Patent ID: 9382106
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B67D,C12H

Claim Text:
1. A system for receiving, storing, and dispensing a liquid with minimal exposure of said liquid to ambient air, said system comprising: a storage container comprising a top, a bottom, and one or more upright sidewalls, wherein said top, bottom, and sidewalls cooperatively define an internal volume configured to receive and hold said liquid; a shiftable barrier positioned in said internal volume and dividing said internal volume into a lower portion and an upper portion, wherein said barrier is shiftable between a lowermost position and an uppermost position, wherein said barrier is sized to fill at least 90 percent of the horizontal cross-sectional area of said internal volume defined by said upright sidewalls; a liquid inlet disposed below at least a portion of said barrier when said barrier is in said lowermost position; an elongated liquid extraction member coupled in fluid flow communication with said liquid inlet of said storage container, wherein said liquid extraction member extends from said liquid inlet and includes a free end that is configured to be received within a wine bottle; at least one differential pressure creation device coupled in fluid flow communication with the wine bottle, for causing said liquid to flow from the wine bottle, through said liquid extraction member, and into said internal volume of said storage container; and at least one vent configured to permit gas to flow through and/or around said barrier from said lower portion of said internal volume to said upper portion of said internal volume.