Patent ID: 8002131

Claim:
A stopper means for sealing wine bottles comprising: an elongated stopper body of flexible material adapted for insertion into the neck of the bottle to create water-tight and air-tight seals between media contained within said bottle and the outside environment; said elongated stopper body having a top, base and substantially cylindrical shape with a slight taper near the base of the cylinder; a chamber disposed near the top of said elongated stopper body, said chamber containing concealed marketing means; a structural element securing said chamber; at least one concealable stopper extraction means coupled to said elongated stopper body, said stopper extraction means being operable for extracting said stopper from the neck of said bottle; wherein extracting said stopper means from the neck of said bottle displaces said structural element exposing said concealed marketing means and wherein said stopper body further comprises a passage extending from the top of said stopper body to the base of said stopper body; and said concealable stopper extraction means further comprises an integral extraction assembly, said extraction assembly having a handle disposed on top of the stopper body, said handle being coupled to a structural member disposed beneath the stopper body adjacent to the base through said passage, said structural member having a diameter greater than the diameter of said passage.