Patent ID: 7478737

Claim:
Apparatus for the automatic drawing out of liquids from a bottle, by applying an inert gas to the liquid, wherein the bottle is kept in a vertical position, the apparatus comprising a housing body ( 10 ), lifting means ( 11 ) within said housing body, and a drawing tap ( 12 ), said drawing tap including: a drawing tap body ( 14 ); a first channel ( 16 ) connected to an inert gas circuit for receiving inert gas and for directing said gas into said bottle; a second channel ( 17 ) for receiving said drawn liquid, said second channel having a first side and a second side; a pipe ( 18 ) connected to said second channel at said first side for directing said drawn liquid from said bottle to said second channel; a spout ( 19 ) connected to said second channel at said second side; a chamber ( 20 ) into which said second channel ( 17 ) enters; an electric valve ( 14 ) having a piston for selectively closing said chamber; and a third channel ( 21 ) also connected to said inert gas circuit and connected to said second channel for receiving inert gas for cleaning at least said spout when said chamber is closed.