Patent ID: 8931396
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: C12G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for the removal of sediment from sparkling wines, designed to remove the capsule covering the neck of a bottle containing sparkling wine, comprising: a frame having a top and a bottom, a tilting mechanism comprising: a holder for supporting a bottle in a predetermined position in which said bottle extends between a neck and a base longitudinally along a longitudinal axis XX-XX′ close to a median axis X-X′ which is fixed with respect to said holder, said holder being movable on the frame between a low position, in which the neck of the bottle is inclined downward below the horizontal relative to the base of the bottle the neck being oriented toward the bottom of the frame, and a high position, in which the neck of the bottle is inclined upward, the neck being oriented toward the top of the frame, and a capsule-removing mechanism provided with at least one capsule-removing knife, said capsule-removing mechanism being movable on the holder and synchronized with said holder so that said at least one capsule-removing knife removes the capsule when the holder is in a predetermined angular position relative to the horizontal, characterized in that said at least one capsule-removing knife is movable relative to the capsule-removing mechanism in order to approach and to move away from said median axis X-X′, said capsule-removing knife being urged toward said median axis X-X′.