Patent ID: 6607105
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: B67D,F04F,F25D,Y10T

Abstract:
A stopper for a wine or champagne dispensing apparatus, said stopper comprising:a first member adapted to engage an opening in a wine or champagne container, said first member defining an unsealed fluid communication channel and an unsealed gas communication channel; a second member removably attachable to said first member, said second member including a sealable gas communication channel; a liquid connection between the second member and the fluid communication channel of the first member, wherein the connection allows wine or champagne to freely flow from the container and through the first and second members when the first and second members are attached; a sealed gas connection between the gas communication channel of the second member and the gas communication channel of the first member, wherein the sealed gas connection allows a gas to flow from the second member through the first member and into the container when the first and second members are attached; a sealer in the sealed gas connection, wherein the sealer is biased to a closed position; and an actuator in the sealed gas connection which disengages the sealer from the closed position when the first and second members are attached to enable gas to flow through said sealed gas connection.