Device for restricting air contact with wine in an opened wine bottle
US-8365931-B2Abstract
The specification discloses a device ( 10 ) insertable into a wine bottle ( 12 ) after opening, the device ( 10 ) being intended to float on the surface ( 21 ) of wine remaining in the bottle ( 12 ) and minimize deterioration of the remaining wine, said device ( 10 ) including a core structure ( 11 ) having a thin spring plate ( 11 a ) capable of being deformed when the device ( 10 ) is inserted into the bottle ( 12 ) and capable of recovering its shape once inserted into the bottle ( 12 ), the core structure ( 11 ) further having at least one floatation means ( 11 b ) and said device ( 10 ) including a liquid impervious outer sheath ( 18 ) having upper and lower walls ( 14, 15 ) sealed to one another to retain the core structure ( 11 ) therein, the outer sheath ( 18 ) being of a material that is non reactive with wine and including a flexible outer peripheral edge zone ( 42 ) with cuts or the like ( 49 ) formed therein, the outer peripheral edge zone ( 42 ) being adapted, in use, to contact the internal surfaces of the wine bottle ( 12 ) while floating on wine remaining in the bottle ( 12 ).
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