Patent ID: 9016930
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B01F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for moving wine within a wine glass or a wine decanter, the apparatus comprising: a housing; a holder adapted to secure the wine glass or the wine decanter to the apparatus, the holder including a base movably mounted at least partially within the housing, the base including a first void longitudinally extending in a first direction; a driver mounted within the housing, the driver moving the base; a receiver movably mounted within the housing, the receiver including a first receiver surface and an opposing second receiver surface, a second void in at least the first receiver surface and longitudinally extending in a second direction that is different from the first direction, and a pin extending from the second receiver surface and engaged with the first void to follow a first movement of the base; a connector mounted within the housing, the connector including a pin engaged with the second void to follow a second movement of the receiver; and a retainer attached to the base on a side of the base that is opposite the receiver, the retainer comprising a flexible member including a groove, and that extends over a foot of the wine glass to secure the wine glass to the base, wherein the foot of the wine glass is slid between the base and the flexible member and a stem of the wine glass is received in the groove.