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  Glass for drinksGlass for drinks description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070267422, Glass for drinks. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001]The present invention concerns a glass for drinks, in particular but not only for fizzy drinks, comprising at least a pedestal and a cup which is connected to the pedestal in a connection zone substantially defining the bottom of the cup. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002]Drinks in general, and fizzy drinks in particular, such as for example spumante, champagne or soft drinks, are instable solutions consisting of a liquid part and a gassy part, normally deriving from the natural fermentation of yeasts, or the addition of carbon dioxide. [0003]When the drink is in a quiet state, the gassy part is still, that is, in a non-shaken state. [0004]When the drink is poured, for example into a glass, the gassy part tends to evolve from the solution because it is subjected to mechanical shaking. [0005]During this operation, the gassy part generates in the glass a plurality of bubbles that, being lighter than the liquid part, tend to rise towards the upper part of the glass and come out. [0006]When the mechanical stimulus is finished, the shaking effect only lasts a few seconds and the gassy part is no longer stimulated to generate the bubbles. [0007]The user can therefore no longer visually appreciate the "perlage", that is, the totality of bubbles that the drink produces, and which is one of the factors that are normally verified by tasters in order to judge the quality of the drink. [0008]Moreover, the pleasant tickling sensation which the bubbles give to the user's palate is decreased if the gassy part is still. [0009]To stimulate the shaking of the gassy part, the user shakes the glass or makes it rotate, holding it by the stem. [0010]In glasses of a known type, however, it is necessary to shake or rotate the glass rather energetically and for a long time, to obtain the desired perlage. [0011]One purpose of the present invention is to achieve a glass for any type of drink, for example for still or fizzy wines, which allows to oxygenate the drink and to enhance the aromas and bouquet thereof in a rapid and easy manner. [0012]Another purpose of the present invention is to achieve a glass for drinks, in particular for fizzy drinks, which allows to shake and maintain shaken the gassy part of the drink in a rapid and easy manner so as to obtain the desired perlage. [0013]The Applicant has devised, tested and embodied the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art and to obtain these and other purposes and advantages. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0014]The present invention is set forth and characterized in the independent claim, while the dependent claims describe other characteristics of the invention or variants to the main inventive idea. [0015]In accordance with the above purposes, a glass for drinks according to the present invention comprises a pedestal and a cup, connected to the pedestal in a connection zone substantially defining the bottom of the cup. [0016]According to a characteristic of the present invention, the glass also comprises a plurality of ridges made on the internal surface of the cup in order to be disposed in contact with the drink poured into the glass. [0017]The ridges start from the bottom and develop upwards in a spiral and are directed in an opposite direction with respect to the direction of normal shaking or rotation of the glass by the hand of a user. [0018]In this way, for example, in order to stimulate the shaking of the gassy part of the drink, the user, holding the glass by means of the pedestal, shakes it or makes it rotate, in the direction of normal shaking or rotation. [0019]This direction of shaking or rotation is normally anti-clockwise for right-handed users, and clockwise for left-handed users, so that the ridges can have a characterization according to whether they are for right-handed or left-handed users. [0020]During shaking, the drink impacts on the ridges and the gassy part is shaken, generating bubbles. [0021]The invention therefore allows to enhance the perlage of the drink in a rapid and easy manner. Continue reading about Glass for drinks... 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