"Bar helper" or "Topper"

Abstract

A problem exists where bartenders scrape the inside of their finger tips on the metal alcohol pour spouts the “Bar Helper/Topper” prevents injury to their fingers you can reference FIG. 7 for a picture. The color coding lets them know what alcohol they are pouring also helping new bartenders know at a glance witch alcohol needs to be re-stocked it is made out of a soft flexible rubber polyurethane (TPU) witch is food and drink safe and can be washed/re-used If needed.

Description

SPECIFICATIONS

This “Topper”, or “Bar Helper” is meant to go on top of the metal spouts added to alcohol bottles to serve drinks at a bar, my topper or bar helper, helps bartenders stop scraping the skin off there fingers since it covers that metal tip on the alcohol spout, it also helps to recognize what bottle of alcohol they have next to them it can be maid out of different plastics and or rubber and can be maid in multiple colors later down the road I have included prototypes in this envelope for better visual and to demonstrate the product is already being used for R.D. purposes its small 2 piece design both pieces stacked on one another are only 20 mm in length top piece being 8 mm and the sleeve bottom piece being 12 mm small micro invention.

Specifications #1

In Reference to FIG. 7

Metal pouring spout for alcohol this is a drawing demonstrating how the 2 parts come together The sleeve slides down to about 17 mm down the metal alcohol pouring spout, and locks the top piece in so it does not fall off, the top piece would only slide down 8 mm on the alcohol metal pouring spout, making the hole thing only 20 mm in length.

Specifications #2

In Reference to FIG. 6

This is a 2 piece top the sleeve slides down first over the metal pouring spout for alcohol and since the sleeve is bigger at the bottom and I added a nipple inside the sleeve to apply pressure to the top piece of the spout and holds it in place since the top of the sleeve is smaller it closes the gap between the 2 pieces and secures them both. This was maid to help bartenders stop skimming the skin off there fingers and to spot out different bottles of alcohol when maid in different colors.

FIG. 1.

The top piece is cylindrical shaped with 3 ridges leading to the top consecutively getting smaller to fit the top of a metal alcohol pour spout snuggly and also to add comfort to the user to prevent scrapping there fingers it is (10 mm) in length from top to bottom and maid out (PLA) that is food grade safe.

FIG. 2.

This is a view from the top looking down at “the top piece” and viewing the conical shape and ridges; also it is only (6 mm) wide and made out of (PLA) food grade safe.

FIG. 3.

The sleeve is the bottom half witch slides down the metal alcohol pour spout inside the sleeve there is a nipple, witch applies pressure to the top piece so that both pieces are secured together, it is made out of (PLA) witch is soft rubber and food grade safe it is (10 mm) in length also it is tapered at the top of the sleeve to apply pressure to create a nice seal between both pieces.

FIG. 4.

This is a view of the sleeve on its side demonstrating the nipple running down the inside of the sleeve it is (11 mm) wide the nipple applies pressure on the top piece to lock both pieces together as one, once the top piece is inserted.

FIG. 5.

Is a drawing demonstrating the 2 pieces,

• • 1, top piece witch has conical shaped tip with 3 ridges,
  • 2 the sleeve witch is the bottom half demonstrating the nipple inside that applies pressure to the top piece once inserted

FIG. 6.

This is demonstrating how the 2 pieces are placed on the “metal alcohol pour spout” and the order they go in for placement.

FIG. 7.

This is a drawing of the “the top piece” and “sleeve” demonstrating how the “Topper/Bar Helper” is applied to a “metal alcohol pour spout” and in what sequence.

Specifications #3

In Reference to FIG. 5

The 2 pieces can be maid out of any food grade plastic, or a forum of soft food grade rubber currently my prototype is printed in (PLA) and just in one color but once manufacturing begins we will have different colors for different types of alcohol and use other materials, the top piece of the sleeve goes on the tip of the metal alcohol spout and the sleeve is there to lock and secure the top piece on the metal alcohol spout.

Claims

1. I CLAIM A BAR HELPER/TOPPER, COMPRISING: A TOP PIECE, THE TOP PIECE COMPRISING: A SOLID CYLINDER;A CONE SHAPED TIP;A SLEEVE, THE SLEEVE COMPRISING: A CYLINDRICAL TUBE;A NIPPLE;WHERE THE NIPPLE IS LOCATED INSIDE THE SLEEVE,