Automatic preservative gas replenishing system

An automatic replenishing system for automatically replenishing preservative gas within a compressible bladder for supply to an inner volume of a vessel, the replenishing system comprising;

• a compressible bladder with an outer wall and an expandable and compressible inner volume for retaining a volume of preservative gas and at least one orifice allowing a passage of preservative gas;
• a supply conduit adapted to receive preservative gas from a source of preservative gas wherein the supply conduit has a first end for supplying preservative gas to the compressible bladder and a second end for being fluidically connected to the source of preservative gas;
• a discharge conduit adapted to supply preservative gas to a vessel wherein the discharge conduit has as first end for receiving preservative gas from the compressible bladder and a second end for being fluidically connected to a vessel;
• an inflation detection system operable to detect a first condition wherein the compressible bladder is inflated with preservative gas to a state of inflation and a second condition wherein the compressible bladder is inflated with preservative gas below the state of inflation;
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• a valve system for being disposed between the source of preservative gas and the compressible bladder wherein the valve system is operative in a closed condition to prevent preservative gas from flowing from the source of preservative gas and into the compressible bladder when the compressible bladder is in the first condition, wherein the valve system is operative in an open condition to permit preservative gas to flow from the source of preservative gas and into the compressible bladder when the compressible bladder is in the second condition, wherein the valve system and the inflation detection system are operative to maintain the volume of preservative gas in the compressible bladder substantially at ambient pressure, wherein the compressible bladder has a fully inflated condition, wherein the inflation detection system is operative to detect when the compressible bladder is inflated to within a predetermined range of the fully inflated condition, wherein the inflation detection system is in the first condition when the compressible bladder is inflated to within the predetermined range of the fully inflated condition, and wherein the inflation detection system is in the second condition when the compressible bladder is inflated below the predetermined range of the fully inflated condition.