thebottle 16 can be removed from the freezingdevice 200 by lifting thebottle 16 out of the freezingdevice 200. It is contemplated that the freezingdevice 200 could have a sensor to determine when there are no longer anybottles 16 therein to turn off the freezingdevice 200 or the cooling elements of an internal area of therow 202. - In the illustrated example, a
seal member 212 is located between eachbottle 16 at a top of thecommon freezing area 204 to seal the interior of thecommon freezing area 204. Theseal member 212 could be any device or devices that can seal the interior of thecommon freezing area 204. For example, eachseal member 212 could a single pliable sheet that moves to allow abottle 16 to be moved toward thefront door 206 and moves back into position once thebottle 16 has moved thereby. Theseal member 212 could be a substantially triangular sheet (with angled sides to accommodate the exterior shape of a bottle 16). Eachseal member 212 could also be a plurality of brushes that can move as thebottle 16 passes by theseal member 212. While thebottles 16 are shown as abutting each other in therow 202, it is contemplated that a divider could move between eachbottle 16. If a divider is used, it is contemplated that the divider could be moved out of the way at the front door 206 (e.g., sliding into an opening or folding down) to allow thebottle 16 to be easily removed from the freezingdevice 200 through thefront door 206. It is contemplated that all of theseal members 212 on a single side of arow 202 could be a single member such that all of theseal members 212 on the single side of therow 202 move as one as thebottles 16 move forward. - As outlined above, the
row 202 ofbottles 16 are configured to move toward thefront door 206. It is contemplated thatbottles 16 could move forward in any manner. For example, a floor of thecommon freezing area 204 holding thebottles 16 could be slanted with gravity forcing thebottles 16 forward. Alternatively, as shown inFIG. 4 , apusher 220 biased by aspring 222 or pushed in a mechanical manner can push thebottles 16 forward. It is contemplated that thepusher 220 can have slots to rest in located at a position between an initial location of thebottles 16 such that thepusher 220 does not apply pressure against thefront door 206 in such a manner that thefront door 206 would inadvertently open. Moreover, therow 202 could have a step in front of thebottles 16 at the front of therow 202 behind thedoor 206 to prevent forward movement of thebottles 16 from gravity or force of thepusher 220. It is also contemplated that thepusher 220 could have acover 224 connected thereto that unrolls from aroll 226 located at a rear of therow 202 to cover thecommon freezing area 204 as thepusher 220 moved toward thefront door 206. -
FIG. 6 illustrates abottle 16 a that can be used with any embodiment of the freezing device as disclosed herein. Thebottle 16 a includes aconstriction 300, with the frozen (solid)portion 20 a of theconsumable beverage 18 a being located above theconstriction 300 and the non-frozen (liquid) portion 22 s of the consumable beverage 18 s located in the area above theconstriction 300. It is contemplated that the constriction can maintain the frozen (solid)portion 20 a at a bottom of thebottle 16 a until the frozen (solid)portion 20 a has sufficiently melted. The vertical location and the size of theconstriction 300 can be varied depending on the configuration of the freezing device having thebottle 16 a therein and/or desired melting properties of the frozen (solid)portion 20 a. - Although particular preferred embodiments of the invention have been disclosed in detail for illustrative purposes, it will be recognized that variations or modifications of the disclosed apparatus, including the rearrangement of parts, lie within the scope of the present invention.
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