Apparatus and method for displacing air from wine containers

摘要

An air removal and wine dispenser device for a wine bottle has a bottle seal and a balloon. The balloon is inflated with a pump to displace air from the bottle. Additional inflation forces wine through a dispensing tube. Wine flow is controlled by a wine valve. In one embodiment, a single control valve is used to vent air and dispense wine, and a cam lever is used to expand a cam seal and to operate a balloon deflation valve.

主权项

1. An air removal and wine dispenser device for a wine bottle having a bottom and a neck, the air removal and wine dispenser device comprising
a bottle seal; a balloon inflation element; a disposable balloon assembly comprising
a balloon, anda balloon inflation tube connecting the balloon inflation element and the balloon; a wine dispensing tube comprising
a distal wine entry end, anda proximal wine dispensing end; a wine valve; a vent tube; and a vent manifold comprising
a first inlet connected to the wine dispensing tube;a second inlet connected to the vent tube; andan outlet connected to the wine valve, so that the wine valve controls both air bleed from the bottle and wine flow.