ROTATING GLOBE DECANTER

Abstract

A rotating decanter, including a base that supports and rotates a rotating decanter stand holding a decanter. A method of using a rotating decanter, by opening the decanter, filling the decanter with a liquid, closing the decanter, placing the decanter on the rotating decanter stand operatively attached to a base, and activating rotation of the rotating decanter stand.

Claims

1. A rotating decanter comprising a base that supports and rotates a rotating decanter stand holding a decanter.

2. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said decanter contains whiskey.

3. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said base is made of a material chosen from the group consisting of wood, plastic, glass, metal, recycled composite materials, and combinations thereof.

4. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said base includes a rotation mechanism for rotating said decanter and said rotating decanter stand.

5. The rotating decanter of claim 4, wherein said rotation mechanism includes an electric motor and battery compartment for holding at least one battery for powering said electric motor.

6. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said base is in a shape chosen from the group consisting of rectangular, circular, square, oval, star, and heart.

7. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said base includes an activation switch for starting and stopping rotation of said rotating decanter stand.

8. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said base includes an on/off indicator light.

9. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said decanter is a shape chosen from the group consisting of a sphere, bottle, rectangle, and abstract.

10. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said decanter includes an etched map design and is made of glass.

11. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said decanter includes a removable seal.

12. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said decanter includes a fill line.

13. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said rotating decanter stand is operatively attached to said base at a middle portion of said base.

14. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said rotating decanter stand is a platform upon which said decanter rests.

15. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said decanter includes a protrusion at a distal end.

16. The rotating decanter of claim 15, wherein said rotating decanter stand is an arc shape including a first end for holding a proximal end of said decanter and a second end for holding said distal end of said decanter.

17. The rotating decanter of claim 15, wherein said first end includes a u-shaped rest for receiving said proximal end and wherein said second end includes a circle-shaped rest through which said protrusion rests securely.

18. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said base includes at least one glass rest of a recession in said base.

19. The rotating decanter of claim 1, wherein said base includes a plurality of pads made of a material chosen from the group consisting of felt, rubber, and foam.

20. A method of using a rotating decanter, including the steps of: opening a decanter; filling the decanter with a liquid; closing the decanter; placing the decanter on a rotating decanter stand operatively attached to a base; and activating rotation of the rotating decanter stand.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the liquid is whiskey.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein said filling step is further defined as filling the liquid up to a marked line on the decanter.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein said closing step further includes maintaining airtightness of the decanter.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein said activating step is further defined as activating an activation switch on the base.

25. The method of claim 20, further including the step of a user activating the activation switch to stop rotation and removing the decanter to dispense the liquid into a glass.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein the decanter includes an etched map design, is in the shape of a globe, and is made of glass.

27. The method of claim 20, wherein the rotating decanter stand is an arc shape including a first end for holding a proximal end of the decanter and a second end for holding a distal end of the decanter.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the first end includes a u-shaped rest for receiving the proximal end and wherein the second end includes a circle-shaped rest through which a protrusion on the distal end rests securely.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0007] Other advantages of the present invention are readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

[0008] FIG. 1 is a front view of the rotating decanter;

[0009] FIG. 2 is a side view of the rotating decanter;

[0010] FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the rotating decanter;

[0011] FIG. 4 is a side view showing an activation switch;

[0012] FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of the rotating decanter;

[0013] FIG. 6 is a transparent top perspective view of the rotating decanter;

[0014] FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a rotation mechanism and battery compartment;

[0015] FIG. 8 is a top transparent view of the rotating decanter;

[0016] FIG. 9 is a bottom transparent view of the rotating decanter;

[0017] FIG. 10 is a side transparent view of the rotating decanter;

[0018] FIG. 11 is a side transparent view of the rotating decanter; and

[0019] FIG. 12 is a side view of the rotating decanter.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0020] The present invention provides for a rotating decanter for holding or containing whiskey, shown generally at 10 in FIGS. 1-11. The rotating decanter 10 includes a base 12 that supports and rotates a rotating decanter stand 14 holding a decanter 16. The rotating decanter 10 includes an interactive element that is not commonly found in traditional decanters. While whiskey is referred to herein, it should be understood that other liquids or spirits can also be used.

[0021] The base 12 is preferably made of wood (such as stained machined wood), but other materials such as plastic, glass, metal, or recycled composite materials can be used, or combinations thereof. The base 12 houses a rotation mechanism 18 including an electric motor in order to rotate the decanter stand 14 and decanter 16 as well as a battery compartment 40 for housing at least one battery 42 (such as AA, AAA, lithium ion) that powers the electric motor. The battery compartment 40 can be made out of plastic and is accessible on a bottom side 44 of the base 12 for replacing the battery 42. The base 12 houses any necessary wiring such as copper wires connecting the battery compartment 40 and the rotation mechanism 18. The base 12 can be in any shape desired, such as a rectangular shape as shown in the FIGURES, or circular, square, oval, star, heart, or other geometric or novelty shape.

[0022] The decanter 16 is used to hold the whiskey and provide an aesthetically pleasing design. The decanter 16 can be any shape, such as a sphere, bottle, rectangular, or abstract and can have any design. The decanter 16 can be made out of glass (lead-free) or other food-grade materials. Preferably, the decanter 16 is in a globe shape and includes an etched map design as shown in FIG. 12. The decanter 16 includes a proximal end 22 where the whiskey is poured, and a distal end 24 that acts as the bottom. The distal end 24 can include a protrusion 34. The decanter 16 can include a removable seal/stopper 54 made of food-grade materials such as a rubber or silicone ring along with any materials of the decanter to ensure that the decanter 16 is airtight in order to preserve freshness and prevent spills. The decanter 16 can also include a fill to line to indicate where whiskey should be filled to in order to prevent spills.

[0023] The decanter stand 14 essentially stabilizes the decanter 16 and houses the rotation mechanism 18. The decanter stand 14 is operatively attached to the base 12 at any suitable place, such as in a middle portion, and can be made of the same or different materials as the base. The decanter stand 14 can be a platform 46 upon which any decanter 16 can rest, such as shown in FIG. 5, or it can be shaped to hold a specific decanter 16. In general, the decanter stand 14 can include elements that allows the decanter 16 to rest thereon. For example, the decanter stand 14 can be a curved or arc shape and includes a first end 26 for holding the proximal end 22 of the decanter 16, and a second end 28 for holding the distal end 24 of the decanter 16 shown in FIGS. 1-2. The first end 26 can include a U-shaped rest 30 that fits and receives the proximal end 22 of the decanter 16. The second end 28 can include a circle-shaped rest 32 through which protrusion 34 of the distal end 24 can rest and be secured.

[0024] The base 12 includes an activation switch 36 (a lever or button) located at any suitable part of the base 12, such as on a side 38 shown in FIG. 4. Activation of the activation switch 36 by a user starts or stops the rotation of the decanter 16 and rotating decanter stand 14.

[0025] The rotation mechanism 18 is further shown in detail in FIG. 7 and includes the rotating decanter stand 14, a gear wheel 56, pinion 58, cylindrical pin 60, electric motor 20 and circuit board 62, a wave bed ring 64, and a bead groove 66. These components all fit onto the base 12 in order to rotate the rotating decanter stand 14. The base 12 can further include an on/off indicator light 68 (such as one or more LEDs) to show when the rotating globe decanter 10 is on or off. Any necessary digital technology can be incorporated in the rotating decanter 10, such as with LED lights and the electric motor 20. Any components of the rotation mechanism 18 can be modular.

[0026] The base 12 can include at least one glass rest 48 that is a slight recession in the material of the base 12 for holding a glass 52. The glass rest 48 can be various sizes to accommodate different size glasses 52. The base 12 can further include a plurality of pads 50 to protect a table or prevent slipping operatively attached to the bottom side 44 made of felt, rubber, foam, or other suitable materials.

[0027] The present invention provides for a method of using the rotating decanter, by opening the decanter 16 by unscrewing or unlocking the top, filling the decanter 16 with a liquid (preferably whiskey), closing the decanter 16, placing the decanter 16 on the rotating decanter stand 14, and activating rotation of the rotating decanter stand 14. When filling the decanter 16, the user can refer to a marked line to prevent spills and fill only up until the line. Closing the container 16 can include maintaining airtightness of the decanter 16. When placing the decanter 16 on the rotating decanter stand 14, the user can ensure that it sits securely. Activating rotation is performed by activating the activation switch 36 (pressing a lever or button). When the user is ready to pour a drink, the activation switch 36 can be activated again to stop the rotation and the decanter 16 can be removed to dispense the liquid into a glass.

[0028] Throughout this application, various publications, including United States patents, are referenced by author and year and patents by number. Full citations for the publications are listed herein. The disclosures of these publications and patents in their entireties are hereby incorporated by reference into this application in order to more fully describe the state of the art to which this invention pertains.

[0029] The invention has been described in an illustrative manner and it is to be understood that the terminology which has been used is intended to be in the nature of words of description rather than of limitation.

[0030] Obviously, many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is, therefore, to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention can be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.