Patent ID: 8033431
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. A preservation and dispensing apparatus, comprising: a housing having a bottle support assembly; a pressurized gas supply assembly for pressurizing and dispensing fluid from a bottle supported by the apparatus through the utilization of an inert gas in a manner that effectively creates a barrier protecting the fluid from harmful effects of oxygen; the pressurized gas supply assembly includes an inert gas output linked to the bottle via a conduit arrangement and a dispensing nozzle selectively secured within an opening of the bottle; the dispensing nozzle includes a connecting seal for attaching the dispensing nozzle within the opening of the bottle, the connecting seal includes a first end and a second end, the first end being adjacent a free end of the connecting seal and provided with a series of outwardly directed, flexible fins composed of a first material, the connecting seal further includes an outwardly tapered seal member composed of a second material and extending from a central portion of the connecting seal to the second end of the connecting seal, wherein the first material and the second material are different; and wherein the housing includes a bottom storage compartment and the inert gas output is stored within the storage compartment and the storage compartment includes a door, and the inert gas output is mounted to the door such that it pivots outwardly in a manner openly revealing the inert gas output.