Supports – Stand – Receptacle
Patent
1988-04-15
1989-06-06
Chin-Shue, Alvin C.
Supports
Stand
Receptacle
362101, 362802, A47G 2302
Patent
active
048364762
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention refers to a decanting basket.
STATE OF THE ART
When aged red wines are served from a wine bottle, the latter is frequently placed onto a so-called decanting basket. Such a decanting basket is also referred to as "Flaschenkorb" (bottle basket) or "Flaschenwiege" (bottle cradle), depending on the material it is made of and of the geographical region it is used in. A decanting basket of this kind is used in the decanting process proper, i.e. for transferring the bottle content into a decanter, or else for pouring the wine into a glass. In order to make sure that only clear wine is poured out of the bottle rather than any deposit that frequently accumulates in aged wines, it is customary to use candle light, over which the decanting basket is held in a way to insure that the neck of the bottle is well transilluminated, so as to make it easy to check whether the outflowing wine is still clear, or whether any deposits are moving toward the bottle orifice. However, a burning candle is not always practical to use, and using it for pouring wine into glasses is found to be--in most cases--so disturbing, that the use of the candle is dispensed with. Therefore, there remains the permanent risk, that deposits too, not only clear wine, will be poured out of the bottle.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The decanting basket of the invention offers the possibility to dispense with the use of candle light and to exert, nevertheless, control over the clearness of the wine flowing through the neck of the bottle. This decanting basket is namely characterized in that it comprises a holding bracket adapted to hold an electrical battery, and--in its region serving to accommodate the neck of the bottle--it also comprises an electrical light source connected by way of a switch with the battery holding bracket, the light source being adapted to transilluminate the neck of the bottle from the bottom upward, the switch being preferably an off-switch so positioned on the underside, to keep the circuit interrupted while the basket is in resting position, said light source being preferably arranged to comprise an incandescent lamp.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
An embodiment of the invention is described in the following, reference being made to the appended drawing. In the only FIGURE of the drawing is shown a decanting basket, certain parts of which are shown broken off or cut off.
A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
A basket, which may be made of any material, such as of wickerwork, bast, plastic, wood, or even metal, is designated as a whole by the reference numeral 1, and the bottle placed in the basket, by the reference numeral 2. The basket comprises a region 1a arranged to accommodate the bottle neck 2a, the assumption being made, that the bottle 2 is properly set in place. The chain 1b serves for securing the bottle against slipping out during the process of pouring. A lamp mounting bracket 3 is provided in the region 1a and arranged to comprise an electrical incandescent lamp 4 to serve as an electrical light source, the lamp 4 being connected by way of a cable 5 with the holding bracket 6 for the electrical battery 7, the holding bracket 6 being located, in the present case, at the base 1c of the basket 1. An off-switch 8 similarly located, in the present case, at the base 1c of the basket 1, serves for disconnecting the cable 5. This off-switch 8 is arranged to keep the cable 5 disconnected in the resting position of the basket. On the other hand, if the basket is lifted off its support 9, which may be the top plate of the table, then the lamp 4 becomes connected with the battery 7. The switch may, of course, be positioned into a different location, for example to provide for comfortable manual actuation. Alternately, the battery holding bracket may be positioned in some other place, depending on the design of the basket, as for example inside the basket, underneath the bottle.
The aforementioned embodiment provides for the lamp 4 to be extinguished as long as the bas
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Chin-Shue Alvin C.
Olson Robert A.
Wolf Handels AG
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