ES2371609B1 - IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MAIN PATENT P 200900544 FOR "WINE BOTTLE WITH PERMANENT CONTACT BETWEEN THE WINE AND THE CORK". - Google Patents

Abstract

Improvements in the main patent P 200900544 for? Wine bottle with permanent contact between the wine and the cork ?, which are characterized in that the neck (3) is located on a concave upper face (11) of the main body (2), and because on said upper concave face (11) there is provided a cover (12) that partially covers the upper concave face (11), delimiting between the cover (12) and the concave upper face (11) an accumulation zone (13) of drops of wine In this way the bottle is provided with means to prevent the dripping of wine when serving it.

Description

Improvements in the main patent nº P 200900544 for: "Wine bottle with permanent contact between the wine and the cork". Technical sector

The invention relates to improvements introduced in the object of the main patent number P 200900544, referring to a wine bottle whose design allows that, being the bottle in any position including the vertical position, the wine housed inside the bottle be in permanent contact with the cork. These improvements focus on providing the bottle with an anti-drip system and the quality of being stackable. State of the art

Patent P 200900544 refers to a bottle of wine that has the particularity that the cork and wine are in permanent contact inside the bottle, the bottle being upright or in any other position. The invention allows a series of advantages to be achieved in the process of manufacturing, transporting and storing wine bottles, such as reducing the time and cost of handling conventional bottles for storing them horizontally, and reducing the risk of deterioration of the cork and of the wine in case the bottles are stored in an upright position.

For this, the bottle according to the invention comprises a main body, which comprises a neck for the location of a cap, where the neck comprises inner walls in contact with the cap and outer walls not in contact with the cap, with the particularity that at least part of the outer walls of the neck (ie, all or some of the outer walls, completely or partially) are located inside the bottle. In this way, when the bottle is filled with wine in its entirety and up to a certain level of filling (above which an air chamber must be left to allow the expansion and retraction of the wine in case of temperature change) and the bottle being upright, the level of wine filling reaches some point of the outer walls of the neck which are inside the bottle. Consequently, the air chamber is not in contact with the cap but rather the cap is in direct contact with the wine.

The present invention aims to propose a new embodiment of the main patent bottle, where it is possible to reduce the dripping of the bottle when serving the wine, and that facilitates its vertical storage. Brief Description of the Invention

The object of the present invention is a series of improvements in the main patent P 200900544 for "wine bottle with permanent contact between the wine and the cork", which describes a wine bottle provided with a main body and a neck for the location of a cap, where the neck includes inner walls in contact with the cap and outer walls not in contact with the cap, with the particularity that at least part of the outer walls of the neck (i.e., all or some of the outer walls, completely or partially) are located inside the bottle. These improvements focus on the fact that the neck is located on a concave upper face of the main body, and on that said concave upper face there is a cover that partially covers the concave upper face, defining an area between the cover and the concave upper face. of accumulation of drops of wine.

In this way, the drops of wine that, after serving wine from the bottle, remain outside the neck, descend through the neck and are housed in the upper concave face. When the bottle is tilted again to serve wine, the drops do not spill but are housed in the accumulation zone. Therefore, the drops of wine remain confined on the concave upper face and do not slide along the main body of the bottle. Brief description of the fi gures

The details of the invention can be seen in the accompanying figures, not intended to be limiting of the scope of the invention:

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Figures 1 and 2 respectively show a sectional elevation and a plan view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Detailed description of the invention

Figures 1 and 2 respectively show a sectional elevation and a plan view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The section of Figure 1 is made according to the E-E section plane of Figure 2. The figures show a bottle (1) comprising a main body (2) and a neck (3). The neck (3) serves as a housing area for a plug (4), and comprises inner walls (5) in contact with the plug (4) and outer walls (6) not in contact with the plug (4). Figure 1 shows the bottle (1) filled in almost all of wine, up to a filling level (7). Above said filling level (7) is an air chamber (8), necessary to allow the expansion or compression of the wine in case of temperature change. According to the main patent P 200900544 and as can be seen, part of the outer walls (6) of the neck (3) are located inside the bottle (1), so that when the bottle is filled with wine ( 1) in its entirety and the bottle (1) being in an upright position, the level of filling (7) of wine reaches some point (usually an intermediate point) of the outer walls

(6)

of the neck (3) inside the bottle (1), producing that the wine is in contact with the cap (4) and that the air chamber (8) is higher than the lower area of the cap (4) ).

In accordance with the present invention, the neck

(3)

It is located on a concave upper face (11) of the main body (2). Furthermore, on said upper concave face (11) there is a cover (12) that partially covers the upper concave face (11), a storage area (13) being defined between the cover (12) and the concave upper face (11). of drops of wine. The invention allows, when the wine from the bottle (1) is served in a glass and the bottle (1) is placed in an upright position, the drops that can remain on the top of the neck (3), on the outside from it, slide along the neck (3) to the upper concave face (11); then, the next time the bottle (1) is tilted to serve wine, said drops accumulated on the concave upper face (11) slide and are housed in the accumulation zone (13), that is, they remain confined in the concave upper face (11).

Preferably, the cover (12) is continuous along the entire outer perimeter of the concave upper face (11), as shown in the figures. In this way it is not necessary to orient the bottle (1) in any certain way when serving the wine so that the drops remain accumulated and do not fall.

On the other hand, as seen in Figure 1, where a second bottle arranged under the bottle (1) has been represented so that both are stacked vertically, the main body (2) comprises a concave bottom face (14) that delimits an accommodation area (15) intended to accommodate the neck (3) and the cover (12) of said second bottle. Thus, the bottle (1) according to the invention is stackable and storable vertically, in a comfortable and stable manner, in addition to guaranteeing the correct preservation of the cap (4) and the wine.

Preferably, to facilitate stacking, the outer face of the cover (12) is fitted to the sides (16) of the concave bottom face (14).

Claims (5)

1. Improvements in the main patent P 200900544 for "wine bottle with permanent contact between the wine and the cork", which are characterized by the fact that the neck (3) is located on a concave upper face (11) of the main body (2), and on which said upper concave face (11) provides a cover (12) that partially covers the upper concave face (11), delimiting between the cover (12) and the upper face concave (11) a zone of accumulation (13) of drops of wine. 2. Improvements in the main patent P 200900544 for "wine bottle with permanent contact between the wine and the cork", according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover (12) is continuous along the entire outer perimeter of the concave upper face (11).

3.

Improvements in the main patent P 200900544 for "wine bottle with permanent contact between the wine and the cork", according to claim 1, characterized in that the main body (2) comprises a concave bottom face (14) delimiting a accommodation area (15) intended to accommodate the neck (3) and the cover (12) of another bottle when several bottles are stacked vertically according to the invention.

Four.

Improvements in the main patent P 200900544 for "wine bottle with permanent contact between the wine and the cork", according to claim 3, characterized in that the outer face of the cover

(12) is fitted on the sides (16) of the concave bottom face (14). SPANISH OFFICE OF THE PATENTS AND BRAND Application no .: 200902420 SPAIN Date of submission of the application: 30.12.2009 Priority Date: REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE 51 Int. Cl.: See Additional Sheet RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

Category

Documents cited Claims Affected

TO

EP 1394052 A1 (L'OREAL) 03.03.2004, summary; Figures 4,5,8,10,12. 1-4

TO

CH 380564 A (TOURNIER) 31.07.1964, figures 1.2; claim 1. 1-4

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WO 2007058500 A1 (PARK) 24.05.2007, summary; figures. 1-4

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WO 03066455 A2 (BALL PACKAGING EUROPE) 14.08.2003, summary; figures.

Category of the documents cited X: of particular relevance Y: of particular relevance combined with other / s of the same category A: reflects the state of the art O: refers to unwritten disclosure P: published between the priority date and the date of priority submission of the application E: previous document, but published after the date of submission of the application

This report has been prepared • for all claims • for claims no:

Date of realization of the report 12.12.2011

Examiner F. Monge Zamorano Page 1/4

REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE Application number: 200902420 CLASSIFICATION OBJECT OF THE APPLICATION B65D39 / 00 (2006.01) B65D1 / 02 (2006.01) B65D21 / 02 (2006.01) Minimum documentation sought (classification system followed by classification symbols) B65D Electronic databases consulted during the search (name of the database and, if possible, terms of search used) INVENTIONS, EPODOC State of the Art Report Page 2/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 200902420 Date of Completion of Written Opinion: 12.12.2011 Statement

Novelty (Art. 6.1 LP 11/1986)

Claims Claims 1-4 IF NOT

Inventive activity (Art. 8.1 LP11 / 1986)

Claims Claims 1-4 IF NOT

The application is considered to comply with the industrial application requirement. This requirement was evaluated during the formal and technical examination phase of the application (Article 31.2 Law 11/1986).  Opinion Base.- This opinion has been made on the basis of the patent application as published. State of the Art Report Page 3/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 200902420 1. Documents considered.- The documents belonging to the state of the art taken into consideration for the realization of this opinion are listed below.

Document

Publication or Identification Number publication date

D01

EP 1394052 A1 (L'OREAL) 03.03.2004

D02

CH 380564 A (TOURNIER) 31.07.1964

D03

WO 2007058500 A1 (PARK) 05/24/2007

D04

WO 03066455 A2 (BALL PACKAGING EUROPE) 08/14/2003

2. Statement motivated according to articles 29.6 and 29.7 of the Regulations for the execution of Law 11/1986, of March 20, on Patents on novelty and inventive activity; quotes and explanations in support of this statement The purpose of the request is a wine bottle in which the neck extends into the bottle so that the cork stopper is in permanent contact with the wine and thus does not dry out or lose the properties that allow it to insulate The content of the outside atmosphere. The application contains four claims of which the first one is independent and the second and third depend on it directly, while the fourth depends on the third. The first claim characterizes the invention by the configuration of the upper part of the bottle, which is where the neck is installed: concave and with a cover that partially covers it. After the relevant search in the same sector of the technique and related sectors, no disclosure was found that anticipates the characterization of the invention made in the first claim. The cited documents include the technical solutions that are considered closest to the invention, but it is not considered that neither by themselves nor by a mere combination with each other or with other documents, they allow to arrive in an obvious way to the technical solution proposed in the invention. . Thus, taking into account the foregoing considerations and in the opinion of the examiner, the attributes of novelty and inventive activity should be recognized, within the meaning of articles 6 and 8 of the current Patent Law 11/1986 to the first to fourth claims of application. State of the Art Report Page 4/4