Patent ID: 8161756

Claim:
A batched cooling device for bottled liquids, the device comprising; a first compartment which does not include an active cooling element; a second compartment thermally separated from the first compartment which includes an active cooling element; a transfer mechanism for transferring bottles from said first compartment to said second compartment and for creating a partial seal between the first compartment and second compartment, the transfer mechanism comprising an opening defining a third compartment, the transfer mechanism configured to: accept one or more bottles into the opening from the first compartment, and feed the one or more bottles from the opening into the second compartment; and a plurality of bottles, a first batch of said plurality being located in said first compartment and a second batch located in said second compartment, wherein said second batch of bottles is dispensed as a batch, and a portion of said first batch is allowed to transfer between said first compartment and said second compartment, said portion of said first batch transferred to said second compartment is allowed to be maintained in said second compartment for a predetermined period of time, after said predetermined period of time said portion is dispensed as a batch, and bottles continue to cycle from said first to said second compartment as batches are removed from said second compartment.