Wine drip ring

Abstract

A liquid absorbing fabric that is cut to the shape of a ring with the exact measurements and design that slips down firmly over the neck of a wine bottle. The liquid absorbing ring catches the unwanted wine drip that follows your pour of wine into a glass which usually turns into a small stream of wine running down the side of the wine bottle. The Wine Drip Ring protects the wine label, table linens and other various surfaces from wine stains; furthermore, the Wine Drip Ring is disposable when the bottle of wine is empty.

Claims

1. A wine drip ring which comprises: an absorbent felt fabric measuring 4 mm high cut in a circular shape with an outside measurement equal to 44 mm in diameter with an inside material removed, creating an internal opening of 27 mm in diameter forming a ring design that slips down firmly over a wine bottle neck which catches unwanted wine drips from wine poured into glassware, thus preventing wine dripping down a wine bottle, thereby protecting table linens and countertops from wine stains; wherein a design and shape of this single-use felt ring allows for use on various different wine bottles, wherein a color of a material for the wine drip ring is a dark red burgundy to hide any drip absorbed from pouring.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

(1) FIG. 1 is a top and bottom view of the Wine Drip Ring according to the invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a side view of the Wine Drip Ring.

(3) FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional (3D) view of the Wine Drip Ring.

(4) FIG. 4 depicts the position of the Wine Drip Ring on the wine bottle prior to the pour.

(5) FIG. 5 illustrates the function of the Wine Drip Ring as the wine is pouring from the bottle of wine.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

(6) Referring now to the drawing, there is shown in FIG. 1 a Wine Drip Ring 1 made from a choice of colored and liquid absorbing material. The Wine Drip Ring 1 performs as required when made from felt. The characteristics of felt are ideal for the design and function of the Wine Drip Ring. The felt for the Wine Drip Ring development is available from several felt manufacturers in the US. The Wine Drip Ring 1 has a circle outline with a ring 2 design. As shown in FIG. 3, the outside 3 of the ring is approximately 44 mm in diameter (1.73 inches) and the material inside the ring is removed creating a hole 4 of approximately 27 mm (1.06 inches). The thickness 5 of the ring is approximately 4 mm (0.16 inches) as shown in FIG. 2. Custom die cutting services for felt are available to create the perfect shape and size for the Wine Drip Ring. The color of the material for the Wine Drip Ring would be a dark red burgundy to hide any drips absorbed from the pour. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 5, the Wine Drip Ring 1 is a round ring shaped 2 design that slips down firmly over the neck of a wine bottle 6 to catch unwanted after pour drips to prevent wine stains. In addition, the Wine Drip Ring 1 is made of an inexpensive liquid absorbing fabric that is disposable when the bottle of wine 6 is empty.