WO2014114827A1 - Stopper for bottles for alcoholic drinks - Google Patents

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WO2014114827A1
WO2014114827A1 PCT/ES2014/000006 ES2014000006W WO2014114827A1 WO 2014114827 A1 WO2014114827 A1 WO 2014114827A1 ES 2014000006 W ES2014000006 W ES 2014000006W WO 2014114827 A1 WO2014114827 A1 WO 2014114827A1
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12H—PASTEURISATION, STERILISATION, PRESERVATION, PURIFICATION, CLARIFICATION OR AGEING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; METHODS FOR ALTERING THE ALCOHOL CONTENT OF FERMENTED SOLUTIONS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
    • C12H1/00—Pasteurisation, sterilisation, preservation, purification, clarification, or ageing of alcoholic beverages
    • C12H1/12—Pasteurisation, sterilisation, preservation, purification, clarification, or ageing of alcoholic beverages without precipitation
    • C12H1/14—Pasteurisation, sterilisation, preservation, purification, clarification, or ageing of alcoholic beverages without precipitation with non-precipitating compounds, e.g. sulfiting; Sequestration, e.g. with chelate-producing compounds
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/0052—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12G—WINE; PREPARATION THEREOF; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES C12C OR C12H
    • C12G3/00—Preparation of other alcoholic beverages
    • C12G3/04—Preparation of other alcoholic beverages by mixing, e.g. for preparation of liqueurs
    • C12G3/06—Preparation of other alcoholic beverages by mixing, e.g. for preparation of liqueurs with flavouring ingredients
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12H—PASTEURISATION, STERILISATION, PRESERVATION, PURIFICATION, CLARIFICATION OR AGEING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; METHODS FOR ALTERING THE ALCOHOL CONTENT OF FERMENTED SOLUTIONS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
    • C12H1/00—Pasteurisation, sterilisation, preservation, purification, clarification, or ageing of alcoholic beverages
    • C12H1/22—Ageing or ripening by storing, e.g. lagering of beer

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  • the present invention falls within the technical field of bottle caps and, especially, in the field of bottle caps containing alcoholic beverages whose manufacturing process requires a maturation phase in which they are in contact with wood that confers certain Organoleptic characteristics of beverages, such as güisqui, bourbon, certain spirits and spirits, cavas and, especially, wines.
  • the production of many alcoholic beverages such as güisqui, bourbon, certain liquors and spirits and, especially, wines, comprises at least one stage of maturation during which the drink is stored in wooden barrels, which confers certain organoleptic characteristics, such as taste, smell, nose, aroma, bouquet, color, texture, etc. Maturation in wood barrels is responsible for a large part of the organoleptic characteristics of such alcoholic beverages.
  • the maturation in the barrel also allows the wine to have a longer life in the bottle.
  • the aging in barrels of, for example, wine is defined by the small amounts of oxygen that penetrate the barrel into the wine causing oxidation of its components.
  • the redox potential of wine is determined by the type of wood and the structure of the wine (Vivas and Glories, 1995; Vivas et al., 1992), since they define the variations in dissolved oxygen and the pH of the wine, and therefore both redox reactions that occur in parenting.
  • the most frequently used wood is oak barrels, since it is a wood that is both flexible, easy to work, and also impermeable to liquid although it does allow oxygen to enter the interior. The gradual entry of oxygen results in oxygenation resulting in a slow oxidation process that causes the alcoholic beverage to acquire characteristic aromas, colors and flavors, to stabilize.
  • the most frequently used woods are the French oak woods that are considered of higher quality due to the smaller pore size that favors a slower oxidation, and the American oak wood that has a larger pore size but is also considered to be large quality, and is between 40% and 50% cheaper than French oak.
  • the wooden barrel is, in any way, one of the most important elements in the production of alcoholic beverages, such as güisquis and wines, but it is also one of the most expensive.
  • Patent ES-2019005-A6 describes a procedure for aging and aging of wine in its commercialization bottle, characterized in that new or young wines are introduced into glass bottles in which they will be finally commercialized, in each of whose bottles an oak strip, preferably American, of preferably rectangular prismatic configuration, with square section or bases of approximately 0.25 cm 2 and 19 cm in length has been arranged inside , whose bottles are then capped and encapsulated to remain disposed in a lying position until the time of marketing and consumption in which when the bottles are opened the wine aging process is interrupted.
  • these systems have the disadvantage that the consumer will observe a foreign body that floats in the bottle that, in addition, when pouring the wine into a glass, may accidentally leave and / or hinder the exit of the wine.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art detailed above, by means of a cap for alcoholic beverages comprising a body to cover the mouth of a bottle and immobilizable in a neck that flows into the mouth of the bottle, which understands
  • a wood material selected from wood-shaped materials and wood-shaped materials arranged in the body of the cap and insertable at least in the neck of the bottle so that at least part of the wood material is contacted for the alcoholic beverage contained in the bottle at least when the bottle is filled with the alcoholic beverage and is in a horizontal position.
  • the wood material may be selected from treated wood corresponding to treated wood used in barrels in which a wood is stored.
  • Alcoholic beverage like the one in the bottle, such as French oak and / or American oak, but also among flavoring woods.
  • the wood material is sized so that the natural "swollen" wood that will take place inside the bottle does not affect the uncorking operation, since otherwise, if it had the same diameter as the cork, after closing the bottle and swell the wood, could block, prevent, or hinder the operation of uncorking and opening.
  • the present invention allows transmitting colors, aromas and / or flavors to the alcoholic beverage contained in the bottle, and / or prolonging or replacing the aging process in barrels.
  • the cap can be sized so that the wood material always, that is, even in an upright position of the bottle, is in contact with the alcoholic beverage, or only comes into contact with the alcoholic beverage if the bottle is placed in a substantially horizontal position, so that in the latter case the user, who may be the winemaker or the final consumer, would be allowed to decide between starting and / or interrupting or ending the aromatization / aging process at will and according to objectives or preferences , changing the position of the bottle.
  • the wood material is a piece of wood comprising an upper part and a lower part with a lower base, and is selected from discoidal pieces, annular pieces, polygonal pieces, tubular parts and cylindrical parts.
  • the cap body comprises a cylindrical retaining body of an elastically deformable material, and insertable and immobilizable under pressure in the neck of the bottle, the cylindrical body comprising a lower base, and at least a part of the lower base of the piece of wood is contacted by the alcoholic beverage contained in the bottle at least when the bottle is filled with the alcoholic beverage and is in a horizontal position. At least the upper part of the piece of wood can be glued to the lower base of the cylindrical body by means of an adhesive.
  • the annular and tubular parts are advantageous especially when the cylindrical retaining body is cork and has to be removed using a corkscrew, since the entrance of the corkscrew into the cork is not hindered by the presence of the wooden material, since the Corkscrews could penetrate the inner space of the annular or tubular part.
  • the lower base of the cylindrical body may comprise a lower housing in which at least one upper part of the piece of wood is arranged, which may be inserted in the lower housing under pressure, and may also be attached to the upper and lateral walls of the lower housing by means of an adhesive.
  • the cylindrical body can comprise a widened upper part that is wider than and protrudes from the mouth of the bottle, which serves so that the user can grab the cap when removing the cap from the bottle.
  • the cylindrical body and the upper widened part of the cylindrical body can be made of a food-compatible plastic material whose widened upper part comprises an internal upper housing, and the wooden piece comprises an elongated spike that is superiorly attached to a part of widened upper fixation that is immobilized in the upper housing.
  • the widened upper part of the cylindrical body of plastic material may be overmoulded on the widened fixing part of the piece of wood.
  • the cylindrical body may comprise an interior space delimited by a side wall, and a lower base with an opening communicated with the interior space, such that at least a lower part of the elongated spike extends through the interior space without be in contact with the side wall.
  • the piece of wood may comprise a fixing rod that emerges from the top piece of wood.
  • This fixing rod has a smaller cross section than the lower part of the piece of wood and is embedded in a solid part of the cylindrical body, while the upper part of the piece of wood contacts the lower base of the cylindrical body.
  • the piece of wood may comprise peripherally projecting lateral fixing elements of the piece of wood to retain the piece of wood in the lower base of the cylindrical body.
  • the piece of wood may comprise upper fixing means interlocked in the cylindrical body above the lower base of the cylindrical body, and comprising a plurality of equidistant tabs arranged peripherally in the piece of wood.
  • the cylindrical body is a cork
  • the lower housing is a blind hole cut into the bottom base of the cork.
  • the cylindrical body may also be made of a food-compatible plastic material, which may be overmoulded on at least one upper part of the piece of wood, and comprise a lower retention annular lip that inferiorly contacts a peripheral strip of the lower base of the wooden piece.
  • the wooden material comprises a plurality of loose pieces of wood
  • the body of the cap comprises a cylindrical retaining body of an elastically deformable and immobilizable material at the neck of the bottle and a widened upper part with with respect to the cylindrical body and protruding from the mouth of the bottle.
  • the cylindrical body is made of a food-compatible plastic material and comprises an interior space in which the pieces of wood are housed, and fluid communication means for communicating the interior space with the alcoholic beverage contained in the bottle at least when The bottle is full of the alcoholic beverage and is in a horizontal position.
  • the cylindrical body may comprise a lower section with lateral parts designed not to be in contact with the neck of the bottle, in which case the fluid communication means comprise a plurality of through holes located in said lateral parts of the section lower.
  • the fluid communication means may comprise a plurality of through openings in a lower base of the cylindrical body, such as openings of a grid fixed in the lower base of the cylindrical body.
  • the cylindrical body of plastic material may be provided with a plurality of external retention protuberances, or, alternatively, an external helical filleting.
  • the body of the cap comprises a cap comprising an upper base from which a lower skirt emerges externally screwed into the neck of the bottle
  • the wooden material is a piece of wood fixed inferiorly to the base top of the cap and sized to extend internally through the neck of the bottle without contacting the bottleneck.
  • An upper end part of the piece of wood can be fixed on a collar that emerges inferiorly and centrally from the upper base of the cap and which is sized to fit in the mouth of the bottle.
  • the upper end of the piece of wood can be inserted in the snap collar.
  • the collar can comprise internal retention tabs to retain the upper end piece of wood.
  • the bushing and collar can be metallic or made of a rigid plastic material.
  • the present invention is applicable both industrially, at the level of warehouses, and commercially, such as at the hospitality level as restaurants that wish to give particular organoleptic qualities to their alcoholic beverages, and at the end-user level, such as Fans who wish to obtain certain organoleptic qualities.
  • Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation view of a first embodiment of the cap according to the invention inserted in a bottleneck;
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view along the line A-A shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a view corresponding to Figure 1, in which the bottle and the cap is in a horizontal position;
  • Figure 4 is a sectional side elevation view of a second embodiment of the cap according to the invention inserted in a bottleneck;
  • Figure 5 is a sectional view along the line B-B shown in Figure 2;
  • Figure 6 is a sectional side elevation view of a third embodiment of the cap according to the invention inserted in a bottleneck;
  • Figure 7 is a sectional view along the line C-C shown in Figure 6;
  • Figure 8 is a sectional side elevation view of a fourth embodiment of the cap according to the invention inserted in a bottleneck;
  • Figure 9 is a sectional view along the line D-D shown in Figure 8.
  • Figure 10 is a side elevational view of a fifth embodiment of the cap according to the invention.
  • Figure 11 is a bottom plan view of the cap shown in Figure 10;
  • Figure 12 is a side elevational view of a sixth embodiment of the cap according to the invention;
  • Figure 13 is a sectional view along the line E-E in Figure 12;
  • Figure 14 is a side elevational view of a seventh embodiment of the cap according to the invention.
  • Figure 15 is a bottom plan view of the cap shown in Figure 14;
  • Figure 16 is a sectional side elevation view of an eighth embodiment of the cap according to the invention.
  • Figure 17 is a sectional view along the line F-F shown in Figure 16;
  • Figure 18 is a side elevational view of a ninth embodiment of the cap according to the invention.
  • Figure 19 is a sectional view along the line G-G shown in Figure 18;
  • Figure 20 is a sectional side elevation view of a tenth embodiment of the cap according to the invention.
  • Figure 21 is a bottom plan view of the cap shown in Figure 20;
  • Figure 22 is a sectional side elevation view of an eleventh embodiment of the cap according to the invention inserted in a bottleneck;
  • FIG. 23 is a sectional view on the line HH shown in Figure 22.
  • numerical references appear that identify the following elements:
  • the cap -1- comprises a cylindrical body -the- cork retainer that covers the mouth -4a- of a bottle -4- as it is inserted under pressure, so that yes conventional, in the neck -4b- of the bottle -4-.
  • a piece of -2-discoidal wood is joined by a food-grade glue to the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la-.
  • This piece of wood has a smaller diameter than the body -la- so that its periphery that is not in contact with the inner wall of the neck -4b- of the bottle -4-, and its lower base -2a- is located, when the bottle is in an upright position, distanced from the surface of the alcoholic beverage -5- contained in the bottle -4-.
  • the piece of wood -2- which can be made of walnut can confer desired organoleptic properties to the alcoholic beverage that can be, for example wine.
  • the cylindrical body -the- of retention is of a solid, elastically deformable material, such as a plastic material, and comprises a lower housing -Ib- in its lower part and a widened upper part -le- with respect to the cylindrical body -la- and protruding from the mouth -4a- of the bottle -4-.
  • the cap -1- has a shape like those usually used for sparkling wine bottles, serving the widened top -le- to grab the cap -1- for uncorking.
  • a piece of -2-discoid wood is immobilized that is held inferiorly by the annular lip -Id- that contacts a peripheral strip of the lower base -2a- of the piece of wood.
  • the alcoholic beverage -5- does not contact the piece of wood -2- when the bottle -4- is in its vertical position, but it does when the bottle -4- is in position horizontal.
  • the piece of wood -2- is cylindrical and is connected to the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la- of retention, by an upper section - 2b- slimming inserted under pressure in the body cylindrical -la-.
  • the cylindrical body -the- and / or the wooden piece -2- are vertically sized in such a way that the wooden piece -2- is partially immersed in the alcoholic beverage -5- when the bottle is in a horizontal position.
  • the piece of wood -2- is an annular piece inserted on a central shoulder -lk- that emerges inferiorly from the lower base of the cylindrical body -la- of retention and glued to the surface of the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la-.
  • the alcoholic beverage -5- does not contact the piece of wood -2- when the bottle -4- is in its vertical position, but it does when the bottle -4- is in position horizontal.
  • the cylindrical body -the- retaining the plug -1- is cork and the piece of wood -2- is attached to the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -the- by means of metal tabs -7- whose upper ends are topped with sharp heads -7a- and whose lower ends are connected to each other by connecting sections -7b-.
  • the tabs -7- penetrate the cylindrical body -la- and are retained therein by the action of their sharp heads -7a-.
  • the piece of wood -2- is a discoidal piece from whose outer periphery emerge lateral fixing elements -6- in the form of triangular teeth that engage in the wall side of a lower housing -Ib- in the form of a recess in the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la- which is made of cork.
  • the cylindrical body -the- of retention made of a plastic material, is provided with an external helical filleting -lj- and comprises a widened upper part -le - with respect to the cylindrical body -the- and protruding from the mouth -4a- of the bottle -4- which serves to grab the cap -1- when the user unscrews the cap -1- from the bottle -4-.
  • the cylindrical body -la- comprises an interior space -lf- delimited by a vertical wall -11-.
  • the wooden piece -2- is a discoidal piece whose periphery fits into an annular recess -lm- inside the wall -11 - near the bottom base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la-.
  • the cylindrical body -the- of retention made of a plastic material, is provided with retaining protrusions -li- and comprises an enlarged upper part -le- with respect to the cylindrical body -the- and protruding from the mouth -4a- of the bottle -4- which serves to grab the cap -1- when the user removes the cap -1- from the bottle -4-, similarly when a bottle of sparkling wine is uncorked.
  • the cylindrical body -the- of retention comprises an interior space -lf- delimited by a vertical wall -11-, and a lower base -lh- open.
  • the wooden piece -2- comprises an elongated spike that extends through the interior space -lf- protruding from the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la- and distanced from the wall -11- of the cylindrical body -la-.
  • the wooden piece 2- further comprises an enlarged fastening part -2c- in the form of a discoidal head arranged in an upper housing -le-, which can be achieved by overmolding the enlarged upper part -le- of the cylindrical body -la- in the widened fixing part -2c-.
  • the cylindrical body -the- of retention is also made of a plastic material, is provided with retention protrusions -li- and comprises a widened upper part -le- with respect to the cylindrical body -the- and protruding from the mouth -4a- of the bottle -4- which serves to grab the cap -1- when the user removes the cap -1- from the bottle -4-, similarly when a bottle of sparkling wine is uncorked.
  • the cylindrical body -la- comprises an interior space -lf- delimited by a vertical wall -11-, but its lower base -lh- is closed.
  • the wood material are pieces of wood -3-, such as chips or wood chips, housed in the interior space -lf-.
  • the cylindrical body -la- comprises a narrow section -lh- narrowed (in reverse conical shape in the embodiment shown) so that its outer periphery is not in contact with the neck -4b- of the bottle -4-, and provided with a plurality of small through holes -8- through which the alcoholic beverage -5- can reach the interior space -lf- and contact the pieces of wood -3-.
  • the tenth embodiment of the plug -1- shown in Figures 20 and 21 differs from the ninth embodiment in that its lower base -lh- is open and does not comprise a narrowed -lg- narrow section.
  • a mesh -9- with openings is inserted, through which the alcoholic beverage -5- can reach the interior space -lf- and contact the pieces of wood -3 -.
  • the plug -1- comprises a bush -10- with an upper base -10a- from which a lower skirt -10b- emerges.
  • the cap is screwed into the widened annular section -4c- of the neck of the bottle -4- by means of an internal thread -lOe- provided in the lower skirt.
  • From the upper base -10a- of the bush -10- a collar -10c- emerges inferiorly and centrally that fits inside the neck -4b- of the bottle -4-.
  • the wood material is a piece of wood -2- elongated whose upper part is retained in the collar -10c- by means of internal tabs -lOd- that emerge from the internal surface of the collar -10c-.
  • the wooden piece -2- is sized to extend inside the neck -4b- of the bottle -4- without contacting the bottleneck -4-.
  • the bushing -10- and the collar -10c- are made of a rigid or semi-rigid plastic material.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a stopper for bottles for alcoholic drinks, comprising a cylindrical body (1a) made of cork or a polymer for covering the mouth (4a) of a bottle (4), and a piece of wood selected from the types of wood suitable for the aging or maturing of the wine or liquor contained in the bottle (4), such as oak. The wood is inserted into the cylindrical body of the stopper either as a single piece (2) or various pieces (3), and is arranged in such a way that it comes into contact with the alcoholic drink (5) at least when the bottle is full and in a horizontal position. In one of the embodiments, the cylindrical body (1a) of the stopper also has an outer thread (1j). In another embodiment, the stopper is provided with a casing (10) or capsule that screws onto the outside part of the neck of the bottle (4b).

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TAPÓN DE BOTELLAS PARA BEBIDAS ALCOHÓLICAS  BOTTLE PLUG FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
CAMPO TÉCNICO DE LA INVENCIÓN  TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
La presente invención se encuadra en el campo técnico de los tapones para botellas y, especialmente, en el campo de los tapones para botellas que contienen bebidas alcohólicas cuyo proceso de elaboración requiere una fase de maduración en las que están en contacto con madera que confiere determinadas características organolépticas a las bebidas, tales como güisqui, bourbon, determinados licores y espirituosos, cavas y, en especial, vinos.  The present invention falls within the technical field of bottle caps and, especially, in the field of bottle caps containing alcoholic beverages whose manufacturing process requires a maturation phase in which they are in contact with wood that confers certain Organoleptic characteristics of beverages, such as güisqui, bourbon, certain spirits and spirits, cavas and, especially, wines.
ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓN  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
La elaboración de muchas bebidas alcohólicas tales como güisqui, bourbon, determinados licores y aguardientes cavas y, en especial, vinos, comprende al menos una etapa de maduración durante la que la bebida se almacena en barricas de madera, que confiere determinadas características organolépticas, tales como sabor, olor, nariz, aroma, buqué, color, textura, etc. La maduración en barrica en madera es responsable de una gran parte de las características organolépticas de tales bebidas alcohólicas. La maduración en barrica permite además que el vino tenga una vida más larga en la botella.  The production of many alcoholic beverages such as güisqui, bourbon, certain liquors and spirits and, especially, wines, comprises at least one stage of maturation during which the drink is stored in wooden barrels, which confers certain organoleptic characteristics, such such as taste, smell, nose, aroma, bouquet, color, texture, etc. Maturation in wood barrels is responsible for a large part of the organoleptic characteristics of such alcoholic beverages. The maturation in the barrel also allows the wine to have a longer life in the bottle.
El envejecimiento en barricas, de, por ejemplo, el vino, viene definido por las pequeñas cantidades de oxígeno que penetran por la barrica hacia el vino causando la oxidación de sus componentes. El potencial redox del vino viene determinado por el tipo de madera y la estructura del vino (Vivas y Glories, 1995; Vivas et al., 1992), ya que definen las variaciones en el oxígeno disuelto y el pH del vino, y por lo tanto las reacciones redox que se producen en la crianza.  The aging in barrels of, for example, wine, is defined by the small amounts of oxygen that penetrate the barrel into the wine causing oxidation of its components. The redox potential of wine is determined by the type of wood and the structure of the wine (Vivas and Glories, 1995; Vivas et al., 1992), since they define the variations in dissolved oxygen and the pH of the wine, and therefore both redox reactions that occur in parenting.
La madera empleada más frecuentemente es la barrica de roble, ya que es una madera a la vez que flexible, fácil de trabajar, y además impermeable al líquido aunque sí permite la entrada de oxígeno al interior. La paulatina entrada de oxígeno da lugar a la oxigenación resultante en un proceso de oxidación lenta que hace que la bebida alcohólica adquiera aromas, colores y sabores característicos, se estabilice. Las maderas más frecuentemente empleadas son las maderas de roble francés que se consideran de mayor calidad debido la menor tamaño de sus poros que favorece una oxidación más lenta, y la madera de roble americana que tiene un tamaño de poros mayor pero también se considera de gran calidad, y es entre un 40% y un 50% más barato que la madera de roble francés. La barrica de madera es, de cualquier manera, uno de los elementos más importantes en la elaboración de bebidas alcohólica, tales como güisquis y vinos, pero también es uno de los más costosos.  The most frequently used wood is oak barrels, since it is a wood that is both flexible, easy to work, and also impermeable to liquid although it does allow oxygen to enter the interior. The gradual entry of oxygen results in oxygenation resulting in a slow oxidation process that causes the alcoholic beverage to acquire characteristic aromas, colors and flavors, to stabilize. The most frequently used woods are the French oak woods that are considered of higher quality due to the smaller pore size that favors a slower oxidation, and the American oak wood that has a larger pore size but is also considered to be large quality, and is between 40% and 50% cheaper than French oak. The wooden barrel is, in any way, one of the most important elements in the production of alcoholic beverages, such as güisquis and wines, but it is also one of the most expensive.
Para reducir el impacto del coste de las barricas, existen métodos conocidos que implican la crianza de vinos primero en barrica que emplean sistemas de envejecimiento acelerado del vino que permiten acortar el tiempo de envejecimiento con el consiguiente ahorro económico produciéndose en los vinos fenómenos semejantes a los que ocurren en barricas. Se trata de nuevos sistemas en los que el vino se guarda en un depósito de acero inoxidable al que se añaden trozos de madera de diferentes tamaños tales como tablones, astillas, palos, chips, etc. Si bien estos sistemas permiten reducir el tiempo de permanencia del vino en contenedores y un embotellamiento más temprano, la calidad conseguida no es tan elevada como sería deseable ya que las condiciones de maduración basadas en el potencial redox son difíciles de controlar. To reduce the impact of the cost of the barrels, there are known methods that They involve the aging of wines first in barrels that use accelerated wine aging systems that allow the aging time to be shortened with the consequent economic savings occurring in wines similar to those that occur in barrels. These are new systems in which the wine is stored in a stainless steel tank to which pieces of wood of different sizes are added such as planks, chips, sticks, chips, etc. Although these systems allow reducing the residence time of the wine in containers and an earlier bottling, the quality achieved is not as high as it would be desirable since maturation conditions based on redox potential are difficult to control.
También se conocen sistemas, como el descrito en la Patente ES-2019005-A6, que describe un procedimiento para crianza y envejecimiento de vino en su botella de comercialización, caracterizado porque los vinos nuevos o jóvenes son introducidos en las botellas de cristal en que serán finalmente comercializados, en cada una de cuyas botellas se ha dispuesto en su interior una tira o reglilla de madera de roble, preferiblemente americano, de configuración preferentemente prismático rectangular, con sección o bases cuadradas de aproximadamente 0,25 cm2 y 19 cm de longitud, cuyas botellas son a continuación taponadas y encapsuladas para mantenerse dispuestas en posición tumbada hasta el momento de su comercialización y consumo en que al ser abiertas las botellas se interrumpe el proceso de envejecimiento del vino. Sin embargo, estos sistemas presentan la desventaja de que el consumidor observará un cuerpo extraño que flota en la botella que, además, a la hora de verter el vino en una copa, podrá salir accidentalmente y/o obstaculizar la salida del vino. Systems are also known, such as that described in Patent ES-2019005-A6, which describes a procedure for aging and aging of wine in its commercialization bottle, characterized in that new or young wines are introduced into glass bottles in which they will be finally commercialized, in each of whose bottles an oak strip, preferably American, of preferably rectangular prismatic configuration, with square section or bases of approximately 0.25 cm 2 and 19 cm in length has been arranged inside , whose bottles are then capped and encapsulated to remain disposed in a lying position until the time of marketing and consumption in which when the bottles are opened the wine aging process is interrupted. However, these systems have the disadvantage that the consumer will observe a foreign body that floats in the bottle that, in addition, when pouring the wine into a glass, may accidentally leave and / or hinder the exit of the wine.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓN DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
La presente invención tiene por objeto superar los inconvenientes del estado de la técnica más arriba detallados, mediante un tapón para bebidas alcohólicas que comprende un cuerpo para tapar la boca de una botella e inmovilizable en un cuello que desemboca en la boca de la botella, que comprende  The object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art detailed above, by means of a cap for alcoholic beverages comprising a body to cover the mouth of a bottle and immobilizable in a neck that flows into the mouth of the bottle, which understands
un material de madera seleccionado entre materiales en forma de pieza de madera y materiales en forma de trozos de madera, dispuesto en el cuerpo del tapón e insertable al menos en el cuello de la botella de manera que al menos parte del material de madera es contactado por la bebida alcohólica contenida en la botella al menos cuando la botella está llena de la bebida alcohólica y se encuentra en posición horizontal.  a wood material selected from wood-shaped materials and wood-shaped materials, arranged in the body of the cap and insertable at least in the neck of the bottle so that at least part of the wood material is contacted for the alcoholic beverage contained in the bottle at least when the bottle is filled with the alcoholic beverage and is in a horizontal position.
El material de madera puede estar seleccionado entre maderas tratadas correspondientes a maderas tratadas empleadas en barricas en las que se almacena una bebida alcohólica como la que está en la botella, como por ejemplo, madera de roble francés y/o madera de roble americano, pero también entre maderas aromatizantes. The wood material may be selected from treated wood corresponding to treated wood used in barrels in which a wood is stored. Alcoholic beverage like the one in the bottle, such as French oak and / or American oak, but also among flavoring woods.
El material de madera está dimensionada de forma que el natural "hinchado" de la madera que tendrá lugar dentro de la botella, no afecte a la operación de descorchado, ya que en caso contrario, si tuviera el mismo diámetro que el corcho, tras cerrarse la botella e hinchar la madera, podría bloquear, impedir, o dificultar la operación de descorchado y apertura.  The wood material is sized so that the natural "swollen" wood that will take place inside the bottle does not affect the uncorking operation, since otherwise, if it had the same diameter as the cork, after closing the bottle and swell the wood, could block, prevent, or hinder the operation of uncorking and opening.
La presente invención permite transmitir colores, aromas y/o sabores a la bebida alcohólica contenida en la botella, y/o prolongar o sustituir el proceso de envejecimiento del mismo en barricas. Para ello, el tapón puede dimensionarse de tal forma que el material de madera siempre, es decir, incluso en posición vertical de la botella, esté en contacto con la bebida alcohólica, o bien sólo entre en contacto con la bebida alcohólica si la botella se coloca en posición sustancialmente horizontal, de forma que en este último caso se permitiría al usuario, que puede ser el bodeguero o el consumidor final, decidir entre iniciar y/o interrumpir o finalizar el proceso de aromatización/envejecimiento a voluntad y según objetivos o preferencias, cambiando la posición de la botella.  The present invention allows transmitting colors, aromas and / or flavors to the alcoholic beverage contained in the bottle, and / or prolonging or replacing the aging process in barrels. For this, the cap can be sized so that the wood material always, that is, even in an upright position of the bottle, is in contact with the alcoholic beverage, or only comes into contact with the alcoholic beverage if the bottle is placed in a substantially horizontal position, so that in the latter case the user, who may be the winemaker or the final consumer, would be allowed to decide between starting and / or interrupting or ending the aromatization / aging process at will and according to objectives or preferences , changing the position of the bottle.
En una realización de la invención, el material de madera es una pieza de madera que comprende una parte superior y una parte inferior con una base inferior, y está seleccionada entre piezas discoidales, piezas anulares, piezas poligonales, piezas tubulares y piezas cilindricas. Según esta realización, el cuerpo del tapón comprende un cuerpo cilindrico de retención de un material elásticamente deformable, e insertable e inmovilizable a presión en el cuello de la botella, comprendiendo el cuerpo cilindrico una base inferior, y al menos una parte de la base inferior de la pieza de madera es contactada por la bebida alcohólica contenida en la botella al menos cuando la botella está llena de la bebida alcohólica y se encuentra en posición horizontal. Al menos la parte superior de la pieza de madera puede estar pegada a la base inferior del cuerpo cilindrico mediante un adhesivo. Las piezas anulares y tubulares son ventajosas sobre todo cuando el cuerpo cilindrico de retención es de corcho y tiene que extraerse empleando un sacacorchos, ya que la entrada del sacacorchos en el corcho no se ve obstaculizada por la presencia del material de madera, ya que el sacacorchos podría penetrar por el espacio interior de la pieza anular o tubular.  In one embodiment of the invention, the wood material is a piece of wood comprising an upper part and a lower part with a lower base, and is selected from discoidal pieces, annular pieces, polygonal pieces, tubular parts and cylindrical parts. According to this embodiment, the cap body comprises a cylindrical retaining body of an elastically deformable material, and insertable and immobilizable under pressure in the neck of the bottle, the cylindrical body comprising a lower base, and at least a part of the lower base of the piece of wood is contacted by the alcoholic beverage contained in the bottle at least when the bottle is filled with the alcoholic beverage and is in a horizontal position. At least the upper part of the piece of wood can be glued to the lower base of the cylindrical body by means of an adhesive. The annular and tubular parts are advantageous especially when the cylindrical retaining body is cork and has to be removed using a corkscrew, since the entrance of the corkscrew into the cork is not hindered by the presence of the wooden material, since the Corkscrews could penetrate the inner space of the annular or tubular part.
La base inferior del cuerpo cilindrico puede comprender un alojamiento inferior en el que está dispuesta al menos una parte superior de la pieza de madera, que puede estar insertada en el alojamiento inferior a presión, y además puede estar pegada a las paredes superior y lateral del alojamiento inferior mediante un adhesivo. The lower base of the cylindrical body may comprise a lower housing in which at least one upper part of the piece of wood is arranged, which may be inserted in the lower housing under pressure, and may also be attached to the upper and lateral walls of the lower housing by means of an adhesive.
El cuerpo cilindrico puede comprender una parte superior ensanchada que es más ancha que y sobresale de la boca de la botella, que sirve para que el usuario pueda agarrar el tapón a la hora de extraer el tapón de la botella. En este caso, el cuerpo cilindrico y la parte ensanchada superior del cuerpo cilindrico pueden estar hechos de un material plástico alimentariamente compatible cuya parte superior ensanchada comprende un alojamiento superior interno, y la pieza de madera comprende un espiga alargada que está superiormente unida a una parte de fijación ensanchada superior que está inmovilizada en el alojamiento superior. La parte superior ensanchada del cuerpo cilindrico de material plástico puede estar sobremoldeada sobre la parte de fijación ensanchada de la pieza de madera. Según esta realización, el cuerpo cilindrico puede comprender un espacio interior delimitado por una pared lateral, y una base inferior con una abertura comunicada con el espacio interior, de forma que al menos una parte inferior de la espiga alargada se extiende por el espacio interior sin estar en contacto con la pared lateral.  The cylindrical body can comprise a widened upper part that is wider than and protrudes from the mouth of the bottle, which serves so that the user can grab the cap when removing the cap from the bottle. In this case, the cylindrical body and the upper widened part of the cylindrical body can be made of a food-compatible plastic material whose widened upper part comprises an internal upper housing, and the wooden piece comprises an elongated spike that is superiorly attached to a part of widened upper fixation that is immobilized in the upper housing. The widened upper part of the cylindrical body of plastic material may be overmoulded on the widened fixing part of the piece of wood. According to this embodiment, the cylindrical body may comprise an interior space delimited by a side wall, and a lower base with an opening communicated with the interior space, such that at least a lower part of the elongated spike extends through the interior space without be in contact with the side wall.
La pieza de madera puede comprender un vástago de fijación que emerge de la parte superior pieza de madera. Este vástago de fijación tiene una sección transversal menor que la parte inferior de la pieza de madera y está enclavado en una parte sólida del cuerpo cilindrico, mientras que la parte superior de la pieza de madera contacta la base inferior del cuerpo cilindrico.  The piece of wood may comprise a fixing rod that emerges from the top piece of wood. This fixing rod has a smaller cross section than the lower part of the piece of wood and is embedded in a solid part of the cylindrical body, while the upper part of the piece of wood contacts the lower base of the cylindrical body.
La pieza de madera puede comprender elementos de fijación laterales periféricamente salientes de la pieza de madera para retener la pieza de madera en la base inferior del cuerpo cilindrico. Alternativa o complementariamente, la pieza de madera puede comprender medios de fijación superiores enclavados en el cuerpo cilindrico encima de la base inferior del cuerpo cilindrico, y que comprenden una pluralidad de pestañas equidistantes dispuestas periféricamente en la pieza de madera.  The piece of wood may comprise peripherally projecting lateral fixing elements of the piece of wood to retain the piece of wood in the lower base of the cylindrical body. Alternatively or in addition, the piece of wood may comprise upper fixing means interlocked in the cylindrical body above the lower base of the cylindrical body, and comprising a plurality of equidistant tabs arranged peripherally in the piece of wood.
En una realización ventajosa, el cuerpo cilindrico es un corcho, y el alojamiento inferior es un orificio ciego recortado en la base inferior del corcho.  In an advantageous embodiment, the cylindrical body is a cork, and the lower housing is a blind hole cut into the bottom base of the cork.
El cuerpo cilindrico también puede estar hecho de un material plástico alimentariamente compatible, que puede estar sobremoldeado sobre al menos una parte superior de la pieza de madera, y comprender un labio anular de retención inferior que contacta inferiormente una franja periférica de la base inferior de la pieza de madera.  The cylindrical body may also be made of a food-compatible plastic material, which may be overmoulded on at least one upper part of the piece of wood, and comprise a lower retention annular lip that inferiorly contacts a peripheral strip of the lower base of the wooden piece.
En otra realización de la invención, el material de madera comprende una pluralidad de trozos de madera sueltos, y el cuerpo del tapón comprende un cuerpo cilindrico de retención de un material elásticamente deformable e inmovilizable en el cuello de la botella y una parte superior ensanchada con respecto al cuerpo cilindrico y que sobresale de la boca de la botella. Según esta realización, el cuerpo cilindrico es de un material plástico alimentariamente compatible y comprende un espacio interior en el que se alojan los trozos de madera, y medios de comunicación fluida para comunicar el espacio interior con la bebida alcohólica contenida en la botella al menos cuando la botella está llena de la bebida alcohólica y se encuentra en posición horizontal. In another embodiment of the invention, the wooden material comprises a plurality of loose pieces of wood, and the body of the cap comprises a cylindrical retaining body of an elastically deformable and immobilizable material at the neck of the bottle and a widened upper part with with respect to the cylindrical body and protruding from the mouth of the bottle. According to this embodiment, the cylindrical body is made of a food-compatible plastic material and comprises an interior space in which the pieces of wood are housed, and fluid communication means for communicating the interior space with the alcoholic beverage contained in the bottle at least when The bottle is full of the alcoholic beverage and is in a horizontal position.
También según esta realización, el cuerpo cilindrico puede comprender un tramo inferior con partes laterales diseñadas para no estar en contacto con el cuello de la botella, en cuyo caso los medios de comunicación fluida comprenden una pluralidad de orificios pasantes ubicados en dichas partes laterales del tramo inferior. Asimismo, los medios de comunicación fluida pueden comprender una pluralidad de aberturas pasantes en una base inferior del cuerpo cilindrico, tales como aberturas de una rejilla fijada en la base inferior del cuerpo cilindrico. El cuerpo cilindrico de material plástico puede estar dotado de una pluralidad de protuberancias de retención exteriores, o, alternativamente de un fileteado helicoidal externo.  Also according to this embodiment, the cylindrical body may comprise a lower section with lateral parts designed not to be in contact with the neck of the bottle, in which case the fluid communication means comprise a plurality of through holes located in said lateral parts of the section lower. Also, the fluid communication means may comprise a plurality of through openings in a lower base of the cylindrical body, such as openings of a grid fixed in the lower base of the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body of plastic material may be provided with a plurality of external retention protuberances, or, alternatively, an external helical filleting.
En otra realización de la invención, el cuerpo del tapón comprende un casquillo que comprende una base superior de la que emerge un faldón inferior enroscable exteriormente en el cuello de la botella, y el material de madera es una pieza de madera fijada inferiormente a la base superior del casquillo y dimensionada para extenderse interiormente por el cuello de la botella sin contactar el cuello de botella. Una parte extrema superior de la pieza de madera puede estar fijada en un collarín que emerge inferior y centralmente de la base superior del casquillo y que está dimensionado para caber en la boca de la botella. La parte extrema superior de la pieza de madera puede estar insertada en el collarín a presión. Asimismo, el collarín puede comprender pestañas internas de retención para retener la parte extrema superior pieza de madera. El casquillo y el collarín pueden ser metálicos o hechos de un material plástico rígido.  In another embodiment of the invention, the body of the cap comprises a cap comprising an upper base from which a lower skirt emerges externally screwed into the neck of the bottle, and the wooden material is a piece of wood fixed inferiorly to the base top of the cap and sized to extend internally through the neck of the bottle without contacting the bottleneck. An upper end part of the piece of wood can be fixed on a collar that emerges inferiorly and centrally from the upper base of the cap and which is sized to fit in the mouth of the bottle. The upper end of the piece of wood can be inserted in the snap collar. Also, the collar can comprise internal retention tabs to retain the upper end piece of wood. The bushing and collar can be metallic or made of a rigid plastic material.
Como se puede apreciar, la presente invención es aplicable tanto industrialmente, a nivel de bodegas, como comercialmente, como por ejemplo a nivel de hostelería como restaurantes que desean dar unas cualidades organolépticas particulares a sus bebidas alcohólicas, y a nivel de usuario final, como los aficionados que desean obtener determinadas cualidades organolépticas.  As can be seen, the present invention is applicable both industrially, at the level of warehouses, and commercially, such as at the hospitality level as restaurants that wish to give particular organoleptic qualities to their alcoholic beverages, and at the end-user level, such as Fans who wish to obtain certain organoleptic qualities.
BREVE DESCRIPCIÓN DE LAS FIGURAS BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
A continuación se describen aspectos y realizaciones de la invención sobre la base de unos dibujos esquemáticos, en los que  Aspects and embodiments of the invention are described below on the basis of schematic drawings, in which
la figura 1 es una vista seccionada en alzado lateral de una primera realización del tapón conforme a la invención insertado en un cuello de botella; Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation view of a first embodiment of the cap according to the invention inserted in a bottleneck;
la figura 2 es una vista en sección por la línea A-A mostrada en la figura 1;  Figure 2 is a sectional view along the line A-A shown in Figure 1;
la figura 3 es una vista correspondiente a la figura 1, en la que la botella y el tapón se encuentra en posición horizontal;  Figure 3 is a view corresponding to Figure 1, in which the bottle and the cap is in a horizontal position;
la figura 4 es una vista seccionada en alzado lateral de una segunda realización del tapón conforme a la invención insertado en un cuello de botella;  Figure 4 is a sectional side elevation view of a second embodiment of the cap according to the invention inserted in a bottleneck;
la figura 5 es una vista en sección por la línea B-B mostrada en la figura 2;  Figure 5 is a sectional view along the line B-B shown in Figure 2;
la figura 6 es una vista seccionada en alzado lateral de una tercera realización del tapón conforme a la invención insertado en un cuello de botella;  Figure 6 is a sectional side elevation view of a third embodiment of the cap according to the invention inserted in a bottleneck;
la figura 7 es una vista en sección por la línea C-C mostrada en la figura 6;  Figure 7 is a sectional view along the line C-C shown in Figure 6;
la figura 8 es una vista seccionada en alzado lateral de una cuarta realización del tapón conforme a la invención insertado en un cuello de botella;  Figure 8 is a sectional side elevation view of a fourth embodiment of the cap according to the invention inserted in a bottleneck;
la figura 9 es una vista en sección por la línea D-D mostrada en la figura 8;  Figure 9 is a sectional view along the line D-D shown in Figure 8;
la figura 10 es una vista en alzado lateral de una quinta realización del tapón conforme a la invención;  Figure 10 is a side elevational view of a fifth embodiment of the cap according to the invention;
la figura 11 es una vista en planta inferior del tapón mostrado en la figura 10; la figura 12 es una vista en alzado lateral de una sexta realización del tapón conforme a la invención;  Figure 11 is a bottom plan view of the cap shown in Figure 10; Figure 12 is a side elevational view of a sixth embodiment of the cap according to the invention;
la figura 13 es una vista en sección por la línea E-E en la figura 12;  Figure 13 is a sectional view along the line E-E in Figure 12;
la figura 14 es una vista en alzado lateral de una séptima realización del tapón conforme a la invención;  Figure 14 is a side elevational view of a seventh embodiment of the cap according to the invention;
la figura 15 es una vista en planta inferior del tapón mostrado en la figura 14; la figura 16 es una vista seccionada en alzado lateral de una octava realización del tapón conforme a la invención;  Figure 15 is a bottom plan view of the cap shown in Figure 14; Figure 16 is a sectional side elevation view of an eighth embodiment of the cap according to the invention;
la figura 17 es una vista en sección por la línea F-F mostrada en la figura 16;  Figure 17 is a sectional view along the line F-F shown in Figure 16;
la figura 18 es una vista en alzado lateral de una novena realización del tapón conforme a la invención;  Figure 18 is a side elevational view of a ninth embodiment of the cap according to the invention;
la figura 19 es una vista en sección por la línea G-G mostrada en la figura 18;  Figure 19 is a sectional view along the line G-G shown in Figure 18;
la figura 20 es una vista seccionada en alzado lateral de una décima realización del tapón conforme a la invención;  Figure 20 is a sectional side elevation view of a tenth embodiment of the cap according to the invention;
la figura 21 es una vista en planta inferior del tapón mostrado en la figura 20; la figura 22 es una vista seccionada en alzado lateral de una undécima realización del tapón conforme a la invención insertado en un cuello de botella;  Figure 21 is a bottom plan view of the cap shown in Figure 20; Figure 22 is a sectional side elevation view of an eleventh embodiment of the cap according to the invention inserted in a bottleneck;
la figura 23 es una vista en sección por la línea H-H mostrada en la figura 22. En estas figuras aparecen referencias numéricas que identifican los siguientes elementos: Figure 23 is a sectional view on the line HH shown in Figure 22. In these figures numerical references appear that identify the following elements:
1 tapón  1 stopper
la cuerpo cilindrico  the cylindrical body
Ib alojamiento inferior  Ib lower accommodation
le parte superior ensanchada  the widened top
Id labio anular  Id lip ring
le alojamiento superior  the superior accommodation
lf espacio interior  lf interior space
ig tramo inferior  ig lower section
lh base inferior  lh bottom base
li protuberancia de retención  li retention bump
ij fileteado helicoidal externo  ij external helical filleting
lk resalte  lk highlight
11 pared  11 wall
lm entrante anular  lm incoming ring
2 pieza de madera  2 piece of wood
2a base inferior  2nd lower base
2b tramo superior  2b upper section
2c parte de fijación ensanchada  2c widened fixing part
3 trozos de madera  3 pieces of wood
4 botella  4 bottle
4a boca  4th mouth
4b cuello  4b neck
4c tramo anular ensanchado  4c widened annular section
5 bebida alcohólica  5 alcoholic drink
6 elementos de fijación laterales  6 lateral fixing elements
7 pestaña  7 tab
7a cabeza punzante  7th stabbing head
7b tramo de conexión  7b connection section
8 orificios pasantes  8 through holes
9 rejilla  9 grid
10 casquillo  10 bushing
10a base superior  10th upper base
10b faldón inferior 10c collarín 10b lower skirt 10c collar
10d pestaña interna  10d internal tab
10e rosca interior  10e internal thread
10f junta anular  10f ring seal
MODOS DE REALIZAR LA INVENCIÓN MODES OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
En la primera realización mostrada en las figuras 1 a 3, el tapón -1- comprende un cuerpo cilindrico -la- de retención de corcho que tapa la boca -4a- de una botella -4- al estar insertado a presión, de forma en sí convencional, en el cuello -4b- de la botella -4-. Una pieza de madera -2- discoidal está unida mediante un pegamento alimentariamente admisible a la base inferior -lh- del cuerpo cilindrico -la-. Esta pieza de madera presenta un diámetro menor que el cuerpo -la- de manera que su periferia que no está en contacto con la pared interna del cuello -4b- de la botella -4-, y su base inferior -2a- se encuentra, cuando la botella está en posición vertical, distanciada de la superficie de la bebida alcohólica -5- contenida en la botella -4-. Como se puede apreciar en la figura 3, cuando la botella -4- está en posición horizontal, la bebida alcohólica -5- entra en contacto con la pieza de madera -2- y con la periferia de la base inferior -lh- del cuerpo cilindrico -la-. De esta manera, la pieza de madera -2-, que puede estar hecha de nogal puede conferir propiedades organolépticas deseadas a la bebida alcohólica que puede ser, por ejemplo vino.  In the first embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 3, the cap -1- comprises a cylindrical body -the- cork retainer that covers the mouth -4a- of a bottle -4- as it is inserted under pressure, so that yes conventional, in the neck -4b- of the bottle -4-. A piece of -2-discoidal wood is joined by a food-grade glue to the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la-. This piece of wood has a smaller diameter than the body -la- so that its periphery that is not in contact with the inner wall of the neck -4b- of the bottle -4-, and its lower base -2a- is located, when the bottle is in an upright position, distanced from the surface of the alcoholic beverage -5- contained in the bottle -4-. As can be seen in figure 3, when the bottle -4- is in a horizontal position, the alcoholic beverage -5- comes into contact with the piece of wood -2- and with the periphery of the lower base -lh- of the body cylindrical -la-. In this way, the piece of wood -2-, which can be made of walnut can confer desired organoleptic properties to the alcoholic beverage that can be, for example wine.
En la segunda realización del tapón -1- mostrada en las figuras 4 y 5, el cuerpo cilindrico -la- de retención es de un material sólido, elásticamente deformable, como por ejemplo un material plástico, y comprende un alojamiento inferior -Ib- en su parte inferior y una parte superior ensanchada -le- con respecto al cuerpo cilindrico -la- y que sobresale de la boca -4a- de la botella -4-. De esta manera, el tapón -1- tiene una forma como las habitualmente empleadas para botellas de vinos espumosos, sirviendo la parte superior ensanchada -le- para agarrar el tapón -1- para el descorchado. En el alojamiento inferior -le- está inmovilizada una pieza de madera -2- discoidal que está retenida inferiormente por labio anular -Id- que contacta una franja periférica de la base inferior -2a- de la pieza de madera. Al igual que en la primera realización, la bebida alcohólica -5- no contacta la pieza de madera -2- cuando la botella -4- se encuentra en su posición vertical, pero sí lo hace cuando la botella -4- se encuentra en posición horizontal.  In the second embodiment of the plug -1- shown in Figures 4 and 5, the cylindrical body -the- of retention is of a solid, elastically deformable material, such as a plastic material, and comprises a lower housing -Ib- in its lower part and a widened upper part -le- with respect to the cylindrical body -la- and protruding from the mouth -4a- of the bottle -4-. In this way, the cap -1- has a shape like those usually used for sparkling wine bottles, serving the widened top -le- to grab the cap -1- for uncorking. In the lower housing -le- a piece of -2-discoid wood is immobilized that is held inferiorly by the annular lip -Id- that contacts a peripheral strip of the lower base -2a- of the piece of wood. As in the first embodiment, the alcoholic beverage -5- does not contact the piece of wood -2- when the bottle -4- is in its vertical position, but it does when the bottle -4- is in position horizontal.
En la tercera realización del tapón -1- mostrada en las figuras 6 y 7, la pieza de madera -2- es cilindrica y está unida a la base inferior -lh- del cuerpo cilindrico -la- de retención, mediante un tramo superior -2b- adelgazado insertado a presión en el cuerpo cilindrico -la-. El cuerpo cilindrico -la- y/o la pieza de madera -2- están dimensionados verticalmente de tal manera que la pieza de madera -2- está parcialmente inmersa en la bebida alcohólica -5- cuando la botella está en posición horizontal. In the third embodiment of the plug -1- shown in figures 6 and 7, the piece of wood -2- is cylindrical and is connected to the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la- of retention, by an upper section - 2b- slimming inserted under pressure in the body cylindrical -la-. The cylindrical body -the- and / or the wooden piece -2- are vertically sized in such a way that the wooden piece -2- is partially immersed in the alcoholic beverage -5- when the bottle is in a horizontal position.
En la cuarta realización del tapón -1- mostrada en las figuras 8 y 9, la pieza de madera -2- es una pieza anular insertada sobre un resalte -lk- central que emerge inferiormente de la base inferior del cuerpo cilindrico -la- de retención y pegada a la superficie de la base inferior -lh- del cuerpo cilindrico -la-. Al igual que en la primera realización, la bebida alcohólica -5- no contacta la pieza de madera -2- cuando la botella -4- se encuentra en su posición vertical, pero sí lo hace cuando la botella -4- se encuentra en posición horizontal.  In the fourth embodiment of the plug -1- shown in Figures 8 and 9, the piece of wood -2- is an annular piece inserted on a central shoulder -lk- that emerges inferiorly from the lower base of the cylindrical body -la- of retention and glued to the surface of the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la-. As in the first embodiment, the alcoholic beverage -5- does not contact the piece of wood -2- when the bottle -4- is in its vertical position, but it does when the bottle -4- is in position horizontal.
En la quinta realización del tapón -1- mostrada en las figuras 10 y 11, el cuerpo cilindrico -la- de retención del tapón -1- es de corcho y la pieza de madera -2- está unida a la base inferior -lh- del cuerpo cilindrico -la- mediante pestañas -7- metálicas cuyos extremos superiores están rematados en cabezas punzantes -7a- y cuyos extremos inferiores están conectados entre sí por tramos de conexión -7b-. Las pestañas -7- penetran en el cuerpo cilindrico -la- y quedan retenidas en el mismo por la acción de sus cabezas punzantes -7a-.  In the fifth embodiment of the plug -1- shown in Figures 10 and 11, the cylindrical body -the- retaining the plug -1- is cork and the piece of wood -2- is attached to the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -the- by means of metal tabs -7- whose upper ends are topped with sharp heads -7a- and whose lower ends are connected to each other by connecting sections -7b-. The tabs -7- penetrate the cylindrical body -la- and are retained therein by the action of their sharp heads -7a-.
En la sexta realización del tapón -1- mostrada en las figuras 12 y 13, la pieza de madera -2- es una pieza discoidal de cuya periferia exterior emergen elementos de fijación laterales -6- en forma de dientes triangulares que enganchan en la pared lateral de un alojamiento inferior -Ib- en forma de rebaje en la base inferior -lh- del cuerpo cilindrico -la- de retención que está hecho de corcho.  In the sixth embodiment of the plug -1- shown in Figures 12 and 13, the piece of wood -2- is a discoidal piece from whose outer periphery emerge lateral fixing elements -6- in the form of triangular teeth that engage in the wall side of a lower housing -Ib- in the form of a recess in the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la- which is made of cork.
En la séptima realización del tapón -1- mostrada en las figuras 14 y 15, el cuerpo cilindrico -la- de retención, hecho de un material plástico, está provisto de un fileteado helicoidal externo -lj- y comprende una parte superior ensanchada -le- con respecto al cuerpo cilindrico -la- y sobresaliente de la boca -4a- de la botella -4- que sirve para agarrar el tapón -1- cuando el usuario desenrosca el tapón -1- de la botella -4-. El cuerpo cilindrico -la- comprende un espacio interior -lf- delimitado por una pared vertical -11-. La pieza de madera -2- es una pieza discoidal cuya periferia encaja en un entrante anular -lm- en el interior de la pared -11 - cerca de la base inferior -lh- del cuerpo cilindrico -la-.  In the seventh embodiment of the plug -1- shown in Figures 14 and 15, the cylindrical body -the- of retention, made of a plastic material, is provided with an external helical filleting -lj- and comprises a widened upper part -le - with respect to the cylindrical body -the- and protruding from the mouth -4a- of the bottle -4- which serves to grab the cap -1- when the user unscrews the cap -1- from the bottle -4-. The cylindrical body -la- comprises an interior space -lf- delimited by a vertical wall -11-. The wooden piece -2- is a discoidal piece whose periphery fits into an annular recess -lm- inside the wall -11 - near the bottom base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la-.
En la octava realización del tapón -1- mostrada en las figuras 16 y 17, el cuerpo cilindrico -la- de retención, hecho de un material plástico, está provisto de protuberancias de retención -li- y comprende una parte superior ensanchada -le- con respecto al cuerpo cilindrico -la- y sobresaliente de la boca -4a- de la botella -4- que sirve para agarrar el tapón -1- cuando el usuario quita el tapón -1- de la botella -4-, de forma similar a cuando se descorcha una botella de vino espumoso. El cuerpo cilindrico -la- de retención comprende un espacio interior -lf- delimitado por una pared vertical -11-, y una base inferior -lh- abierta. La pieza de madera -2- comprende un espiga alargada que se extiende por el espacio interior -lf- sobresaliendo de la base inferior -lh- del cuerpo cilindrico -la- y distanciada de la pared -11- del cuerpo cilindrico -la-. La pieza de madera 2- comprende además una parte de fijación ensanchada -2c- superior en forma de cabeza discoidal dispuesta en un alojamiento superior -le-, lo que se puede conseguir sobremoldeando la parte superior ensanchada -le- del cuerpo cilindrico -la- en la parte de fijación ensanchada -2c-. In the eighth embodiment of the plug -1- shown in Figures 16 and 17, the cylindrical body -the- of retention, made of a plastic material, is provided with retaining protrusions -li- and comprises an enlarged upper part -le- with respect to the cylindrical body -the- and protruding from the mouth -4a- of the bottle -4- which serves to grab the cap -1- when the user removes the cap -1- from the bottle -4-, similarly when a bottle of sparkling wine is uncorked. The cylindrical body -the- of retention comprises an interior space -lf- delimited by a vertical wall -11-, and a lower base -lh- open. The wooden piece -2- comprises an elongated spike that extends through the interior space -lf- protruding from the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la- and distanced from the wall -11- of the cylindrical body -la-. The wooden piece 2- further comprises an enlarged fastening part -2c- in the form of a discoidal head arranged in an upper housing -le-, which can be achieved by overmolding the enlarged upper part -le- of the cylindrical body -la- in the widened fixing part -2c-.
La novena realización del tapón -1- mostrada en las figuras 18 y 19, el cuerpo cilindrico -la- de retención también está hecho de un material plástico, está provisto de protuberancias de retención -li- y comprende una parte superior ensanchada -le- con respecto al cuerpo cilindrico -la- y sobresaliente de la boca -4a- de la botella -4- que sirve para agarrar el tapón -1- cuando el usuario quita el tapón -1- de la botella -4-, de forma similar a cuando se descorcha una botella de vino espumoso. Asimismo, el cuerpo cilindrico -la- comprende un espacio interior -lf- delimitado por una pared vertical -11-, pero su base inferior -lh- está cerrada. El material de madera son trozos de madera -3-, tales como astillas o viruta, de madera, alojados en el espacio interior -lf-. El cuerpo cilindrico -la- comprende un tramo inferior -lh- estrechado (de forma troncocónica inversa en la realización mostrada) de manera que su periferia exterior no está en contacto con el cuello -4b- de la botella -4-, y provisto de una pluralidad de pequeños orificios pasantes -8- a través de los cuales la bebida alcohólica -5- puede llegar al espacio interior -lf- y contactar los trozos de madera -3-.  The ninth embodiment of the plug -1- shown in Figures 18 and 19, the cylindrical body -the- of retention is also made of a plastic material, is provided with retention protrusions -li- and comprises a widened upper part -le- with respect to the cylindrical body -the- and protruding from the mouth -4a- of the bottle -4- which serves to grab the cap -1- when the user removes the cap -1- from the bottle -4-, similarly when a bottle of sparkling wine is uncorked. Likewise, the cylindrical body -la- comprises an interior space -lf- delimited by a vertical wall -11-, but its lower base -lh- is closed. The wood material are pieces of wood -3-, such as chips or wood chips, housed in the interior space -lf-. The cylindrical body -la- comprises a narrow section -lh- narrowed (in reverse conical shape in the embodiment shown) so that its outer periphery is not in contact with the neck -4b- of the bottle -4-, and provided with a plurality of small through holes -8- through which the alcoholic beverage -5- can reach the interior space -lf- and contact the pieces of wood -3-.
La décima realización del tapón -1- mostrada en las figuras 20 y 21 se diferencia de la novena realización en que su base inferior -lh- está abierta y que no comprende un tramo inferior -lg- estrechado. En la base inferior -lh- del cuerpo cilindrico -la- está insertada una malla -9- con aberturas, a través de la que la bebida alcohólica -5- puede llegar al espacio interior -lf- y contactar los trozos de madera -3-.  The tenth embodiment of the plug -1- shown in Figures 20 and 21 differs from the ninth embodiment in that its lower base -lh- is open and does not comprise a narrowed -lg- narrow section. In the lower base -lh- of the cylindrical body -la- a mesh -9- with openings is inserted, through which the alcoholic beverage -5- can reach the interior space -lf- and contact the pieces of wood -3 -.
En la undécima realización mostrada en las figuras 22 y 23, el tapón -1- comprende un casquillo -10- con una base superior -10a- de la que emerge un faldón inferior -10b-. El tapón es enroscable en el tramo anular ensanchado -4c- del cuello de la botella -4- mediante una rosca interior -lOe- prevista en el faldón inferior. De la base superior -10a- del casquillo -10- emerge inferior y centralmente un collarín -10c- que cabe en el interior del cuello -4b- de la botella -4-. Entre la base superior -10a- del casquillo -10- y el tramo anular ensanchado -4c- que rodea la boca -4a- del cuello -4b- de la botella -4- queda dispuesta una junta anular elástica -10j-que rodea el collarín -10c-. El material de madera es una pieza de madera -2- alargada cuya parte superior está retenida en el collarín -10c- mediante pestañas internas -lOd- de retención que emergen de la superficie interna del collarín -10c-. La pieza de madera -2- está dimensionada para extenderse interiormente por el cuello -4b- de la botella -4- sin contactar el cuello de botella -4-. El casquillo -10- y el collarín -10c- son de un material plástico rígido o semirrígido. In the eleventh embodiment shown in Figures 22 and 23, the plug -1- comprises a bush -10- with an upper base -10a- from which a lower skirt -10b- emerges. The cap is screwed into the widened annular section -4c- of the neck of the bottle -4- by means of an internal thread -lOe- provided in the lower skirt. From the upper base -10a- of the bush -10- a collar -10c- emerges inferiorly and centrally that fits inside the neck -4b- of the bottle -4-. Between the upper base -10a- of the cap -10- and the widened annular section -4c- that surrounds the mouth -4a- of the neck -4b- of the bottle -4- an elastic ring seal -10j-which surrounds the collar -10c- is arranged. The wood material is a piece of wood -2- elongated whose upper part is retained in the collar -10c- by means of internal tabs -lOd- that emerge from the internal surface of the collar -10c-. The wooden piece -2- is sized to extend inside the neck -4b- of the bottle -4- without contacting the bottleneck -4-. The bushing -10- and the collar -10c- are made of a rigid or semi-rigid plastic material.

Claims

REIVINDICACIONES
1. Tapón de botellas para bebidas alcohólicas que comprende un cuerpo para tapar la boca (4a) de una botella (4) e inmovilizable en un cuello (4b) que desemboca en la boca (4a) de la botella (4), caracterizado porque  1. Bottle cap for alcoholic beverages comprising a body to cover the mouth (4a) of a bottle (4) and immobilizable in a neck (4b) that flows into the mouth (4a) of the bottle (4), characterized in that
el tapón (1) comprende un material de madera seleccionado entre materiales en forma de pieza de madera (2) y materiales en forma de trozos de madera (3), dispuesto en el cuerpo del tapón e insertable al menos en el cuello (4a) de la botella (4) de manera que al menos parte del material de madera es contactado por la bebida alcohólica (5) contenida en la botella (4) al menos cuando la botella (4) está llena de la bebida alcohólica (5) y se encuentra en posición horizontal.  The plug (1) comprises a wood material selected from materials in the form of a piece of wood (2) and materials in the form of pieces of wood (3), arranged in the body of the plug and insertable at least in the neck (4a) of the bottle (4) so that at least part of the wood material is contacted by the alcoholic beverage (5) contained in the bottle (4) at least when the bottle (4) is filled with the alcoholic beverage (5) and It is in a horizontal position.
2. Tapón, según la reivindicación 1, caracterizado porque 2. Cap according to claim 1, characterized in that
el material de madera es una pieza de madera (2) que comprende una parte superior y una parte inferior con una base inferior (2a), y está seleccionada entre piezas discoidales, piezas anulares, piezas poligonales y piezas cilindricas;  the wood material is a piece of wood (2) that comprises an upper part and a lower part with a lower base (2a), and is selected from discoidal pieces, annular pieces, polygonal parts and cylindrical parts;
el cuerpo del tapón comprende un cuerpo cilindrico (la) de retención de un material elásticamente deformable, e insertable e inmovilizable a presión en el cuello (4) de la botella (4), comprendiendo el cuerpo cilindrico (la) una base inferior (lh);  The body of the cap comprises a cylindrical body (la) for retention of an elastically deformable material, and insertable and immobilizable under pressure on the neck (4) of the bottle (4), the cylindrical body (la) comprising a lower base (lh) );
al menos una parte de la base inferior (2a) de la pieza de madera (2) es contactada por la bebida alcohólica (5) contenida en la botella (4) al menos cuando la botella (4) está llena de la bebida alcohólica (5) y se encuentra en posición horizontal.  at least a part of the lower base (2a) of the piece of wood (2) is contacted by the alcoholic beverage (5) contained in the bottle (4) at least when the bottle (4) is filled with the alcoholic beverage ( 5) and is in a horizontal position.
3. Tapón, según la reivindicación 2, caracterizado porque 3. Cap according to claim 2, characterized in that
la base inferior (lh) del cuerpo cilindrico (la) comprende un alojamiento inferior (Ib);  the lower base (lh) of the cylindrical body (la) comprises a lower housing (Ib);
al menos una parte superior de la pieza de madera (2) está dispuesta en el alojamiento inferior (Ib).  At least one upper part of the piece of wood (2) is arranged in the lower housing (Ib).
4. Tapón, según la reivindicación 2 ó 3, caracterizado porque el cuerpo cilindrico (la) comprende una parte superior ensanchada (le) que es más ancha que y sobresale de la boca (4a) de la botella (4). 4. Cap according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the cylindrical body (the) comprises a widened upper part (le) that is wider than and protrudes from the mouth (4a) of the bottle (4).
5. Tapón, según la reivindicación 3, caracterizado porque al menos la parte superior de la pieza de madera (2) está insertada en el alojamiento inferior (Ib), a presión. 5. Cap according to claim 3, characterized in that at least the upper part of the piece of wood (2) is inserted into the lower housing (Ib), under pressure.
6. Tapón, según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones 2 a 5, caracterizado porque al menos la parte superior de la pieza de madera (2) está pegada a la base inferior (lh) del cuerpo cilindrico (la) mediante un adhesivo. 6. Cap according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that at least the upper part of the piece of wood (2) is glued to the lower base (lh) of the cylindrical body (la) by means of an adhesive.
7. Tapón, según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones 2 a 6, caracterizado porque 7. Cap according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that
la pieza de madera (2) comprende un vástago de fijación (2b) que emerge de la parte superior pieza de madera (2);  the piece of wood (2) comprises a fixing rod (2b) that emerges from the top piece of wood (2);
el vástago de fijación (2b) tiene una sección transversal menor que la parte inferior de la pieza de madera (2) y está enclavado en una parte sólida del cuerpo cilindrico (la);  the fixing rod (2b) has a smaller cross section than the lower part of the piece of wood (2) and is embedded in a solid part of the cylindrical body (la);
la parte superior de la pieza de madera (2) contacta la base inferior del cuerpo cilindrico (la).  the upper part of the piece of wood (2) contacts the lower base of the cylindrical body (the).
8. Tapón, según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones 2 a 7, caracterizado porque la pieza de madera (2) comprende elementos de fijación laterales (6) periféricamente salientes de la pieza de madera (2) para retener la pieza de madera (2) en la base inferior (lh) del cuerpo cilindrico (la). A stopper according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that the piece of wood (2) comprises peripherally fastening lateral fixing elements (6) of the piece of wood (2) to retain the piece of wood (2) in the lower base (lh) of the cylindrical body (the).
9. Tapón, según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones 2 a 8, caracterizado porque 9. Cap according to any one of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that
la pieza de madera (2) comprende medios de fijación superiores enclavados en el cuerpo cilindrico (la) encima de la base inferior (lh) del cuerpo cilindrico (la);  the piece of wood (2) comprises upper fixing means interlocked in the cylindrical body (la) above the lower base (lh) of the cylindrical body (la);
los medios de fijación superiores comprenden una pluralidad de pestañas (7) equidistantes dispuestas periféricamente en la pieza de madera (2).  the upper fixing means comprise a plurality of equidistant tabs (7) arranged peripherally in the piece of wood (2).
10. Tapón, según la reivindicación 3, caracterizado porque el cuerpo cilindrico (la) es un corcho, y porque el alojamiento inferior (Ib) es un orificio ciego recortado en la base inferior (lh) del corcho. 10. Cap according to claim 3, characterized in that the cylindrical body (the) is a cork, and that the lower housing (Ib) is a blind hole cut in the lower base (lh) of the cork.
11. Tapón, según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones 2 a 9, caracterizado porque el cuerpo cilindrico (la) es de un material plástico alimentariamente compatible. 11. Cap according to any one of claims 2 to 9, characterized in that the cylindrical body (la) is of a food-compatible plastic material.
12. Tapón, según la reivindicación 11, caracterizado porque el material alimentariamente compatible está sobremoldeado sobre al menos una parte superior de la pieza de madera (2)· 12. Cap according to claim 11, characterized in that the food-compatible material is overmoulded on at least one upper part of the piece of wood (2)
13. Tapón, según la reivindicación 12, caracterizado porque el material alimentariamente compatible comprende un labio anular (Id) de retención inferior que contacta inferiormente una franja periférica de la base inferior (2a) de la pieza de madera (2). 13. Cap according to claim 12, characterized in that the food-compatible material comprises an annular lip (Id) of lower retention that inferiorly contacts a peripheral strip of the lower base (2a) of the piece of wood (2).
14. Tapón, según la reivindicación 4, caracterizado porque 14. Cap according to claim 4, characterized in that
el cuerpo cilindrico (la) y la parte ensanchada (le) superior del cuerpo cilindrico (la) son de un material plástico alimentariamente compatible:  The cylindrical body (la) and the enlarged part (le) of the cylindrical body (la) are of a food-compatible plastic material:
la parte superior ensanchada (le) comprende un alojamiento superior (le) interno;  the widened upper part (le) comprises an inner upper housing (le);
la pieza de madera (2) comprende un espiga alargada que está superiormente unida a una parte de fijación ensanchada (2c) superior que está inmovilizada en el alojamiento superior (le).  The piece of wood (2) comprises an elongated pin which is superiorly connected to an enlarged fixing part (2c) which is immobilized in the upper housing (le).
15. Tapón, según la reivindicación 14, caracterizado porque la parte superior ensanchada (le) del cuerpo cilindrico (la) está sobremoldeada sobre la parte de fijación ensanchada15. Cap according to claim 14, characterized in that the widened upper part (le) of the cylindrical body (la) is overmolded on the widened fixing part
(2c) de la pieza de madera (2). (2c) of the piece of wood (2).
16. Tapón, según la reivindicación 14 ó 15, caracterizado porque 16. Cap according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that
el cuerpo cilindrico (la) comprende un espacio interior (lf) delimitado por una pared (lf) lateral;  the cylindrical body (la) comprises an interior space (lf) delimited by a side wall (lf);
la base inferior (lh) del cuerpo cilindrico (la) comprende una abertura comunicada con el espacio interior (lf);  the lower base (lh) of the cylindrical body (la) comprises an opening communicated with the interior space (lf);
al menos una parte inferior de la espiga alargada se extiende por el espacio interior (lf) sin estar en contacto con la pared (lf) lateral.  at least a lower part of the elongated spike extends through the interior space (lf) without being in contact with the side wall (lf).
17. Tapón, según la reivindicación 1, caracterizado porque 17. Cap according to claim 1, characterized in that
el material de madera comprende una pluralidad de trozos de madera (3) sueltos; el cuerpo del tapón comprende un cuerpo cilindrico (la) de retención de un material elásticamente deformable e inmovilizable en el cuello (4b) de la botella (4) y una parte superior ensanchada (le) con respecto al cuerpo cilindrico (la) y que sobresale de la boca (4a) de la botella (4);  the wood material comprises a plurality of loose pieces of wood (3); The body of the cap comprises a cylindrical body (la) for holding an elastically deformable and immobilizable material in the neck (4b) of the bottle (4) and a widened upper part (le) with respect to the cylindrical body (la) and which protrudes from the mouth (4a) of the bottle (4);
el cuerpo cilindrico (la) es de un material plástico alimentariamente compatible y comprende un espacio interior (lf) en el que se alojan los trozos de madera (3), y medios de comunicación fluida para comunicar el espacio interior (lf) con la bebida alcohólica (5) contenida en la botella (4) al menos cuando la botella (4) está llena de la bebida alcohólica (5] y se encuentra en posición horizontal. The cylindrical body (the) is made of a food-compatible plastic material and comprises an interior space (lf) in which the wood pieces (3) are housed, and fluid communication means for communicating the interior space (lf) with the beverage alcoholic (5) contained in the bottle (4) at least when the bottle (4) is filled with the alcoholic beverage (5] and is in a horizontal position.
18. Tapón, según la reivindicación 17, caracterizado porque 18. Cap according to claim 17, characterized in that
el cuerpo cilindrico (la) comprende un tramo inferior (lg) que comprende partes laterales diseñadas para no estar en contacto con el cuello (4b) de la botella (4);  the cylindrical body (the) comprises a lower section (lg) comprising lateral parts designed not to be in contact with the neck (4b) of the bottle (4);
los medios de comunicación fluida comprenden una pluralidad de orificios pasantes (8) ubicados en dichas partes laterales del tramo inferior (lg).  the fluid communication means comprise a plurality of through holes (8) located in said lateral parts of the lower section (lg).
19. Tapón, según la reivindicación 17 ó 18, caracterizado porque los medios de comunicación fluida comprenden una pluralidad de aberturas pasantes en una base inferior (lh) del cuerpo cilindrico (la). 19. Cap according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that the fluid communication means comprise a plurality of through openings in a lower base (lh) of the cylindrical body (la).
20. Tapón, según la reivindicación 19, caracterizado porque las aberturas pasantes son aberturas de una rejilla (9) fijada en la base inferior (lh) del cuerpo cilindrico (la). 20. Cap according to claim 19, characterized in that the through openings are openings of a grid (9) fixed to the lower base (lh) of the cylindrical body (la).
21. Tapón, según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones 11 a 20, caracterizado porque el cuerpo cilindrico (la) comprende una pluralidad de protuberancias de retención (li) exteriores. 21. Cap according to any one of claims 11 to 20, characterized in that the cylindrical body (the) comprises a plurality of outer retention protrusions (li).
22. Tapón, según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones 11 a 20, caracterizado porque el cuerpo cilindrico (la) comprende un fileteado helicoidal externo (lj). 22. Cap according to any one of claims 11 to 20, characterized in that the cylindrical body (the) comprises an external helical filleting (lj).
23. Tapón, según la reivindicación 1, caracterizado porque 23. Cap according to claim 1, characterized in that
el cuerpo del tapón comprende un casquillo (10) que comprende una base superior (10a) de la que emerge un faldón inferior (10b) enroscable exteriormente en el cuello (4b) de la botella (4);  the body of the cap comprises a cap (10) comprising an upper base (10a) from which a lower skirt (10b) emerges externally screwed into the neck (4b) of the bottle (4);
el material de madera es una pieza de madera (2) fijada inferiormente a la base superior (10a) del casquillo (10);  the wood material is a piece of wood (2) fixed inferiorly to the upper base (10a) of the bushing (10);
la pieza de madera (2) está dimensionada para extenderse interiormente por el cuello (4b) de la botella (4) sin contactar el cuello de botella (4).  the piece of wood (2) is sized to extend inside the neck (4b) of the bottle (4) without contacting the bottleneck (4).
24. Tapón, según la reivindicación 23, caracterizado porque una parte extrema superior de la pieza de madera (2) está fijada en un collarín (10c) que emerge inferior y centralmente de la base superior (10a) del casquillo (10), estando el collarín (10c) está dimensionado para caber en la boca (4a) de la botella (4). 24. Cap according to claim 23, characterized in that an upper end part of the piece of wood (2) is fixed in a collar (10c) that emerges inferiorly and centrally from the upper base (10a) of the bush (10), being The collar (10c) is sized to fit in the mouth (4a) of the bottle (4).
25. Tapón, según la reivindicación 24, caracterizado porque el collarín (10c) comprende pestañas internas (lOd) de retención para retener la parte extrema superior pieza de madera (2). 25. Cap according to claim 24, characterized in that the collar (10c) comprises internal retention tabs (10) for retaining the upper end piece of wood (2).
26. Tapón, según la reivindicación 24 ó 25, caracterizado porque la parte extrema superior de la pieza de madera (2) está insertada en el collarín (10c) a presión. 26. Stopper according to claim 24 or 25, characterized in that the upper end of the piece of wood (2) is inserted into the collar (10c) under pressure.
27. Tapón, según la reivindicación 24, 25 ó 26, caracterizado porque el casquillo (10) y el collarín (10c) son metálicos. 27. Cap according to claim 24, 25 or 26, characterized in that the bushing (10) and collar (10c) are metallic.
28. Tapón, según la reivindicación 24, 25 ó 26, caracterizado porque el casquillo (10) y el collarín (10c) son de un material plástico rígido. 28. Cap according to claim 24, 25 or 26, characterized in that the bushing (10) and collar (10c) are made of a rigid plastic material.
29. Tapón, según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones precedentes, caracterizado porque el material de madera está seleccionado entre maderas tratadas correspondientes a maderas tratadas empleadas en barricas en las que se almacena una bebida alcohólica como la que está en la botella (4). 29. Stopper, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wood material is selected from treated wood corresponding to treated wood used in barrels in which an alcoholic beverage such as that in the bottle (4) is stored.
30. Tapón, según la reivindicación 29, caracterizado porque el material de madera está seleccionado entre madera de roble americano, madera de roble francés y combinaciones de los mismos. 30. Stopper according to claim 29, characterized in that the wood material is selected from American oak wood, French oak wood and combinations thereof.
31. Tapón, según una cualquiera de las reivindicaciones 1-30, caracterizado porque el material de madera está seleccionado entre maderas aromatizantes. 31. Stopper according to any one of claims 1-30, characterized in that the wood material is selected from flavoring woods.
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