Wine Bottle Rotation System

Abstract

The wine bottle rotation system (10) includes a wine rack formed from a pair of vertical support members (12) having a plurality of horizontal support members (14), or shelves, mounted therebetween. A plurality of rollers (18) are rotationally mounted between pairs of horizontal and vertical support members (14, 12) and are spaced apart such that a wine bottle (20) can be received between two adjacent rollers (18). Driven rotation of the rollers (18) causes the wine bottle (20) to rotate, thus preventing the settling and accumulation of free sediment (21) within the wine bottle (20) by the binding of sediment (21) to the inner glass wall of the bottle (20), decreasing the amount of free sediment (21) within the wine.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to racks for storing bottles, and particularly to a wine bottle rotation system for turning wine bottles continuously or at pre-set timed intervals to promote the binding of free sediment to the inner glass wall in the wine bottles during the aging process.BACKGROUND ART[0002]During aging, wine often forms particulate matter, which is known as “free sediment.” Stationary storage of wine bottles can result in the settling of the sediment within the wine bottle, which can alter the taste and quality of the wine if decanted with the wine. In order to prevent the accumulation of free sediment within the wine, it is necessary to agitate the sediment within the bottle, but not to such a degree that would alter the quality of the wine or provide undue stress to the fragile glass bottle. Since free sediment is undesirable, it is necessary to have a system that promotes the binding of free sediment to the inner glass walls of the bottle, whi...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]The disclosure is directed to a wine bottle rotation system. The system includes a support frame with a pair of vertical support members and at least one pair of horizontal support members. The horizontal support members are disposed between the pair of vertical support members. A plurality of rollers are rotatably mounted to the horizontal support members. The rollers are spaced apart so that they are adapted to receive a wine bottle. A drive means rotationally drives the rollers so that when the wine bottle is received between an adjacent pair of the rollers, the rollers cause the wine bottle to rotate, thus preventing settling and accumulation of free sediment within the wine bottle.

Problems solved by technology

During aging, wine often forms particulate matter, which is known as “free sediment.” Stationary storage of wine bottles can result in the settling of the sediment within the wine bottle, which can alter the taste and quality of the wine if decanted with the wine.

Since free sediment is undesirable, it is necessary to have a system that promotes the binding of free sediment to the inner glass walls of the bottle, which would reduce the amount of free sediment in the wine.

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