Abstract:
A beverage dispenser comprises a bottle holder, a motor, and a controller. The bottle holder is configured to hold a bottle of a liquid beverage. The motor is connected to the bottle holder to cause the bottle holder to tilt. The controller is configured to control the bottle holder via the motor to experience multiple tilting movements, including multiple tilting movements each causing the bottle to tilt by a predetermined angular amount to bring the bottle into a pouring position to dispense a portion of the liquid beverage from the bottle into a serving receptacle. The liquid beverage may be wine, and the serving receptacle may be a wine glass. The liquid beverage may be liquor, and the serving receptacle may be a shot glass. The portion of the liquid may be an amount of liquid to fill the receptacle to a designated level.

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a national stage patent application under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2013/038297, filed Apr. 25, 2013, and entitled “Motorized Liquid Dispenser,” which claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/687,530, filed Apr. 25, 2012, entitled “Motorized Liquid Dispenser.” Both of the foregoing patent applications are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This disclosure relates generally to automatically or semi-automatically dispensing liquid from one container to another. More particularly, this disclosure related to an apparatus for automatically or semi-automatically dispensing a serving of a beverage from a container to a serving receptacle using an electric motor. 
     BACKGROUND INFORMATION 
     Pivotable supports have been used for many years to facilitate dispensing liquid from containers, from very small bottles of wine and distilled liquors as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,868,047 by Bersano, to large barrels of gasoline or oil as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 1,755,745 by Parr. 
     Prior art in dispensing small bottles is in the area for decanting of wines such as the manual process using a hand crank and pulleys, gears, or friction as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,868,047 by Bersano, or serving wines using a knob on the pivotal device disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,889,945B2 by McCall. Both methods rely on the individual or server to pour the proper portion of liquid into the glass or container. Wiemholt discloses in U.S. Pat. No. 7,708,241 B2 automating the wine decanting process using a tilting process where the entire bottle is dispensed into a container. 
     There is also prior art using pumps such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,435,421 issued to Morrison, or pressurized gas disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,139,179 by Cecil. Additionally, there are many gravity-fed systems, where the bottle is placed upside down with the opening on the bottom and a manual valve controls the liquid. Automating the process is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,930,598 by Slagle. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     This disclosure relates to an apparatus for dispensing liquid from one container to another automatically. The liquid may be a consumable beverage, such as, for example, wine, water, juice, milk, beer, nectar, syrup, honey, soda, liquor, or the like, or mixtures of the foregoing. 
     According to one embodiment, a beverage dispenser comprises a bottle holder, a motor, and a controller. The bottle holder is configured to hold a bottle of a liquid beverage. The motor is connected to the bottle holder and configured to move the bottle holder in an angular movement to bring the bottle into a pouring position. The controller is configured to control the bottle holder via the motor in a set pattern to dispense a portion of the liquid beverage from the bottle into a serving receptacle. 
     Some optional aspects of this embodiment include the following. The liquid beverage may be wine, and the serving receptacle may be a wine glass. The liquid beverage may be liquor, and the serving receptacle may be a shot glass. The bottle holder may be a container, which may be insulated. Alternatively, the bottle holder may be a wired cage. The motor be an electric motor. The controller may be selected from the group consisting of, for example, a computer, a microcontroller, and control circuitry. The set pattern may comprise angular positions of the bottle holder over time. The portion of the liquid may be an amount of liquid to fill the receptacle to a designated level. The portion of the liquid beverage is less than the entire capacity of the bottle. The beverage dispenser may further comprise a temperature sensor configured to monitor the temperature of the bottle. 
     Optionally, the beverage dispenser may further comprise a sensor configured to detect presence of the receptacle in a position to accept the beverage poured from the bottle, and the controller may be further configured to dispense a portion of the beverage from the bottle into the receptacle when the receptacle is detected via the sensor. The sensor may be selected from a group consisting of, for example, a weight sensor, a switch, a photo detector sensor, a motion sensor, a distance sensor, and a force sensor. 
     Optionally, the beverage dispenser may further comprise a wireless receiver configured to accept signals from a remote device, and the controller may be connected to the wireless receiver to accept a command from the remote device. The remote device may be selected from a group consisting of, for example, a handheld computer, a tablet, or a smart phone. The command may be a command to dispense a serving of the beverage into the serving receptacle. 
     Optionally, the beverage dispenser may further comprise a movable platform having a plurality of positions for a respective plurality of serving receptacles, and a motor connected to the movable platform and configured to move the movable platform to position each of the plurality of serving receptacles into a position to accept the a portion of the beverage poured from the bottle. The controller may be connected to the motor and further configured to move the movable platform to position each of the plurality of serving receptacles into a position to accept a portion of the beverage poured from the bottle. The movable platform may be a turntable. 
     According to another embodiment, a method comprises mechanically accepting and holding a bottle containing a beverage, and automatically or semi-automatically moving the bottle in an angular movement from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is a position maintaining the beverage within the bottle, and the second position is a pouring position to cause a portion of the beverage to pour into a serving receptacle. 
     Optionally, the beverage may be wine, and the serving receptacle may be a wine glass. Alternatively, the beverage may be liquor, and the serving receptacle may be a shot glass. The step of moving the bottle may comprise moving the bottle by a predetermined angle over a predetermined time. The portion of the beverage may be an amount to fill the serving receptacle to a designated level. The method may further comprise sensing presence of the receptacle in a position to accept the beverage poured from the bottle, and the moving step may be performed in response to sensing presence of the receptacle in a position to accept the beverage poured from the bottle. The method may further comprise receiving a wireless signal from a remote device, and the moving step may be performed in response to receipt of the wireless signal. The remote device may be selected from a group consisting of, for example, a handheld computer, a tablet, or a smart phone. The method may further comprise monitoring the temperature of the bottle. The method may further comprise automatically or semi-automatically moving a plurality of serving receptacles into position to accept a portion of the beverage poured from the bottle. The portion of the beverage is less than the entire capacity of the bottle. 
     According to yet another embodiment, a beverage pouring apparatus comprises means for accepting and holding a bottle containing a beverage, and means for at least semi-automatically moving the bottle in an angular movement from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is a position maintaining the beverage within the bottle, and the second position is a pouring position to cause a portion of the beverage to pour into a serving receptacle. The means for accepting and holding a bottle containing a beverage may comprise a container, frame, or any other mechanism. The means for at least semi-automatically moving the bottle may comprise an electric or non-electric motor in combination with a controller, such as computer, microcontroller, or circuitry. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a side view of one embodiment of the apparatus showing the pouring action. 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram of a controller circuit. 
         FIG. 3  is a programmed sequence showing time and corresponding angular positions. 
         FIG. 4  is a set of graphs of the programmed sequence with angular positions vs. time. 
         FIG. 5A  is an isometric view of a hobby servo motor. 
         FIG. 5B  is an isometric view of a motor control system. 
         FIG. 5C  is an isometric view of a stepper motor. 
         FIG. 6A  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus with a gallon container. 
         FIG. 6B  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus with a long bottle. 
         FIG. 6C  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus with a short bottle. 
         FIG. 6D  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus with a bottle and container as one unit. 
         FIG. 7A  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus with brackets holding the container. 
         FIG. 7B  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus with gears moving the container. 
         FIG. 8  is a side view of different heights and sizes of bottles. 
         FIG. 9  is a side view of the different bottles with different length pouring spouts attached. 
         FIG. 10A  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus showing different placements of the glass. 
         FIG. 10B  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus illustrating an insert within the container. 
         FIG. 11  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus illustrating two methods for accommodating the different heights of glasses. 
         FIG. 12A  is a side view of the container of the apparatus with a vacuum. 
         FIG. 12B  is a side view of the container of the apparatus with an insulated jacket insert. 
         FIG. 12C  is an isometric view of the container of the apparatus consisting of wired cage. 
         FIG. 12D  is a top view of the container made as cradle. 
         FIG. 13  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus illustrating a number of features. 
         FIG. 14  is a block diagram of a circuit showing a number of attached items. 
         FIG. 15  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus using a funnel. 
         FIG. 16A  is a side view of the container mounted at the top of the container. 
         FIG. 16B  is a side view of the container mounted at the center of the container. 
         FIG. 16C  is a side view of the container mounted at the bottom of the container. 
         FIG. 17  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus that allows for pouring different height glasses. 
         FIG. 18A  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus that incorporate a wired cage as the container. 
         FIG. 18B  is a side view of another embodiment of the apparatus that incorporate a wheel-type mechanism as the container to hold the bottle. 
         FIG. 19  is a isometric view of another embodiment of the apparatus that can pour the liquid into multiple glasses. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     With reference to the above-listed drawings, this section describes particular embodiments and their detailed construction and operation. The embodiments described herein are set forth by way of illustration only and not limitation. Those skilled in the art will recognize in light of the teachings herein that there are alternatives, variations and equivalents to the example embodiments described herein. For example, other embodiments are readily possible, variations can be made to the embodiments described herein, and there may be equivalents to the components, parts, or steps that make up the described embodiments. 
     For the sake of clarity and conciseness, certain aspects of components or steps of certain embodiments are presented without undue detail where such detail would be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the teachings herein and/or where such detail would obfuscate an understanding of more pertinent aspects of the embodiments. 
     As one skilled in the art will appreciate in view of the teachings herein, certain embodiments may be capable of achieving certain advantages, including by way of example and not limitation one or more of the following: (1) Providing restaurants, bars, cocktail lounge businesses, and the like a device to automate the process to provide a proper portion of liquid to be poured without error from the servers and without pumps or turning bottles upside down; and (2) providing elderly, infirm, weak, handicapped, or incapacitated individuals a device for pouring a portion of a liquid from containers, especially larger containers such as half or full gallons of milk. These and other advantages of various embodiments will be apparent upon reading the following. 
     Before proceeding with a detailed description of the illustrated embodiments, the following is provided as an overview. 
     A liquid dispenser having a receptacle or other holder for a bottle of liquid can rotate the receptacle. The receptacle may be connected to a motor, which may be electric, so that the motor can rotate the receptacle and therefore, the bottle of liquid. A controller may be programmed or otherwise configured to control the motor in a set sequence or pattern to dispense a portion of the liquid from the bottle. The bottle may be rotated to pour the liquid into a glass or other container. Furthermore, the sequence can be initiated via a sensor which detects the presence of the glass. 
     The motorized liquid dispenser contains a first container for holding the bottle of liquid and the motor may be connected to the first container to rotate or move the first container in an angular movement to bring the bottle from one position to a substantially different position to enable pouring of the liquid from the bottle. Furthermore, a controller may be programmed or otherwise configured to control the motor and in turn controls the angular position of the first container in a set pattern or sequence to dispense a portion of the liquid from the bottle in the first container to a second container such as a glass or cup. Furthermore, the initiation of this sequence may be from a sensor detecting the second container when place on the apparatus. 
     The dispenser is well suited for an automated dispensation of wine using a container to hold the wine bottle. An electric motor may be connected to the container to move the container and therefore the wine bottle in an angular motion to a pouring position. A controller may be programmed or otherwise configured to control the electric motor in a set pattern to dispense a portion of the wine in the bottle to the glass. Furthermore, the initiation of the sequence may be from a sensor that detects the glass placement. 
     Referring to the drawings, wherein like referenced numerals represent like parts throughout the various drawing figures, reference numeral  80  is directed to the container for holding the bottle. 
       FIG. 1  shows one embodiment  100  which dispenses a portion of the liquid into bottle  86  to the glass  82  automatically as soon glass  82  is placed on the sensor  72 . In particular, the bottle  86  of liquid is placed in the container  80 . The bottle  86  may be held in place by the friction of the inside of the container or bottle holder  80  or sleeve (not shown) on the bottle  86 . An electric motor  70 , in particular, a servo motor, a hobby servo motor, a position-controlled motor, a stepper motor, or a motor-controlled system, controls an angular position beta, β, and an angular rate of change of the container  80  about the pivot point  40  on the vertical rods  92  (not shown is the second rod on the opposite side). The vertical rods  92  are supported by a base  94 . Inside the base  94  is the controller  50  and a power source  52 , which may be batteries, re-chargeable batteries, or an attachment to an external power supply. The controller  50 , which is shown in  FIG. 2  along with the power source  52  in the form of batteries and an on/off switch  56 , takes input from the glass sensor  72 , which detects the glass  82  when placed on the base  94  and controls the electric motor  70  according to a stored profile  54  in  FIG. 3 . The glass sensor  72  may be, for example, a weight sensor, a switch, a photodetector sensor, a motion sensor, a distance sensor, or a force sensor. The controller  50  can be, for example, a microcontroller, a small computer, or dedicated control circuitry. The stored profile  54  contains the angular positions beta β at various time intervals. 
       FIG. 3  shows, at time t 0 , the angular position β 0  is stored; at time t 1 , the angular position β 1  is stored; and so on. This profile continues until the final time t N  and the angular position β N  are stored. The stored profile  54  may be derived from a recorded position of a person pouring the liquid from the bottle to the glass. The stored profile is a replica of the recorded position and the controller  50  plays back the profile as if it was the original profile. 
       FIG. 4  shows profiles for a particular bottle  86  being poured into several glasses. Profile  60  represents the recording of the first time the bottle  86  is poured into the glass  82 . Profile  62  is the next pour for the second glass, profile  64  would be the third glass, and so on. As shown in  FIG. 4 , the container  80 , and therefore the bottle  86  is in an upright position (vertical position), β=90 degrees referring to the small graph in  FIG. 1 . While the liquid is dispensing into the glass  82 , the container  80  and the bottle  86  are near or below horizontal position, β=0 degrees or less to disperse the liquid from the bottle  86 . After pouring a portion of the liquid from the bottle  86 , the container  80  and bottle return to the vertical position, β=90 degrees or some other inclined position sufficiently upright to hold the remaining contents of the bottle  86 . 
       FIGS. 5A-C  show several different types of electric motors that can provide precision pours in combination with the controller  50 .  FIG. 5A  illustrates of one type of motor  170 , called a hobby servo motor  270 , with an output gear  271 , and a 3-pin wire input  273 . The wire input provides power, ground, and a command signal. Servo motors of this type provide different torque and speed ratings for different applications. For pouring a glass of wine from a 750 ml wine bottle or portion of the wine from the 750 ml wine bottle in the previously described in  FIG. 1 , a typical torque rating of 80 oz-in and a speed rating of 0.2 seconds/60 degrees would work fine for a motor  70 . For a gallon jug, a higher torque rating would be needed.  FIG. 5B  illustrates another type of motor  175 , called a servo motor controlled system which contains an electric motor  278 , a output gear  277 , and a feedback sensor  275  such as a potentiometer. The electric motor  278  is driven from a current driver (not shown) via electric connection  285  from the controller. The controller drives the motor output  277  to the proper angular position based off of information from the feedback sensor  275 .  FIG. 5C  illustrates another type of motor  177  called a stepper motor  288 , which requires a starting position and counts. The controller keeps track of the steps in the stepper motor unit. The output gear  297  would drive the angular motion, and the drive capability for the stepper motor  288  is from the wired connection  287 . 
       FIG. 6A-6D  show different embodiments for different types of bottles.  FIG. 6A  illustrates embodiment  102  which dispenses liquid from the gallon jug  87  into a cup  83 . The controller and operation is similar to what has been described above but with a different stored profile.  FIG. 6A  shows the container  81  which holds a gallon container  87  which is controlled at pivot point  40 . The vertical rods  92  support the container  87  and the base  94  supports the rods  92  and the cup  83 . 
       FIG. 6B  illustrates embodiment  104  in which the container  181  holds a long neck bottle  187 . In a similar manner, the vertical rod  92  holds the container about the pivot point  40  along the rod axis. The electric motor (not shown in this figure) controls the angular position of the container  181  to dispense a small portion of the liquid from the bottle  187  into a short glass  183 . The precision pour would provide the correct portion of liquid typically used in a bar situation. The operation of dispensing the liquid is similar as described previously, but the stored profile would be different. 
       FIG. 6C  illustrates an embodiment  106  holding a short bottle  287  with container  281 . The short bottle could be a beverage bottle.  FIG. 6D  shows the container and bottle  89  as the same unit. In this embodiment  108 , one would add the liquid into the container  89  prior to dispensing. 
       FIG. 7A  shows an embodiment  110  having a different mechanical mechanism for holding the container  80 . Instead of vertical rods, the container  80  pivots on two support brackets  93  and pivot point  42 , one on each side. The embodiment  110  contains the brackets  93  along with the electric motor  70 . The bottle  86 , glass  82 , and base  94  are the same as described previously.  FIG. 7B  shows the similar bracket  193  as in  FIG. 7A  but the electric motor  70  is mounted near the base  94  of the embodiment  112 . Gears  171 , inside the bracket  193 , control the container  80  about the pivot point  42  on the top of the bracket  193 . 
       FIG. 8  shows different lengths, H1, H2, and H3, of particular 750 ml wine bottles,  286 ,  86 , and  186 , respectively. In order to accommodate these bottles without building a new fixture, the attachment pouring device with different lengths can accommodate the bottle length as shown in  FIG. 9 . The bottle  286  is the shortest one and uses the longest neck pourer  214 . The bottle  186  is the longest and uses the shortest pourer  212 . The standard length bottle  86  uses the standard pourer  210 . 
     Another method to accommodate the different length bottles  286 ,  86 , and  186  is by leaving different pads  182 ,  282 , and  382  on the base  94 , as shown in  FIG. 10A . For short length bottles such as  286 , the pad  182  would allow the liquid from the bottle to be dispensed properly by having glass  82  on pad  182 . Likewise, bottle  86  would be dispensed properly in same type of glass  82  at pad  282  and bottle  186  would be dispensed properly in similar glass  82  on pad  382  as shown in  FIG. 10A . 
     Another method to accommodate different length bottles is shown in  FIG. 10B , wherein an embodiment  116  shows different inserts  482  that are used to accommodate the different length bottles in the container  80 . 
     To accommodate different glass heights, embodiment  118  shows two methods in  FIG. 11  that can be used. Standard height glass  82  is at proper height for bottle  86  to pour the liquid. To accommodate glass  783 , one method would be to raise the glass  783  by an insert  130  on the base  94 . Another method would be to raise or lower the vertical rods  192  or axis point  44 , also shown in  FIG. 11 . Note that similar sized glasses within a certain range can be easily accommodated by the proper height of the axis point  44 . Beside glasses, one can pour into cups, smaller bottles, serving containers, shot glasses, or flasks. 
     Since the container would be on a table or counter, the liquid may cool or warm up based on the difference in bottle temperature versus room temperature. To minimize this effect, in the embodiments  100 - 118 , the container may contain a vacuum similar to thermos bottles or an insulated jacket. In  FIG. 12A  shows a container  180  containing a vacuum  120  to keep the temperature of the bottle  86  from changing quickly.  FIG. 12B  shows container  280  with an insulated material  122 .  FIG. 12C  shows an isometric view of the container  480  made from a thick wired cage. The bottle  86  is placed within the wired cage  480  and a rubber or flexible material ring  489  secures the bottle  86  with the wired cage  480 . The pivot points  47  are shown on the middle section of the wired cage  480 .  FIG. 12D  shows a top view of the container  580  where the bottle  86  lies in the container like a cradle. A rubber or flexible material secures the bottle  86 . The pivot points  49  are shown on the container  580  where the unit is rotated. 
       FIG. 1  shows the basic concept of the embodiment  100 .  FIG. 13  shows additional features that can be incorporated into an embodiment  101 .  FIG. 13  shows another method to accommodate the glass  82  height by utilizing a scissor-type mechanism  310  to raise or lower the glass via an electric motor. Likewise, the different length bottles can be accommodated by scissor-type mechanism  300  which raises or lowers the bottle  86 . A weight sensor  320  can be used to detect the presence of the bottle  86  and the amount of liquid in the bottle  86 . In addition to the glass sensor  72 , another method for detecting the glass would be via a distance or object sensor  340 . The temperature sensor  330  measures the temperature of the liquid in bottle  86 . LEDs  360  may be mounted on the container  80  as shown in  FIG. 13  or on the base  94  (not shown) or rod  92  (not shown). A keypad  380  is shown attached to the base  94  and the keypad  380  can select profiles, modes of operation, bottle types, or glass types. Also shown, a remote control device  400  can be a handheld computer, tablet, or smart phone or other smart device for controlling the operation wirelessly or for selecting similar functions as the keypad  380 , but remotely.  FIG. 14  shows the block diagram of the some of the input and output devices that the controller  51  that can be implemented. Input devices, such as weight sensor  320 , temperature sensor  330 , bottle detector  362 , object sensor  340 , glass sensor  72 , keypad  380 , switch  56 , and remote control device  400  are shown in  FIG. 14 . The output devices can be motor to control the scissor-type mechanism  300 , an electric motor  70  to control the angle of the container  80 , electric motor to control the scissor-type mechanism  310 , an electric heater/cooler element  350 , and LEDs  360 . 
       FIG. 15  shows another embodiment  103  which uses an additional funnel  116  to bring the liquid from the bottle when poured via the controller/motor to the glass  82 . Different glasses can be accommodated by adjusting the height of the funnel via a mechanism  316 . 
       FIG. 16A-C  shows three different embodiments  105 ,  107 , and  109 , respectively, for different pivot locations. In  FIG. 16A , an embodiment  105  contains a pivot point  44  that is located on top of the container with bracket  195 . In  FIG. 16B , an embodiment  107  contains a pivot point  46  that is located in the center of the container with bracket  193  as shown previously. In  FIG. 16C , an embodiment  109  contains a pivot point  48  that is located on the lower side of the container with bracket  197 . Another embodiment  111  shown in  FIG. 17  illustrates how the pivot point  44  stays the same but the container  80  rotates from one side to pour the bottle  86  in a shorter glass  82  and on the other side as shown with bottle  86  into a taller glass  183 . The base plate  95  would be longer in this embodiment. 
       FIG. 18A  and  FIG. 18B  shows other embodiments that utilize a different mechanism to hold the bottle instead of the vertical rods or bracket to hold the container. In  FIG. 18A , embodiment  113  shows the bottle  86  is being held in a thick wired cage  780  and the pivot point  43  &amp; motor combination is on the base  94  to rotate the wired cage. By rotating the wired cage and bottle, the liquid is poured into the glass  82  similarly as described previously.  FIG. 18B  shows another embodiment  115  with the pivot point  45  positioned on the wheel carriage  680  which cradles the bottle  86 . The base  97  accommodates different glasses such as glass  82  by inserts or scissor-type mechanisms as previously described. In  FIG. 18B , the bottle is rotated with the wheel and therefore, the liquid from the bottle  86  is poured into the glass  82 . 
       FIG. 19  illustrates another embodiment  117  which provides for filling multiple glasses  183 . The container  80  is mounted on vertical rods  92  as described earlier but the vertical rods  92  are mounted on a rotating platform  199  installed on a round base  99 . The motor  71  rotates the rotating platform  199  to the proper glass position and the motor  70  controls the portion of liquid poured from the bottle  86 . With this embodiment, the container  80  does not need to return to the full upright position but to a position where no more liquid would be poured from the bottle  86 . This would expedite the filling of multiple glasses.  FIG. 19  shows multiple shot glasses  183  on sensor pads  372  which detect the presence of each glass  183 . If the glass is not present, the apparatus would move onto the next glass that is present. Also, the platform where the glasses  183  are placed can rotate and the container  80  and vertical rods  92  are fixed in the round base  99 . 
     According to another embodiment, a beverage pouring apparatus comprises (1) means for accepting and holding a bottle containing a beverage and (2) means for at least semi-automatically moving the bottle in an angular movement from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is a position maintaining the beverage within the bottle, and the second position is a pouring position to cause a portion of the beverage to pour into a serving receptacle. 
     The means for accepting and holding a bottle containing a beverage may be any one of the containers  80 ,  81 ,  89 ,  180 ,  181 ,  280 ,  281 , or  580 . Alternatively, the means for accepting and holding a bottle containing a beverage may be any one the frames  480  or  680 . Alternatively, the means for accepting and holding a bottle containing a beverage may be any equivalent of the foregoing. 
     The means for at least semi-automatically moving the bottle may be any one of these types of motors  70 ,  170 , 175 , or  177 . Alternatively, other types of motors that not electrical can be used. 
     CONCLUSION 
     The terms and descriptions used above are set forth by way of illustration only and are not meant as limitations. Those skilled in the art will recognize that many variations, enhancements and modifications of the concepts described herein are possible without departing from the underlying principles of the invention. For example, the subject matter disclosed in any sentence or paragraph herein can be combined with the subject matter of one