摘要 |
A cork assembly suitable for disgorging champagne or sparkling wine bottles, comprising a plug 2 to insert into the neck of a bottle, a longitudinal hole 9 extending through the plug in which a movable valve 3 is mounted to engage to the sides of the plug in order to seal the hole. The valve is preferably biased into the closed position by a spring 13 and moves towards the bottom 8 of the plug when opening. Preferably the valve slides within the hole and has a pin 11 protruding from the top 7 of plug in the closed position. The seal 10 may contain an o-ring that is removably mounted, and is wider than the valve and the hole when mounted to groove 11d of the pin, to prevent removal. Preferably, the hole tapers inwards towards the top of the assembly. |