Beverage Extraction Device with Sloped Disengagement Clamp
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for extracting beverages from sealed containers, such as wine bottles, often require removing the closure, which can introduce air or damage the cork, and do not allow for multiple extractions without affecting the beverage quality.
Innovation Solution
A beverage extraction device with a conduit and needle that passes through the cork to extract the beverage under pressure, while maintaining the closure in place, using a clamp to secure the device to the container and a valve to control gas flow, allowing for multiple extractions without introducing reactive gases.
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 air enters the container and beverage quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts only the necessary portion (beverage) through a needle conduit that passes through the closure, leaving the closure intact to maintain the seal. This allows beverage removal without introducing air or removing the protective closure.
Solution Approach 2:
The needle conduit is inserted through the closure, with the closure serving as an outer protective layer that remains in place while the inner needle provides access to the beverage. This nested arrangement maintains the seal while enabling extraction.
2Ease of operation
If the closure is removed for extraction, then beverage access is enabled, but the cork may be damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage is extracted through the existing closure via a needle conduit, eliminating the need to remove or manipulate the cork physically. This preserves the cork's structural integrity while still enabling multiple extractions.
3Productivity
If multiple extractions are performed, then beverage can be dispensed repeatedly, but the seal may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The needle conduit passes through the closure without removing it, allowing repeated beverage extractions while the closure maintains its sealing function. The closure remains in place throughout multiple use cycles.
Solution Approach 2:
The closure is prepared in advance to accommodate the needle conduit passage, allowing subsequent extractions without compromising the seal. The system is pre-configured for multiple extractions while maintaining integrity.
4Ease of operation
If reactive gases are introduced during extraction, then beverage can be moved, but beverage quality is affected
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses an inert gas (such as nitrogen or carbon dioxide) instead of reactive air to pressurize and dispense the beverage. This prevents oxidation and chemical reactions that would degrade beverage quality during the extraction and dispensing process.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the extraction of beverages multiple times without removing the cork or introducing air, maintaining the seal and preserving the quality of the beverage over extended periods.
Implementation Method 1
A needle is arranged to be inserted through a closure of a beverage container to deliver pressurized gas into the beverage container
Implementation Method 2
the container engagement surface may be arranged to contact a lip of a container and exert a radially outward force on the clamp to move the clamp away from the lip of the container as the clamp is moved upwardly relative to the container neck
Implementation Method 3
the engagement surface may contact the neck and help the clamp grip the container neck such as by exerting a radially inward force on the neck
Data Source
AI summary
Devices and methods for extraction of a beverage from a beverage bottle, such as a wine bottle, using an extraction device. A clamp of the extraction device may include a container engagement surface arranged to disengage the clamp from the container neck when the clamp is pulled upwardly relative to the container neck. The container engagement surface may include a surface that slopes upwardly and outwardly relative to the container neck and that moves the clamp radially outwardly and away from the container neck as the clamp is moved vertically upwardly relative to the container neck.