Bottle Opening Sealer with an Indicator Window
A bottle opening sealer with an indicator window includes an outer cup, an inner cup, a sealing mechanism, a window, and a plurality of indicators. The sealing mechanism includes a lever, a connector, and an elastic sleeve. The inner cup is radially enclosed by the outer cup as the connector is axially positioned to the inner cup and the outer cup. The connector is slidably traverses through the outer cup and the inner cup. The elastic sleeve is positioned within the inner cap and slidably engaged around the connector. The lever is externally positioned to the outer cup and hingedly mounted to the connector about the outer cup. The window is laterally integrated onto the outer cup. The plurality of indicators is radially connected onto the inner cup, wherein each of the plurality of indicators is selectively displayed through the window.
The current application claims a priority to the U.S. Provisional Patent application serial number 62/785,614 filed on Dec. 27, 2018.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates generally to a sealing apparatus for a bottle opening. More specifically, the present invention hermetically seals a bottle opening so that the stored liquid can be preserved with the bottle while the present invention is able to indicate the type of liquid within the bottle and monitor the surrounding temperature of the bottle.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONBottles that contain cooking oils, wine, champagne, or any other useful liquid or beverage are generally stopped with a cork or screwcap closure. Bottle openers are required to open bottles that are stoppered with a cork. There are many different inceptions of the bottle opener ranging from the simple corkscrew, the screw-pull lever, to complicated carbon dioxide driven openers. The most popular is the wine key, sommelier knife or “waiter's friend” which resembles a pocket-knife and has a small blade for cutting foil and a screw with a bottle brace. Wine poppers are another means of opening a cork closure. A hollow spike is driven through the cork of a bottle. A cartridge of carbon dioxide is then pressed to release a short burst of gas. The sudden increase of pressure dislodges the cork and the stored content can then be served. Two problems can arise with this method: synthetic “corks” may be too dense to penetrate, and bottles not intended for pressure may break. When part of the stored content is utilized and remaining content need to be stored, a stopper is utilized within the bottle to seal the stored content within the bottle since it is difficult to put the original cork back into the bottleneck. Stoppers vary in shapes, sizes, and materials as they are inserted into the bottleneck, creating a barrier between the stored content and the surrounding air. The newer versions of stoppers are made to expand in the bottle to ensure a tighter and hermetic seal. Some stoppers can be vacuum-sealed with a hand pump, to remove oxygen from the bottle, thereby extending the life of the stored content by several days after opening the bottle. However, aforementioned stoppers fail to provide any other functionality other than preserving the stored content within the bottle.
It is therefore an objective of the present invention to provide a sealing apparatus that indicate the type of liquid within the bottle and monitor the surrounding temperature of the bottle. More specifically, the present invention provides hermetic seal between the stored content within the bottle and the surrounding air through a sealing mechanism. In addition, the present invention also displays the type of liquid within the bottle as the user is able to specific type of the liquid from a plurality of options. Furthermore, the present invention also monitors and displays the surrounding temperature of the bottle so that the user can easily enhance the flavor profiles of the stored content with respect to the temperature.
All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of describing selected versions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
The present invention to provide a bottle opening sealer with an indicator window so that the type of liquid stored within the bottle and the surrounding temperature of the bottle can be displayed to the user. More specifically, the present invention provides hermetic seal between the stored liquid within the bottle and the surrounding air through a sealing apparatus. The present invention also displays the specific type of the stored liquid as the user is able to select the specific type of the liquid from a plurality of options. The present invention also monitors and displays the surrounding temperature of the bottle so that the user can figure out the optimal storage conditions to enhance the flavor profiles of the stored liquid with respect to the temperature.
The present invention comprises an outer cup 1, an inner cup 6, a sealing mechanism 16, a window 27, and a plurality of indicators 28 as shown in
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The present invention further comprises an incremental rotational mechanism 13 that precisely aligns each of the plurality of indicators 28 to the window 27. More specifically, the incremental rotational mechanism 13 aligns and displays a single indicator from the plurality of indicators 28 through the window 27 while remaining indicators of the plurality of indicators 28 are hidden behind the outer lateral wall 3. The incremental rotational mechanism 13 comprises a plurality of teeth 14 and a plurality of cavities 15, wherein the engagement between the plurality of teeth 14 and the plurality of cavities 15 precisely aligns each of the plurality of indicators 28 to the window 27. In reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention that is shown in
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In order to move and lock the sealing mechanism 16 between the opened position and the sealed position, the lever 17 comprises a triangular arm section 18 and an elongated arm section 22 as shown in
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The liquid crystal thermometer indicator 29 functions as a liquid crystal temperature gage within the present invention so that the surrounding temperature of the bottle can be displayed through the window 27. For example, when the present invention is utilized with a bottle and the surrounding temperature of the bottle need to be displayed, the user can align the liquid crystal thermometer indicator 29 to the window 27 by the opposite rotation of the outer cup 1 and the inner cup 6.
The first beverage indicator 30 preferably illustrates champagne or sparkling wine. For example, when a champagne or sparkling wine bottle need to reseal after the original cork is removed, the first beverage indicator 30 is aligned and displayed through the window 27 as the sealing mechanism 16 hermetically seals the opening of the champagne or sparkling wine bottle.
The second beverage indicator 31 preferably illustrates white wine. For example, when a white wine bottle need to reseal after the original cork is removed, the second beverage indicator 31 is aligned and displayed through the window 27 as the sealing mechanism 16 hermetically seals the opening of the white wine bottle.
The third beverage indicator 32 preferably illustrates red wine. For example, when a red wine bottle need to reseal after the original cork is removed, the third beverage indicator 32 is aligned and displayed through the window 27 as the sealing mechanism 16 hermetically seals the opening of the red wine bottle.
The cooking oil indicator 33 preferably illustrates any kind of cooking oils such as olive oil, palm oil, soybean oil, canola oil, corn oil, peanut oil, vegetable oils, coconut oil, or any other type of similar oils. For example, when an olive oil bottle need to reseal after the original cork is removed, the cooking oil indicator 33 is aligned and displayed through the window 27 as the sealing mechanism 16 hermetically seals the opening of the olive oil bottle.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Claims
1. A bottle opening sealer with an indicator window comprising:
- an outer cup;
- an inner cup;
- a sealing mechanism;
- a window;
- a plurality of indicators;
- the sealing mechanism comprising a lever, a connector, and an elastic sleeve;
- the inner cup being radially enclosed by the outer cup;
- the connector being axially positioned to the inner cup and the outer cup;
- the connector being slidably traversing through the outer cup and the inner cup;
- the elastic sleeve being positioned within the inner cup;
- the elastic sleeve being slidably engaged around the connector;
- the lever being externally positioned to the outer cup;
- the lever being hingedly mounted to the connector about the outer cup;
- the window being laterally integrated onto the outer cup; and
- the plurality of indicators being radially connected onto the inner cup, wherein each of the plurality of indicators is selectively displayed through the window.
2. The bottle opening sealer with an indicator window as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the outer cup comprising an outer base, an outer lateral wall, a bottom edge, and a first opening;
- the outer lateral wall being perimetrically connected around the outer base;
- the bottom edge being perimetrically positioned around the outer lateral wall, opposite of the outer base; and
- the first opening concentrically traversing through the outer base.
3. The bottle opening sealer with an indicator window as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the inner cup comprising an inner base, a support base, an inner lateral wall, a bottom groove body, a bottle-neck receiver opening, and a second opening;
- the inner lateral wall being perimetrically connected around the inner base;
- the bottom groove body being perimetrically connected around the inner lateral wall;
- the bottom groove body and the inner base being oppositely positioned of each other about the inner lateral wall;
- the inner base and the support base being concentrically connected to each other;
- the support base being encircled within the inner lateral wall;
- the bottle-neck receiver opening being delineated by the inner base and the inner lateral wall; and
- the second opening concentrically traversing through the inner base and the support base.
4. The bottle opening sealer with an indicator window as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- an outer base of the outer cup being concentrically positioned atop an inner base of the inner cup;
- an outer lateral wall of the outer cup being concentrically positioned around an inner lateral wall of the inner cup;
- a bottom edge of the outer cup being concentrically engaged within a bottom groove body of the inner cup; and
- a first opening of the outer cup being concentrically positioned to a second opening of the inner cup.
5. The bottle opening sealer with an indicator window as claimed in claim 4 comprising:
- an incremental rotational mechanism;
- the incremental rotational mechanism comprising a plurality of teeth and a plurality of cavities;
- the plurality of teeth being radially connected onto the inner base, opposite of a support base of the inner cup;
- the plurality of cavities radially traversing into the outer base;
- the plurality of cavities being oriented toward the bottom edge;
- the plurality of cavities being positioned adjacent to the plurality of teeth; and
- the plurality of cavities being rotationally engaged with the plurality of teeth, wherein the rotational engagement between the plurality of cavities and the plurality of teeth aligns each of the plurality of indicators to the window.
6. The bottle opening sealer with an indicator window as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the connector comprising a shaft and a head;
- the shaft and the head being adjacently connected to each other;
- the shaft being slidably positioned within a first opening of the outer cup and a second opening of the inner cup;
- the lever and the shaft being terminally positioned with each other about an outer base of the outer cup;
- the lever being hingedly mounted to the shaft;
- the head being positioned within an inner lateral wall of the inner cup;
- the elastic sleeve being concentrically positioned around the shaft; and
- the elastic sleeve being extended from the head to a support base of the inner cup.
7. The bottle opening sealer with an indicator window as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the lever comprising a triangular arm section and an elongated arm section;
- the triangular arm section and the elongated arm section being adjacently connected to each other;
- the triangular arm section being positioned adjacent to an outer base of the outer cup; and
- the elongated arm section being positioned offset of the outer base.
8. The bottle opening sealer with an indicator window as claimed in claim 7 comprising:
- the triangular arm section comprising a first side and a second side; and
- the first side and the second side being oriented at an acute angle.
9. The bottle opening sealer with an indicator window as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the plurality of indicators being radially positioned around an inner base of the inner cup; and
- the plurality of indicators being adjacently connected onto an inner lateral wall of the inner cup.
10. The bottle opening sealer with an indicator window as claimed in claim 9, wherein the plurality of indicators comprising a liquid crystal thermometer indicator, a first beverage indicator, a second beverage indicator, a third beverage indicator, and a cooking oil indicator.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 19, 2019
Publication Date: Jul 2, 2020
Inventor: Richard James Sullivan (Boynton Beach, FL)
Application Number: 16/543,784