Patent ID: 8371478
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
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 adjacent a free end of the connecting seal and a second end adjacent a body of the dispensing nozzle, the connecting seal includes an inner substrate about which a series of outwardly directed, flexible fins and a rubber seal member are secured, the first end being provided with the series of outwardly directed, flexible fins that are composed of a first material that will reset upon the application of hot water, the rubber seal member extends from a central portion of the connecting seal to the second end of the connecting seal and the rubber seal member tapers outwardly as it extends from the central portion to the second end, wherein the first material is different from the rubber of the seal member.