US20210171275A1 - Liquor serving apparatus, system and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system for carrying and serving liquor. The system includes an apparatus for serving liquor, a plurality of vessel, a holster and a protective briefcase. The apparatus takes in the liquor and decants the liquor upon requirement. The plurality of vessel, receives the liquor from the apparatus and adapted to hold the liquor. One of a pourer and a cap adapted to alternatively and may be removably coupled to the hollow gun shaped structure, either to pour the liquor with a controlled flow velocity or to keep it ready to use it later. The holster may be adapted to be wrapped around the user's waist and adapted to hold the plurality of vessel and the apparatus. The protective briefcase includes a hard-protective covering from an outside, and a soft cushioning covering from an inside. The protective briefcase provides safety to the apparatus and the plurality of vessel.
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- The present disclosure relates to a liquor industry, and, more particularly, to an apparatus, a system and a method for serving liquor.
- In this fast running life, people hardly get time to gather and enjoy. The people prefer to share their happiness and sorrow in the gathering over liquors or drinks. Liquor is one of the most demanded refreshment in the party or gathering. Liquor is also of many kinds and some people based on their likings prefer only some specific kind of liquor. People or bar tenders or bar owners carry their own favorite liquor in the bars or any other gathering to serve themselves or to the gathering. Apart from having their favorite liquor, people want their liquor to be served in a proper and fashionable manner. Sometimes, the host of the gathering wants to serve in his/her own style. Though the process of serving may not matter for some people, but some takes it very seriously as it makes their mood for the party or gathering.
- For such passion of carrying their favorite liquor and serving in their own style, there are some conventional way in which people carry and serve liquor. Conventionally, people keep their favorite liquor bottle in a bag and carry it to the gathering venue. Some carry their favorite liquor bottle in a box. Likewise, in serving process, people conventionally decant the liquor in the drinking vessel directly from the liquor bottle. Despite these conventional methods, liquor lovers are always on the look to find best way to carry and serve their favorite liquor.
- The existing liquor carrying and serving method may be satisfying but may not be able to address some of the specific problems. For example, there may be instances when the person may need to carry liquor bottle in a conventional bag from one place to another. As a result, the liquor bottle may get broken on the way due to sudden impact. Further, there may be instances when the person may need to carry some items to supplement the liquor, for example, drinking glasses, serving vessel, a pourer and so forth. As a result, the person may need to carry multiple bags containing supplementary items and may need to take care of all the items simultaneously, which may get broken due to the sudden impact during its transportation. Furthermore, there may be a liquor serving vessel which may induce turbulence upon pouring liquor and may not provide the best experience to the person. As a result, the person may not enjoy the liquor serving system and method. Moreover, in conventional systems or methods the user may put a lot of effort to carry the liquor serving vessel and liquor holding vessels. As a result, the user either has to go to the liquor serving vessel every time to get and serve more liquor or has to carry the liquor serving vessel in his/her hand every time.
- Accordingly, there exists a need to overcome shortcomings of the existing liquor carrying and serving system and method. For example, there may be a need of such a system and a method which may facilitate carrying of liquor from one place to another without any fear of getting broken. Further, there may be a need of such a system and a method which may facilitate carrying of supplementary items for the liquor serving from one place to another safely. Furthermore, there may be a need of such a system or a method which may provide a better liquor serving experience. Moreover, there may be a need of such a system and a method of serving that may facilitate a liquor server to carry the liquor serving vessel and the liquor holding vessels without putting any effort. In this way, using the suitable system and method may provide a safer, hassle free and fashionable way for carrying and serving liquor.
- In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the prior art, the general purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a system and method for carrying and serving liquor to include all advantages of the prior art, and to overcome the drawbacks inherent in the prior art.
- Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a system and a method which may facilitate carrying of liquor from one place to another without any fear of getting broken.
- Another object of the present disclosure is to develop such a system and a method which may facilitate carrying of supplementary items for the liquor serving from one place to another safely.
- Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a better liquor serving experience.
- Another object of the present disclosure is to develop a system and a method which may facilitate carrying a liquor serving vessel over a person's body favoring hassle free and timely liquor serving.
- In light of the above objects, in one aspect, an apparatus may be provided for carrying and serving liquor. In one embodiment, the apparatus may include at least one hollow gun shaped structure having a first region and a second region. The first region is to hold the hollow gun shaped structure and the second region is extending horizontally in relation to a vertical orientation of the first region. The first region defines a grip portion to enable gripping and holding of the hollow gun shaped structure. The second region defines a bore portion to enable filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shaped structure via the opening. Further, a threaded region having external threads, formed along a distal end portion of the second region. The threaded region may be narrower than the second region and threaded externally along the distal end portion of the second region. Furthermore, an opening is formed along the second region, extending from the threaded region to the at least one hollow gun shaped structure. The opening may facilitate filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shaped structure while serving the liquor.
- Further, in one embodiment, the apparatus may include one of a pourer and a cap adapted to alternatively and removably coupled to the threaded region along the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure. The pourer may be a two side open ended pipe comprising a projecting flat rim, a threaded portion, a protruding member and a see-through recess. The threaded portion may extend vertically up-ward from one side of the projecting flat rim and the protruding member may extend vertically down-ward from another side of the projecting flat rim. The see-through recess may extend along the projecting flat rim, the threaded portion and the protruding member to enable decanting of the liquor out of the hollow gun shaped structure. The protruding member has a narrower diameter than the threaded portion of the pourer.
- In one embodiment, the threaded portion comprises internal threads and an external thread-like pattern. The internal threads are formed along an internal surface of the pourer. The internal threads of the pourer complement the external threads of the threaded region along the distal end portion of the second region to removably couple the pourer with the threaded region. The external thread-like pattern may be formed along an external surface of the pourer to enable gripping of the pourer to preclude slippage while coupling the pourer with the threaded region.
- In one embodiment, the hollow gun shaped structure may be transparent, thick, durable and of a food grade glass material.
- In one embodiment, the cap is internally threaded to engaged with the threaded region to close the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure, when the hollow gun shaped structure is in the idle condition.
- In another aspects, a system for carrying and serving liquor may be provided. The system may include an apparatus for serving liquor, a plurality of vessel, a holster and a protective briefcase. The apparatus may include at least one hollow gun shaped structure having a first region and a second region. The first region may be adapted to hold the hollow gun shaped structure, whereas the second region extending horizontally in relation to a vertical orientation of the first region. Further, a threaded region may be formed along a distal end portion of the second region. The threaded region may be threaded externally along the distal end portion of the second region. An opening may be formed along the second region extending from the threaded region to the at least one hollow gun shaped structure. The opening may facilitate filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shaped structure. Further, in one embodiment, a pourer and a cap may be adapted to alternatively and removably coupled to the threaded region along the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure. Further, the system may include a plurality of vessel to hold the served liquor from the at least one apparatus.
- Furthermore, the holster may be provided to hold the plurality of vessel and the apparatus. The holster may be of a flexible and flat material, and adapted to extend longitudinally between opposite ends thereof. Further, a plurality of pockets, one adjacent to another may be coupled on one of surface of the flexible and flat material. The plurality of pockets may be capable of holding the plurality of vessel. Furthermore, there may be at least one holding patch at the opposite ends of the flexible and flat material and proximate to the plurality of pockets. The holding patch of the flexible and flat material may be capable of holding the apparatus. An attaching member may be coupled along the opposite ends of the flexible and flat material. The holster may be adapted to be wrapped around a user waist and coupled via the attaching member for serving the liquor. Furthermore, the system may include a protective briefcase having a plurality of complementary grooved spaces. The complementary grooved spaces may accommodate the at least one apparatus, the plurality of vessel, the pourer, and the holster. Furthermore, the protective briefcase may include a hard-protective covering from an outside, and a soft cushioning covering from an inside.
- In another aspect, a method for carrying and serving liquor may be provided. A method for serving liquor using an apparatus as summarized above, and further explanation thereof will be excluded herein for the sake of brevity. Reference of the specified components related to apparatus and system will be take herein for summarizing and understanding the method steps. The method may include picking the hollow gun shaped structure from a protective briefcase along with the plurality of vessel, the pourer, and the holster. The holster may be wrapped around a user's waist, and the plurality of vessel may be accommodated in a plurality of pockets formed along the holster. Further, removing the cap from the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure while keeping the hollow gun shaped structure vertically such that opening is facing upward, if the hollow gun shaped structure to be used. Further, the user may fill the liquor in the hollow gun shaped structure, through the opening while keeping the hollow gun shaped structure vertically such that opening is facing upward. Furthermore, the user may close the opening with the cap after hollow gun shaped structure is filled with the liquor, if the hollow gun shaped structure to be used later. Alternatively, for immediate use, the user may fix the pourer on the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure keeping the hollow gun shaped structure vertically such that opening is facing upward. Furthermore, the user may decant the liquor through the pourer in at least one vessel, from the hollow gun shaped structure by inclining the hollow gun shaped structure downward.
- Further, the amount of liquor to decant may be controlled by controlling the hand movement holding the first region. Furthermore, the pourer pours the liquor in the plurality of vessel with a controlled flow velocity. Furthermore, the liquor may be refilled repeatedly in the hollow gun shaped structure for serving, after the liquor is consumed.
- This together with the other aspects of the present disclosure, along with the various features of novelty that characterize the present disclosure, is pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and forms a part of the present disclosure. For a better understanding of the present disclosure, its operating advantages, and the specified object attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.
- The advantages and features of the present disclosure will become better understood with reference to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:
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FIG. 1 illustrates a diagram of a system of carrying and serving liquor, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2A illustrate a hollow gun shaped structure of an apparatus of the system, for serving liquor, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2B , illustrates a threaded region of the hollow gun shaped structure, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 3 illustrates a diagram depicting a plurality of vessel of the system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 4A illustrates a pourer of the system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 4B illustrates a pourer assembled with the bottle, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 4C illustrates a pourer assembled with a hollow gun shaped structure, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 5A illustrates a cap of the system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 5B illustrates a cap assembly with the hollow gun-shaped structure, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 6 illustrates a diagram depicting a holster of the system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 7 illustrates a diagram depicting a protective briefcase of the system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; and -
FIG. 8 illustrates a flow diagram of a method for carrying and serving liquor, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. - Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the description of several views of the drawing.
- The exemplary embodiments described herein detail for illustrative purposes are subject to many variations in implementation. The present disclosure provides a system and method for carrying and serving liquor. It should be emphasized, however, that the present disclosure is not limited to system and method for carrying and serving liquor. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but these are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure.
- The terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced items.
- The terms “having”, “comprising”, “including”, and variations thereof signify the presence of a component.
- The system will now be explained in conjunction with
FIGS. 1-8 as below, in accordance with various exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, the drawings as shown herein are only for better understanding of the disclosure and may not be in anyway considered to be limiting only to the diagrams as disclosed herein. There may be various other arrangement that may be covered by the claims of the present disclosure. - Referring now to
FIG. 1 , a diagram of asystem 1000 for carrying and serving liquor. As illustrated, thesystem 1000 may include anapparatus 100 for serving liquor, a plurality ofvessel 200, aholster 400, and aprotective briefcase 500. Theprotective briefcase 500 is adapted to accommodate theapparatus 100, the plurality ofvessel 200, and theholster 400. - Now referring to
FIGS. 2A and 2B , various views of theapparatus 100 are depicted, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and will now be described herein in conjunction withFIG. 1 . Specifically,FIG. 2A depicts theapparatus 100 having a hollow gun-shape structure 110 for serving liquor, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Further,FIG. 2B illustrates an enlarged view of a portion of the hollow gun-shape structure 110 depicting a threadedregion 120. In an example embodiment, theapparatus 100 may include at least one hollow gun shapedstructure 110 having afirst region 112 and asecond region 114. Thefirst region 112 may be adapted to hold the hollow gun shapedstructure 110. Further, thesecond region 114 may be adapted to extend horizontally in relation to a vertical orientation of thefirst region 112. Thefirst region 112 may define a grip portion. The grip portion may enable gripping and holding of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110. The first region or (the grip portion) 112 may facilitate user to hold or grip the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 during filling and decanting of the liquor. The hollow gun shapedstructure 110 along thefirst region 112 may be hollow, which may contain certain amount of liquor in it. Further, thesecond region 114 of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 defines a bore portion to enable filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 via theopening 130. Theopening 130 is further discussed herein the description. - Now referring to
FIG. 2B , an enlarged view of the threadedregion 120 of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 is depicted. The threadedregion 120 may be formed along a distal end portion of thesecond region 114. In one example embodiment, the threadedregion 120 may be narrower than thesecond region 114 and threaded externally along the distal end portion of thesecond region 114. Furthermore, anopening 130 may be formed along thesecond region 114. The opening may extend from the threadedregion 120 to the hollow gun shapedstructure 110. Theopening 130 may facilitate filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110. - In one embodiment, the hollow gun shaped
structure 110 may be transparent. The hollow gun shapedstructure 110 may also be thick, durable and of food grade glass material. - Now referring to
FIG. 3 , a diagram depicting a plurality ofvessel 200 is shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The plurality ofvessel 200 are the liquor holding vessel which may be adapted to receive and hold liquor from theapparatus 100 upon pouring of liquor from theapparatus 100. In one embodiment, the plurality ofvessel 200 may be of food grade glass and transparent material. - Now referring to
FIGS. 4A to 4C , a diagram depicting apourer 300 is shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.FIGS. 4A to 4C will now be described in conjunction withFIGS. 1 to 3 . In one example embodiment, thepourer 300 may be adapted to alternatively and removably coupled to the threadedregion 120 along theopening 130 of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110, as seen inFIG. 4C . Further, thepourer 300 is a two side open ended pipe which may facilitate the pouring of liquor with a controlled flow velocity. Thepourer 300 may be used in two ways, in first way it may be used by the liquor bottle “B”, as shown inFIG. 4B , to fill the hollow gun shapedstructure 110, and secondly thepourer 300 may be used by the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 to serve the liquor in thedrinking vessel 200, as seen inFIG. 4C . Thepourer 300 may include a projectingflat rim 310, a threadedportion 320, a protrudingmember 330 and a see-throughrecess 340. The threadedportion 320 may extend vertically up-ward from one side of the projectingflat rim 310, and the protrudingmember 330 may extend vertically down-ward from another side of the projectingflat rim 310. The see-through recess of thepourer 300 may extend along the projectingflat rim 310, the threadedportion 320 and the protrudingmember 330 to enable decanting of the liquor out of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110. In an example embodiment, the protrudingmember 330 may include a narrower diameter than the threadedportion 320 of thepourer 300. - Furthermore, the threaded
portion 320 of thepourer 300 may includeinternal threads 312 and an external thread-like pattern 314. Theinternal threads 312 may be formed along an internal surface of thepourer 300, and complements theexternal threads 120 a of the threadedregion 120 along the distal end portion of thesecond region 114, seeFIG. 2A . This arrangement ofinternal threads 312 andexternal threads 120 a of the threadedregion 120 may removably couple thepourer 300 with the threadedregion 120 of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110. The external thread-like pattern 314 formed along an external surface of thepourer 300 enables gripping of thepourer 300 to couple thepourer 300 with the threadedregion 120 without slippage. - Additionally, in an example arrangement, the external thread-
like pattern 314, as seen inFIG. 4B , may also be adapted to engage with an opening “O” of a liquor bottle “B” to removably couple thepourer 300 with the liquor bottle “B”. For example, thepourer 300 along with the external thread-like pattern 314 may be inserted in the opening “O” of the liquor bottle “B”. Such insertion of thepourer 300 through the external thread-like pattern 314 enables thepourer 300 to be engaged with the opening “O” of the liquor bottle “B” for pouring the liquor from the liquor bottle “B” to the hollow gun shapedstructure 110. Such external thread-like pattern 314 may act like a washer having certain level of flexibility to accommodate varying size of the opening of the liquor bottle “B”. - Now referring to
FIGS. 5A and 5B , respectively, illustrates acap 140, and assembly thereof with the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 are shown, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.FIGS. 4A to 4C will now be described in conjunction withFIGS. 1 to 4C . Thecap 140 may be internally threaded to engage with the threadedregion 120 of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110. Thecap 140 closes theopening 130 of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 upon engagement. Thecap 140 may be adapted to close theopening 130 of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110, when the user has to keep the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 in an idle condition on within thebriefcase 500. - Now referring to
FIG. 6 , a diagram depicting aholster 400 is shown, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Theholster 400 may include a flexible andflat material 410 extending longitudinally between opposite ends 420 and 430. Further, a plurality ofpockets 440, one adjacent to another may be coupled on one of surface of the flexible andflat material 410. The plurality ofpockets 440 may be capable of holding the plurality ofvessel 200. Furthermore, there may be at least one holdingpatch 450 at the opposite ends of the flexible andflat material 410 and proximate to the plurality ofpockets 440. The holdingpatch 450 is capable of holding the at least oneapparatus 100. An attachingmember 460 may be coupled along the opposite ends 420 and 430 of the flexible andflat material 410. Theholster 400 may be adapted to be wrapped around a user waist and may be coupled via the attachingmember 460 for serving the liquor. - Now referring to
FIG. 7 , a diagram depicting aprotective briefcase 500 is shown, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Theprotective briefcase 500 may include a plurality of complementarygrooved spaces 505 to accommodate the at least oneapparatus 100, the plurality ofvessel 200, thepourer 300, and theholster 400. In one embodiment, theprotective briefcase 500 may include a hard-protective covering 510 from an outside, and a soft cushioning covering 520 and 530 from an inside thereof. Theprotective briefcase 500 provides safety to the items like theapparatus 100 and the plurality ofvessel 200 kept inside theprotective briefcase 500. The hard-protective covering 510 of theprotective briefcase 500 bears the hard impacts whereas the soft cushioning covering 520 and 530 provides the suspension effect inside theprotective briefcase 500 during the sudden impact. Theprotective briefcase 500 also provides compact packing of theapparatus 100, the plurality ofvessel 200, thepourer 300, and theholster 400, which makes it ready to go a liquor kit. - Referring now to
FIG. 8 , amethod 6000 for carrying and serving liquor is provided. Amethod 6000 will be explained in conjunction withFIGS. 1 to 7 . Themethod 6000 at 600, enables a user to pick the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 from aprotective briefcase 500 along with the plurality ofvessel 200, thepourer 300, and theholster 400. Further, at 610, the user may wrap theholster 400 around a his/her waist. Furthermore, at 620, the plurality ofvessel 200 may be accommodated in a plurality ofpockets 440 formed along theholster 400. Further, at 630, the user may remove thecap 140 from theopening 130 of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 while keeping the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 vertically such thatopening 130 is facing upward, if the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 to be used. Further, at 640, the user may fill the liquor in the hollow gun shapedstructure 110, through theopening 130 while keeping the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 vertically such thatopening 130 is facing upward. Furthermore, at 650, the user may close theopening 130 with thecap 140 after hollow gun shapedstructure 110 is filled with the liquor, if the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 is to be kept idle and to be used later. - Alternatively, at 650, for immediate use, the user may fix the
pourer 300 on theopening 130 of the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 keeping the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 vertically such thatopening 130 is facing upward. Thepourer 300 eliminates the turbulence in the liquor upon serving by controlling the flow velocity of the liquor. This phenomenon avoids unwanted splashing of liquor outside thevessel 200, upon pouring. Furthermore, at 660, the user may decant the liquor through thepourer 300 in at least onevessel 200, from the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 by inclining the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 downward. - Further, the amount of liquor to be decanted is controlled by controlling the hand movement of the user holding the
first region 112 of theapparatus 100. Furthermore, the user, using thepourer 300, pours the liquor in the plurality ofvessel 200 with a controlled flow velocity. Furthermore, the liquor may be refilled repeatedly in the hollow gun shapedstructure 110 for serving, after the liquor is consumed. - The present disclosure is advantageous in carrying liquor from one place to another without any fear of getting broken. Further, the present disclosure facilitates carrying of supplementary items of the liquor from one place to another safely. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides better liquor serving experience. Furthermore, facilitates carrying the liquor serving vessel over the person's body favoring hassle free and timely liquor serving.
- The present disclosure should not be construed to be limited to the configuration of the method and system as described herein only. Various configurations of the system are possible which shall also lie within the scope of the present disclosure.
- The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present disclosure have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present disclosure to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present disclosure and its practical application, and to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present disclosure and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but such omissions and substitutions are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure.
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1. An apparatus for serving liquor, the apparatus comprising:
at least one hollow gun shaped structure having:
a first region to hold the hollow gun shaped structure;
a second region extending horizontally in relation to a vertical orientation of the first region;
a threaded region formed along a distal end portion of the second region, wherein the threaded region is threaded externally along the distal end portion of the second region;
an opening formed along the second region extending from the threaded region to the at least one hollow gun shaped structure, wherein the opening facilitates filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shaped structure; and
one of a pourer and a cap adapted to alternatively and removably coupled to the threaded region along the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure.
2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hollow gun shaped structure 110 is transparent.
3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hollow gun shaped structure is of a thick, durable and food grade glass.
4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first region defining a grip portion to enable gripping and holding of the hollow gun shaped structure.
5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second region defining a bore portion to enable filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shaped structure via the opening.
6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the threaded region is narrower than the second region.
7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pourer is a two side open ended pipe comprising:
a projecting flat rim,
a threaded portion extending vertically up-ward from one side of the projecting flat rim a protruding member extending vertically down-ward from another side of the projecting flat rim, and
a see-through recess extending along the projecting flat rim, the threaded portion and the protruding member to enable decanting of the liquor out of the hollow gun shaped structure.
8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein, the threaded portion comprises:
internal threads formed along an internal surface of the pourer, the internal threads complement the external threads of the threaded region along the distal end portion of the second region to removably couple the pourer with the threaded region, and
an external thread-like pattern formed along an external surface of the pourer, the external thread-like pattern enables gripping of the pourer to couple the pourer with the threaded region without slippage.
9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the protruding member has narrower diameter than the threaded portion of the pourer.
10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cap is internally threaded to be engaged with the threaded region to close the opening, when the hollow gun shaped structure is in the idle condition.
11. A system of carrying and serving liquor, the system comprising:
at least one apparatus for serving liquor, the apparatus comprising:
at least one hollow gun shaped structure having,
a first region to hold the hollow gun shaped structure,
a second region extending horizontally in relation to a vertical orientation of the first region,
a threaded region formed along a distal end portion of the second region, wherein the threaded region is threaded externally along the distal end portion of the second region,
an opening formed along the second region extending from the threaded region to the at least one hollow gun shaped structure, wherein the opening facilitates filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shaped structure, and
one of a pourer and a cap adapted to alternatively and removably coupled to the threaded region along the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure;
a plurality of vessel to hold the served liquor from the at least one apparatus;
a holster, to hold the plurality of vessel and the apparatus; and
a protective briefcase having a plurality of complementary grooved spaces to accommodate the at least one apparatus, the plurality of vessel, the pourer, and the holster.
12. The system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the hollow gun shaped structure 110 is transparent.
13. The system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the pourer is a two side open ended pipe comprising:
a projecting flat rim,
a threaded portion extending vertically up-ward from one side of the projecting flat rim a protruding member extending vertically down-ward from another side of the projecting flat rim, and
a see-through recess extending along the projecting flat rim, the threaded portion and the protruding member to enable decanting of the liquor out of the hollow gun shaped structure.
14. The system as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the threaded portion comprises:
internal threads formed along an internal surface of the pourer, the internal threads complement the external threads of the threaded region along the distal end portion of the second region to removably couple the pourer with the threaded region, and
an external thread-like pattern formed along an external surface of the pourer, the external thread-like pattern enables gripping of the pourer to couple the pourer with the threaded region without slippage.
15. The system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the holster comprises:
a flexible and flat material extending longitudinally between opposite ends and,
a plurality of pockets, one adjacent to another, coupled on one of surface of the flexible and flat material to hold the plurality of vessel,
at least one holding patch at the opposite ends and of the flexible and flat material and proximate to the plurality of pockets to hold the at least one apparatus,
attaching member coupled along the opposite ends of the flexible and flat material,
wherein the holster is adapted to be wrapped around a user waist and coupled via the attaching member for serving the liquor.
16. The system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the protective briefcase comprises:
a hard-protective covering from an outside thereof, and
a soft cushioning covering from an inside thereof.
17. A method for serving liquor using an apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one hollow gun shaped structure having a first region, a second region, a threaded region, an opening formed along the second region extending from the threaded region to the at least one hollow gun shaped structure, and one of a pourer and a cap adapted to alternatively and removably coupled to the threaded region along the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure, the method comprising:
picking the hollow gun shaped structure from a protective briefcase along with the plurality of vessel, the pourer, and the holster for using, wherein the holster is wrapped around a user's waist, and the plurality of vessel are accommodated in a plurality of pockets formed along the holster;
removing the cap from the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure, keeping the hollow gun shaped structure vertically such that opening is facing upward, if the hollow gun shaped structure to be used;
filling the liquor in the hollow gun shaped structure, through the opening, keeping the hollow gun shaped structure vertically such that opening is facing upward;
closing the opening with the cap after hollow gun shaped structure is filled with the liquor, if the hollow gun shaped structure to be used later, alternatively;
fixing the pourer on the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure keeping the hollow gun shaped structure vertically such that opening is facing upward; and
decanting the liquor through the pourer in at least one vessel, from the hollow gun shaped structure by inclining the hollow gun shaped structure downward.
18. The method as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the amount of liquor to decant is controlled by controlling the hand movement holding the first region.
19. The method as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the pourer pours the liquor in the plurality of vessel with a controlled flow velocity.
20. The method as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the liquor is refilled repeatedly in the hollow gun shaped structure for serving, after the liquor is consumed.
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