Patent · US Expired

Device for riddling bottles according to the champagne method

US4524680A · kind A · utility

5Cited by

5References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Methode Champenoise Automatisee-M C.A. G.I.E. · FR

Inventors

Roger G. Jeanrat · Ay, FR
Pierre Martin · Rheinfelden, CH
Georjes Hardy · Épernay, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 26, 1984
Grant date	Jun 25, 1985
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 26, 2004

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12G1/062
WIPO fieldFood chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A riddling device for processing wine according to the champagne method, with reduced energy expenditure due to a balanced assembly. The device comprises a stand, a cradle capable of pivoting through a right angle relative to the stand, and a platform capable of rotating about an axis disposed in the middle of the cradle. According to the invention the cradle (10) is tilted under the control of a vertical screw (25) and two wheels (8) disposed at its opposite end and running on two slopes (9) on the stand (1).

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.