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US 11,261,070 B2Granted
Cork extractor
OwnerWilliam Huckesteininventor
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Abstract
An automated cork extractor includes a housing for enclosing a motor, a corkscrew, and a cork sleeve that does not move with respect to the housing during extraction of a cork from a bottle neck.
Claims5
A cork extractor comprising:
- a shaft interconnecting a corkscrew and a motor by a cylindrical ramp;
- the corkscrew connected to a distal end of said cylindrical ramp;
- the cylindrical ramp encircling the shaft;
- said cylindrical ramp comprising a wire body slideable about the shaft,
- a post extending radially from the shaft, the post for engaging a cylindrical ramp coil;
- the corkscrew for entering a cork lodged in a bottle when the cylindrical ramp translates away from the motor;
- and,
- the cork removed from the bottle when the corkscrew rotates but does not translate with respect to the cork.
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