Wine preservation system using a central vacuum
AssigneeArmando Luis
InventorArmando Luis
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Abstract
An apparatus for the preservation of still beverages is disclosed. The apparatus includes a vacuum tank capable of maintaining a standing vacuum. The apparatus also includes a vacuum pump connected to the vacuum tank. The vacuum pump reduces the pressure in the vacuum tank to create the vacuum. A vacuum line is connected to the vacuum tank, and at least one valve head is connected to the vacuum line for receiving a bottle having a stopper placed therein. The valve head exposes the bottle and stopper to a vacuum. Upon exposure to the vacuum, air in the bottle is substantially evacuated and is prevented from reentering the bottle by the stopper.
Claims17
An apparatus for the preservation of still beverages comprising:
- a vacuum tank for maintaining a standing vacuum;
- a vacuum pump fluidly connected to said vacuum tank for reducing a pressure in said tank to create the vacuum;
- a vacuum line fluidly connected to said vacuum tank;
- at least one valve head fluidly connected to said vacuum line for interfacing with a bottle having a stopper placed therein, said valve head comprising an actuator, wherein upon actuation air in the bottle is substantially evacuated by exposure to the vacuum and is prevented from reentering the bottle by the stopper;
- and,
- a vacuum release, wherein following evacuation of the bottle the pressure between said valve head and the stopper is equalized with atmospheric pressure.
A method for preserving still beverages by substantially evacuating air contained in a bottle comprising the steps of:
- inserting a stopper having a one-way valve into a bottle;
- inserting the stoppered bottle into a valve head of an apparatus having a vacuum tank for maintaining a standing vacuum, a vacuum pump connected to the vacuum tank for reducing a pressure in the tank to create the vacuum, a vacuum line connected to the vacuum tank, and a valve head connected to the vacuum line;
- actuating the valve head to permit the application of the vacuum in the vacuum line to the stoppered bottle;
- removing air from the bottle through the stopper;
- relieving the vacuum between the stopper and the valve head once the desired vacuum has been attained in the bottle, and
- removing the stoppered bottle from the valve head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.