(19)
(11) EP 0 868 876 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.04.1999 Bulletin 1999/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/41

(21) Application number: 98105763.1

(22) Date of filing: 30.03.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6A47G 21/00, B65D 55/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 03.04.1997 IT UD970012 U

(71) Applicant: Italesse Srl
33100 Udine (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Barducci, Claudio
    34136 Trieste (IT)

(74) Representative: Petraz, Gilberto Luigi et al
GLP S.r.l. Piazzale Cavedalis 6/2
33100 Udine
33100 Udine (IT)

   


(54) Element to maintain the gas in bottled drinks


(57) Element to maintain the gas in drinks (16) contained in bottles (11) or containers in general, the element being used in cooperation with the opening (13) of the bottle (11) to limit the escape of gas present in the drinks (16) after the original stopper has first been removed, the element to maintain the gas consisting of a metallic bar (12) substantially flat in shape whose transverse dimension ("t") narrows continuously from the upper end (12a) to the lower end (12b), the transverse dimension ("t") in correspondence with the lower end (12b) being suitable to be inserted into the opening (13) of the bottle (11), the metallic bar (12) including at least an operating position wherein it is clamped by the contact between its own lateral profiles (15a, 15b) and the perimeter edge (14) of the opening (13) without completely closing the opening (13) of the bottle (11), in which operating position a terminal segment of the metallic bar (12) is located inside the bottle (11).







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