Beverage glass with internal decanting, filtering,mixing and aerating cell

Abstract

A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage. The drinking container comprises a bowl having an upper opening and an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and at least one perforation through the wall. The cell is attached to and within the bowl, to decant, filter, mix and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and into the cell upper opening, and subsequently flows through the at least one perforation into the bowl.

1 . A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage comprising:
 a bowl having an upper opening; and   an aerating cell having an wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and at least one perforation through the wall, the cell being attached to and within the bowl, the cell being adapted to decant, filter, mix and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and into the cell upper opening, and subsequently flows through the at least one perforation into the bowl.   
   
   
       2 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the cell has a plurality of perforations in at least a portion of the cell wall. 
   
   
       3 . The drinking container of  claim 2  wherein the cell perforations are all located a distance above a bottom of the bowl a distance sufficient to permit a desired volume of the beverage to flow therethrough and into the bowl. 
   
   
       4 . The drinking container of  claim 2  wherein the cell perforations extend to a bottom of the bowl. 
   
   
       5 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the cell has a plurality of perforations in only a portion of the cell wall. 
   
   
       6 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the cell is supported above a bottom of the bowl. 
   
   
       7 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the cell has a lower end supported above a bottom of the bowl a distance designating a desired volume of the beverage to be held in the bowl. 
   
   
       8 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the cell is removably attached to the bowl. 
   
   
       9 . The drinking container of  claim 8  wherein the cell has a lip supported by a rim along the bowl upper opening. 
   
   
       10 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the cell upper opening has a width less than half that of the bowl upper opening. 
   
   
       11 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the cell upper opening has a width greater than half that of the bowl upper opening. 
   
   
       12 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the cell further includes a separate, removable filter basket. 
   
   
       13 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the drinking container is a wine glass having a base and stem supporting the bowl. 
   
   
       14 . The drinking container of  claim 1  wherein the bowl opening is larger than the user's mouth. 
   
   
       15 . A method of using a drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage comprising:
 providing a drinking container having a bowl with an upper opening and, within the bowl, an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and at least one perforations through the wall;   providing a beverage;   pouring the beverage through the bowl upper opening into the cell upper opening; and   permitting the beverage to flow through the at least one perforation and into the bowl, thereby decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating the beverage.   
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the cell has a plurality of perforations in at least a portion of the cell wall. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the cell perforations are all located a distance above a bottom of the bowl sufficient to permit a desired volume of the beverage to flow therethrough and into the bowl and the step of permitting the beverage to flow through the at least one perforation and into the bowl includes terminating the pouring upon the beverage level reaching about the level of the cell perforations. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the cell has a lower end supported above a bottom of the bowl a distance designating a desired volume of the beverage to be held in the bowl and the step of permitting the beverage to flow through the at least one perforation and into the bowl includes terminating the pouring upon the beverage level reaching about the level of the cell lower end. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the cell is removably attached to the bowl and the cell is removed after permitting the beverage to flow through the at least one perforation and into the bowl. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19  wherein the cell has a lip supported by a rim along the bowl upper opening and the cell lip is placed in contact with the bowl rim prior to pouring the beverage through the bowl upper opening into the cell upper opening. 
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the cell further includes a separate, removable filter basket and the filter basket is removed after permitting the beverage to flow through the at least one perforation and into the bowl. 
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the drinking container is a wine glass having a base and stem supporting the bowl. 
   
   
       23 . A drinking container for changing or maintaining beverage temperature comprising:
 a bowl having an upper opening; and   a sealed cell within the bowl containing a substance for cooling or heating the beverage in the glass without diluting the beverage, the cell having an upper end marking a desired volume of beverage within the bowl.