Preservation System
AssigneeR Fred Innovations LLC
InventorRyan Phillip Frederickson
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Abstract
A method and device for preserving wine or other oxygen sensitive items is disclosed. In some embodiments, the device has a housing, a pressure indicator, a pressure sensor, and a one-way valve. The housing is configured to seal an opening of a wine bottle. The housing has a closure side configured to be in communication with an interior of the wine bottle. The housing has an input channel extending through the housing. The pressure sensor is within the housing and is in communication with the closure side. The one-way valve is in the input channel. The pressure sensor is configured to move the pressure indicator to an indicating position when a predetermined amount of pressure is reached at the sensor.
Claims20
A wine bottle closure device, comprising:
- a housing configured to seal an opening of a wine bottle, the housing comprising a closure side configured to be in communication with an interior of the wine bottle and an input channel extending through the housing;
- a pressure indicator;
- a pressure sensor within the housing in communication with the closure side;
- a one-way valve in the input channel;
- and,
- the pressure sensor configured to move the pressure indicator to an indicating position when a predefined amount of pressure is reached at the sensor.
A wine bottle closure device, comprising:
- a housing configured to seal an opening of a wine bottle, the housing comprising a closure side configured to be in communication with an interior of the wine bottle, a input side configured to be exposed exterior to the wine bottle;
- a metering chamber;
- an inlet port on the input side of the housing in communication with the metering chamber;
- an exit port in communication with the closure side;
- a dump valve between the metering chamber and the exit port, the dump valve configured to open when a predetermine open pressure is reached within the metering chamber;
- and,
- a pressure indicator in communication with the metering chamber and configured to provide a visual indication to a user when pressure drops in the metering chamber.
An inert gas metering device for an oxygen sensitive item container, comprising
- a container closure device comprising an input channel extending through the device;
- a metering chamber comprising an inlet and an outlet;
- a dump valve in communication with the outlet of the metering chamber and in communication with the input channel of the container closure device, the dump valve configured to open when a predetermined open pressure is reached within the metering chamber;
- and,
- a pressure indicator in communication with the metering chamber and configured to provide a visual indication to a user when pressure drops in the metering chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.