Method and apparatus for beverage extraction needle force indication
US9016517B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D1/0418
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Devices and methods for guiding a needle in movement through a bottle closure, such as a cork, to extracting fluids from the bottle without removal of the cork. A force indicator may indicate when a force exceeding a threshold value is applied to the needle during insertion and/or withdrawal of the needle from a cork.
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