Patent Publication Number: US-2021171275-A1

Title: Liquor serving apparatus, system and method

Description:
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     The present disclosure relates to a liquor industry, and, more particularly, to an apparatus, a system and a method for serving liquor. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     In this fast running life, people hardly get time to gather and enjoy. The people prefer to share their happiness and sorrow in the gathering over liquors or drinks. Liquor is one of the most demanded refreshment in the party or gathering. Liquor is also of many kinds and some people based on their likings prefer only some specific kind of liquor. People or bar tenders or bar owners carry their own favorite liquor in the bars or any other gathering to serve themselves or to the gathering. Apart from having their favorite liquor, people want their liquor to be served in a proper and fashionable manner. Sometimes, the host of the gathering wants to serve in his/her own style. Though the process of serving may not matter for some people, but some takes it very seriously as it makes their mood for the party or gathering. 
     For such passion of carrying their favorite liquor and serving in their own style, there are some conventional way in which people carry and serve liquor. Conventionally, people keep their favorite liquor bottle in a bag and carry it to the gathering venue. Some carry their favorite liquor bottle in a box. Likewise, in serving process, people conventionally decant the liquor in the drinking vessel directly from the liquor bottle. Despite these conventional methods, liquor lovers are always on the look to find best way to carry and serve their favorite liquor. 
     The existing liquor carrying and serving method may be satisfying but may not be able to address some of the specific problems. For example, there may be instances when the person may need to carry liquor bottle in a conventional bag from one place to another. As a result, the liquor bottle may get broken on the way due to sudden impact. Further, there may be instances when the person may need to carry some items to supplement the liquor, for example, drinking glasses, serving vessel, a pourer and so forth. As a result, the person may need to carry multiple bags containing supplementary items and may need to take care of all the items simultaneously, which may get broken due to the sudden impact during its transportation. Furthermore, there may be a liquor serving vessel which may induce turbulence upon pouring liquor and may not provide the best experience to the person. As a result, the person may not enjoy the liquor serving system and method. Moreover, in conventional systems or methods the user may put a lot of effort to carry the liquor serving vessel and liquor holding vessels. As a result, the user either has to go to the liquor serving vessel every time to get and serve more liquor or has to carry the liquor serving vessel in his/her hand every time. 
     Accordingly, there exists a need to overcome shortcomings of the existing liquor carrying and serving system and method. For example, there may be a need of such a system and a method which may facilitate carrying of liquor from one place to another without any fear of getting broken. Further, there may be a need of such a system and a method which may facilitate carrying of supplementary items for the liquor serving from one place to another safely. Furthermore, there may be a need of such a system or a method which may provide a better liquor serving experience. Moreover, there may be a need of such a system and a method of serving that may facilitate a liquor server to carry the liquor serving vessel and the liquor holding vessels without putting any effort. In this way, using the suitable system and method may provide a safer, hassle free and fashionable way for carrying and serving liquor. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the prior art, the general purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a system and method for carrying and serving liquor to include all advantages of the prior art, and to overcome the drawbacks inherent in the prior art. 
     Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a system and a method which may facilitate carrying of liquor from one place to another without any fear of getting broken. 
     Another object of the present disclosure is to develop such a system and a method which may facilitate carrying of supplementary items for the liquor serving from one place to another safely. 
     Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a better liquor serving experience. 
     Another object of the present disclosure is to develop a system and a method which may facilitate carrying a liquor serving vessel over a person&#39;s body favoring hassle free and timely liquor serving. 
     In light of the above objects, in one aspect, an apparatus may be provided for carrying and serving liquor. In one embodiment, the apparatus may include at least one hollow gun shaped structure having a first region and a second region. The first region is to hold the hollow gun shaped structure and the second region is extending horizontally in relation to a vertical orientation of the first region. The first region defines a grip portion to enable gripping and holding of the hollow gun shaped structure. The second region defines a bore portion to enable filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shaped structure via the opening. Further, a threaded region having external threads, formed along a distal end portion of the second region. The threaded region may be narrower than the second region and threaded externally along the distal end portion of the second region. Furthermore, an opening is formed along the second region, extending from the threaded region to the at least one hollow gun shaped structure. The opening may facilitate filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shaped structure while serving the liquor. 
     Further, in one embodiment, the apparatus may include one of a pourer and a cap adapted to alternatively and removably coupled to the threaded region along the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure. The pourer may be a two side open ended pipe comprising a projecting flat rim, a threaded portion, a protruding member and a see-through recess. The threaded portion may extend vertically up-ward from one side of the projecting flat rim and the protruding member may extend vertically down-ward from another side of the projecting flat rim. The see-through recess may extend along the projecting flat rim, the threaded portion and the protruding member to enable decanting of the liquor out of the hollow gun shaped structure. The protruding member has a narrower diameter than the threaded portion of the pourer. 
     In one embodiment, the threaded portion comprises internal threads and an external thread-like pattern. The internal threads are formed along an internal surface of the pourer. The internal threads of the pourer complement the external threads of the threaded region along the distal end portion of the second region to removably couple the pourer with the threaded region. The external thread-like pattern may be formed along an external surface of the pourer to enable gripping of the pourer to preclude slippage while coupling the pourer with the threaded region. 
     In one embodiment, the hollow gun shaped structure may be transparent, thick, durable and of a food grade glass material. 
     In one embodiment, the cap is internally threaded to engaged with the threaded region to close the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure, when the hollow gun shaped structure is in the idle condition. 
     In another aspects, a system for carrying and serving liquor may be provided. The system may include an apparatus for serving liquor, a plurality of vessel, a holster and a protective briefcase. The apparatus may include at least one hollow gun shaped structure having a first region and a second region. The first region may be adapted to hold the hollow gun shaped structure, whereas the second region extending horizontally in relation to a vertical orientation of the first region. Further, a threaded region may be formed along a distal end portion of the second region. The threaded region may be threaded externally along the distal end portion of the second region. An opening may be formed along the second region extending from the threaded region to the at least one hollow gun shaped structure. The opening may facilitate filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shaped structure. Further, in one embodiment, a pourer and a cap may be adapted to alternatively and removably coupled to the threaded region along the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure. Further, the system may include a plurality of vessel to hold the served liquor from the at least one apparatus. 
     Furthermore, the holster may be provided to hold the plurality of vessel and the apparatus. The holster may be of a flexible and flat material, and adapted to extend longitudinally between opposite ends thereof. Further, a plurality of pockets, one adjacent to another may be coupled on one of surface of the flexible and flat material. The plurality of pockets may be capable of holding the plurality of vessel. Furthermore, there may be at least one holding patch at the opposite ends of the flexible and flat material and proximate to the plurality of pockets. The holding patch of the flexible and flat material may be capable of holding the apparatus. An attaching member may be coupled along the opposite ends of the flexible and flat material. The holster may be adapted to be wrapped around a user waist and coupled via the attaching member for serving the liquor. Furthermore, the system may include a protective briefcase having a plurality of complementary grooved spaces. The complementary grooved spaces may accommodate the at least one apparatus, the plurality of vessel, the pourer, and the holster. Furthermore, the protective briefcase may include a hard-protective covering from an outside, and a soft cushioning covering from an inside. 
     In another aspect, a method for carrying and serving liquor may be provided. A method for serving liquor using an apparatus as summarized above, and further explanation thereof will be excluded herein for the sake of brevity. Reference of the specified components related to apparatus and system will be take herein for summarizing and understanding the method steps. The method may include picking the hollow gun shaped structure from a protective briefcase along with the plurality of vessel, the pourer, and the holster. The holster may be wrapped around a user&#39;s waist, and the plurality of vessel may be accommodated in a plurality of pockets formed along the holster. Further, removing the cap from the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure while keeping the hollow gun shaped structure vertically such that opening is facing upward, if the hollow gun shaped structure to be used. Further, the user may fill the liquor in the hollow gun shaped structure, through the opening while keeping the hollow gun shaped structure vertically such that opening is facing upward. Furthermore, the user may close the opening with the cap after hollow gun shaped structure is filled with the liquor, if the hollow gun shaped structure to be used later. Alternatively, for immediate use, the user may fix the pourer on the opening of the hollow gun shaped structure keeping the hollow gun shaped structure vertically such that opening is facing upward. Furthermore, the user may decant the liquor through the pourer in at least one vessel, from the hollow gun shaped structure by inclining the hollow gun shaped structure downward. 
     Further, the amount of liquor to decant may be controlled by controlling the hand movement holding the first region. Furthermore, the pourer pours the liquor in the plurality of vessel with a controlled flow velocity. Furthermore, the liquor may be refilled repeatedly in the hollow gun shaped structure for serving, after the liquor is consumed. 
     This together with the other aspects of the present disclosure, along with the various features of novelty that characterize the present disclosure, is pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and forms a part of the present disclosure. For a better understanding of the present disclosure, its operating advantages, and the specified object attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The advantages and features of the present disclosure will become better understood with reference to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which: 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a diagram of a system of carrying and serving liquor, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2A  illustrate a hollow gun shaped structure of an apparatus of the system, for serving liquor, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2B , illustrates a threaded region of the hollow gun shaped structure, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a diagram depicting a plurality of vessel of the system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4A  illustrates a pourer of the system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4B  illustrates a pourer assembled with the bottle, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4C  illustrates a pourer assembled with a hollow gun shaped structure, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5A  illustrates a cap of the system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5B  illustrates a cap assembly with the hollow gun-shaped structure, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  illustrates a diagram depicting a holster of the system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7  illustrates a diagram depicting a protective briefcase of the system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 8  illustrates a flow diagram of a method for carrying and serving liquor, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the description of several views of the drawing. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     The exemplary embodiments described herein detail for illustrative purposes are subject to many variations in implementation. The present disclosure provides a system and method for carrying and serving liquor. It should be emphasized, however, that the present disclosure is not limited to system and method for carrying and serving liquor. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but these are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. 
     The terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced items. 
     The terms “having”, “comprising”, “including”, and variations thereof signify the presence of a component. 
     The system will now be explained in conjunction with  FIGS. 1-8  as below, in accordance with various exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, the drawings as shown herein are only for better understanding of the disclosure and may not be in anyway considered to be limiting only to the diagrams as disclosed herein. There may be various other arrangement that may be covered by the claims of the present disclosure. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 1 , a diagram of a system  1000  for carrying and serving liquor. As illustrated, the system  1000  may include an apparatus  100  for serving liquor, a plurality of vessel  200 , a holster  400 , and a protective briefcase  500 . The protective briefcase  500  is adapted to accommodate the apparatus  100 , the plurality of vessel  200 , and the holster  400 . 
     Now referring to  FIGS. 2A and 2B , various views of the apparatus  100  are depicted, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and will now be described herein in conjunction with  FIG. 1 . Specifically,  FIG. 2A  depicts the apparatus  100  having a hollow gun-shape structure  110  for serving liquor, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Further,  FIG. 2B  illustrates an enlarged view of a portion of the hollow gun-shape structure  110  depicting a threaded region  120 . In an example embodiment, the apparatus  100  may include at least one hollow gun shaped structure  110  having a first region  112  and a second region  114 . The first region  112  may be adapted to hold the hollow gun shaped structure  110 . Further, the second region  114  may be adapted to extend horizontally in relation to a vertical orientation of the first region  112 . The first region  112  may define a grip portion. The grip portion may enable gripping and holding of the hollow gun shaped structure  110 . The first region or (the grip portion)  112  may facilitate user to hold or grip the hollow gun shaped structure  110  during filling and decanting of the liquor. The hollow gun shaped structure  110  along the first region  112  may be hollow, which may contain certain amount of liquor in it. Further, the second region  114  of the hollow gun shaped structure  110  defines a bore portion to enable filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shaped structure  110  via the opening  130 . The opening  130  is further discussed herein the description. 
     Now referring to  FIG. 2B , an enlarged view of the threaded region  120  of the hollow gun shaped structure  110  is depicted. The threaded region  120  may be formed along a distal end portion of the second region  114 . In one example embodiment, the threaded region  120  may be narrower than the second region  114  and threaded externally along the distal end portion of the second region  114 . Furthermore, an opening  130  may be formed along the second region  114 . The opening may extend from the threaded region  120  to the hollow gun shaped structure  110 . The opening  130  may facilitate filling and decanting of the liquor in and out of the hollow gun shaped structure  110 . 
     In one embodiment, the hollow gun shaped structure  110  may be transparent. The hollow gun shaped structure  110  may also be thick, durable and of food grade glass material. 
     Now referring to  FIG. 3 , a diagram depicting a plurality of vessel  200  is shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The plurality of vessel  200  are the liquor holding vessel which may be adapted to receive and hold liquor from the apparatus  100  upon pouring of liquor from the apparatus  100 . In one embodiment, the plurality of vessel  200  may be of food grade glass and transparent material. 
     Now referring to  FIGS. 4A to 4C , a diagram depicting a pourer  300  is shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIGS. 4A to 4C  will now be described in conjunction with  FIGS. 1 to 3 . In one example embodiment, the pourer  300  may be adapted to alternatively and removably coupled to the threaded region  120  along the opening  130  of the hollow gun shaped structure  110 , as seen in  FIG. 4C . Further, the pourer  300  is a two side open ended pipe which may facilitate the pouring of liquor with a controlled flow velocity. The pourer  300  may be used in two ways, in first way it may be used by the liquor bottle “B”, as shown in  FIG. 4B , to fill the hollow gun shaped structure  110 , and secondly the pourer  300  may be used by the hollow gun shaped structure  110  to serve the liquor in the drinking vessel  200 , as seen in  FIG. 4C . The pourer  300  may include a projecting flat rim  310 , a threaded portion  320 , a protruding member  330  and a see-through recess  340 . The threaded portion  320  may extend vertically up-ward from one side of the projecting flat rim  310 , and the protruding member  330  may extend vertically down-ward from another side of the projecting flat rim  310 . The see-through recess of the pourer  300  may extend along the projecting flat rim  310 , the threaded portion  320  and the protruding member  330  to enable decanting of the liquor out of the hollow gun shaped structure  110 . In an example embodiment, the protruding member  330  may include a narrower diameter than the threaded portion  320  of the pourer  300 . 
     Furthermore, the threaded portion  320  of the pourer  300  may include internal threads  312  and an external thread-like pattern  314 . The internal threads  312  may be formed along an internal surface of the pourer  300 , and complements the external threads  120   a  of the threaded region  120  along the distal end portion of the second region  114 , see  FIG. 2A . This arrangement of internal threads  312  and external threads  120   a  of the threaded region  120  may removably couple the pourer  300  with the threaded region  120  of the hollow gun shaped structure  110 . The external thread-like pattern  314  formed along an external surface of the pourer  300  enables gripping of the pourer  300  to couple the pourer  300  with the threaded region  120  without slippage. 
     Additionally, in an example arrangement, the external thread-like pattern  314 , as seen in  FIG. 4B , may also be adapted to engage with an opening “O” of a liquor bottle “B” to removably couple the pourer  300  with the liquor bottle “B”. For example, the pourer  300  along with the external thread-like pattern  314  may be inserted in the opening “O” of the liquor bottle “B”. Such insertion of the pourer  300  through the external thread-like pattern  314  enables the pourer  300  to be engaged with the opening “O” of the liquor bottle “B” for pouring the liquor from the liquor bottle “B” to the hollow gun shaped structure  110 . Such external thread-like pattern  314  may act like a washer having certain level of flexibility to accommodate varying size of the opening of the liquor bottle “B”. 
     Now referring to  FIGS. 5A and 5B , respectively, illustrates a cap  140 , and assembly thereof with the hollow gun shaped structure  110  are shown, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIGS. 4A to 4C  will now be described in conjunction with  FIGS. 1 to 4C . The cap  140  may be internally threaded to engage with the threaded region  120  of the hollow gun shaped structure  110 . The cap  140  closes the opening  130  of the hollow gun shaped structure  110  upon engagement. The cap  140  may be adapted to close the opening  130  of the hollow gun shaped structure  110 , when the user has to keep the hollow gun shaped structure  110  in an idle condition on within the briefcase  500 . 
     Now referring to  FIG. 6 , a diagram depicting a holster  400  is shown, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The holster  400  may include a flexible and flat material  410  extending longitudinally between opposite ends  420  and  430 . Further, a plurality of pockets  440 , one adjacent to another may be coupled on one of surface of the flexible and flat material  410 . The plurality of pockets  440  may be capable of holding the plurality of vessel  200 . Furthermore, there may be at least one holding patch  450  at the opposite ends of the flexible and flat material  410  and proximate to the plurality of pockets  440 . The holding patch  450  is capable of holding the at least one apparatus  100 . An attaching member  460  may be coupled along the opposite ends  420  and  430  of the flexible and flat material  410 . The holster  400  may be adapted to be wrapped around a user waist and may be coupled via the attaching member  460  for serving the liquor. 
     Now referring to  FIG. 7 , a diagram depicting a protective briefcase  500  is shown, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The protective briefcase  500  may include a plurality of complementary grooved spaces  505  to accommodate the at least one apparatus  100 , the plurality of vessel  200 , the pourer  300 , and the holster  400 . In one embodiment, the protective briefcase  500  may include a hard-protective covering  510  from an outside, and a soft cushioning covering  520  and  530  from an inside thereof. The protective briefcase  500  provides safety to the items like the apparatus  100  and the plurality of vessel  200  kept inside the protective briefcase  500 . The hard-protective covering  510  of the protective briefcase  500  bears the hard impacts whereas the soft cushioning covering  520  and  530  provides the suspension effect inside the protective briefcase  500  during the sudden impact. The protective briefcase  500  also provides compact packing of the apparatus  100 , the plurality of vessel  200 , the pourer  300 , and the holster  400 , which makes it ready to go a liquor kit. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 8 , a method  6000  for carrying and serving liquor is provided. A method  6000  will be explained in conjunction with  FIGS. 1 to 7 . The method  6000  at  600 , enables a user to pick the hollow gun shaped structure  110  from a protective briefcase  500  along with the plurality of vessel  200 , the pourer  300 , and the holster  400 . Further, at  610 , the user may wrap the holster  400  around a his/her waist. Furthermore, at  620 , the plurality of vessel  200  may be accommodated in a plurality of pockets  440  formed along the holster  400 . Further, at  630 , the user may remove the cap  140  from the opening  130  of the hollow gun shaped structure  110  while keeping the hollow gun shaped structure  110  vertically such that opening  130  is facing upward, if the hollow gun shaped structure  110  to be used. Further, at  640 , the user may fill the liquor in the hollow gun shaped structure  110 , through the opening  130  while keeping the hollow gun shaped structure  110  vertically such that opening  130  is facing upward. Furthermore, at  650 , the user may close the opening  130  with the cap  140  after hollow gun shaped structure  110  is filled with the liquor, if the hollow gun shaped structure  110  is to be kept idle and to be used later. 
     Alternatively, at  650 , for immediate use, the user may fix the pourer  300  on the opening  130  of the hollow gun shaped structure  110  keeping the hollow gun shaped structure  110  vertically such that opening  130  is facing upward. The pourer  300  eliminates the turbulence in the liquor upon serving by controlling the flow velocity of the liquor. This phenomenon avoids unwanted splashing of liquor outside the vessel  200 , upon pouring. Furthermore, at  660 , the user may decant the liquor through the pourer  300  in at least one vessel  200 , from the hollow gun shaped structure  110  by inclining the hollow gun shaped structure  110  downward. 
     Further, the amount of liquor to be decanted is controlled by controlling the hand movement of the user holding the first region  112  of the apparatus  100 . Furthermore, the user, using the pourer  300 , pours the liquor in the plurality of vessel  200  with a controlled flow velocity. Furthermore, the liquor may be refilled repeatedly in the hollow gun shaped structure  110  for serving, after the liquor is consumed. 
     The present disclosure is advantageous in carrying liquor from one place to another without any fear of getting broken. Further, the present disclosure facilitates carrying of supplementary items of the liquor from one place to another safely. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides better liquor serving experience. Furthermore, facilitates carrying the liquor serving vessel over the person&#39;s body favoring hassle free and timely liquor serving. 
     The present disclosure should not be construed to be limited to the configuration of the method and system as described herein only. Various configurations of the system are possible which shall also lie within the scope of the present disclosure. 
     The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present disclosure have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present disclosure to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present disclosure and its practical application, and to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present disclosure and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but such omissions and substitutions are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure.