Beverage Extraction Device With Clamp Arms And Needle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for extracting beverages from sealed containers, such as wine bottles, often require removal of the closure, leading to contamination or damage, and do not allow for multiple extractions without affecting the beverage quality.
Innovation Solution
A beverage extraction device with clamp arms that securely hold the container in place, allowing a needle to penetrate the closure without removing it, and uses pressurized gas to extract the beverage while maintaining the seal, preventing reactive gases from entering the container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the closure is removed to extract beverage, then the beverage can be accessed, but the closure is damaged and the beverage becomes vulnerable to contamination
Solution Approach 1:
A needle serves as an intermediary tool that penetrates the closure to access the beverage without removing the closure itself. The needle creates a temporary passage through the closure material, allowing beverage extraction while the closure remains in place to maintain seal integrity after the procedure.
Solution Approach 2:
The beverage is extracted from the container through the closure without removing the closure itself. This extraction method allows the beneficial separation of the beverage retrieval function from the closure removal action, preserving the closure for potential reuse.
2Productivity
If the closure is removed for beverage extraction, then the beverage can be dispensed, but reactive gases may enter and contaminate the beverage
Solution Approach 1:
The needle acts as a controlled intermediary pathway that allows beverage removal while preventing uncontrolled air entry. By maintaining the closure in place and using the needle as the sole access point, the system minimizes exposure to reactive gases that would otherwise enter through closure removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a protected environment by maintaining the closure seal and using the needle as a controlled access point. This approach effectively creates an inert barrier that prevents reactive gases from contaminating the beverage during the extraction process.
3Ease of operation
If the closure is removed, then beverage extraction is simple, but the closure cannot be reused and multiple extractions are not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The needle serves as a reusable intermediary tool that can be inserted and removed multiple times through the same closure. This allows repeated beverage extractions without compromising the closure, enabling the system to perform multiple extraction cycles while maintaining closure integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The closure is prepared in advance to accommodate needle penetration while maintaining its sealing capability. This preliminary preparation allows the closure to serve multiple extraction cycles, enhancing the system's adaptability for repeated use.
4Productivity
If a needle penetrates the closure, then beverage can be extracted through the sealed container, but the closure may be damaged upon needle removal
Solution Approach 1:
The closure material possesses localized properties that allow it to be penetrated by the needle while maintaining overall structural integrity. The material is designed to accommodate the needle passage and then seal around it, creating a local modification that does not compromise the global sealing function of the closure.
Solution Approach 2:
The closure material creates a self-sealing environment around the needle pathway. After needle removal, the closure material returns to its original sealed state, effectively creating a protective barrier that prevents contamination while allowing repeated needle penetration and removal cycles.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables multiple extractions from a sealed container without damaging the closure or contaminating the beverage, maintaining quality and allowing for extended storage with minimal impact on the beverage's condition.
Implementation Method 1
a source of pressurized gas for displacing the beverage
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AI summary
Devices and methods for clamping a beverage extraction device to a beverage container, such as a wine bottle. One or more clamp arms may be arranged to clamp the extraction device to a wine bottle as well as allow the device to be supported upright on a table top. Clamp arms may include tab and ridge features that operate to properly engage and position a wide variety of different bottle neck shapes relative to the device. The one or more clamp arms may move the bottle neck distally, e.g., toward a resilient pad, so that the neck is suitably positioned relative to the device. Proper positioning and engagement of the neck may allow for desired piercing of a cork or other closure of the bottle by the device.