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US 12,312,226 B2Granted
Wine bottle opening device
OwnerCheryl Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A wine bottle opening device is provided. The device is comprised of a wine bottle opening device with a set of adjustable spring jaws. The jaws can be adjusted around a wine bottle cork or cap to facilitate easy removal. The device may also be comprised of an integrated corkscrew and an integrated bottle opener.
Claims20
A wine bottle opening device comprising:
- a fixed handle comprised of a fixed jaw;
- a movable handle comprised of a movable jaw, the movable handle attached to the fixed handle via a spring, a rivet link, and a connecting rod;
- a release lever;
- an adjusting bolt;
- a corkscrew;
- and
- a bottle opener.
4 more elements
A wine bottle opening device comprising:
- a fixed handle comprised of a fixed jaw;
- a movable handle comprised of a movable jaw, the movable handle attached to the fixed handle via a spring, a rivet link, and a connecting rod;
- a release lever;
- an adjusting bolt;
- a corkscrew attached to the adjusting bolt;
- and
- a bottle opener attached to the movable handle.
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A method of using a wine bottle opening device, the method comprising the following steps:
- providing a wine bottle opening device comprised of a fixed handle comprised of a fixed jaw, a movable jaw comprised of a movable handle;
- wherein the movable jaw and the movable handle attach to the fixed jaw and the fixed handle, a spring, a connecting rod, a release lever, a bottle opener, and a corkscrew;
- reducing a distance between the fixed jaw and the movable jaw via an adjusting bolt such that the fixed jaw and the movable jaw contact a side of wine bottle cap;
- squeezing the movable jaw to lock the fixed jaw and the movable jaw around the wine bottle cap;
- rotating the wine bottle opening device to remove the wine bottle cap from a wine bottle;
- and
- depressing a release lever to release the fixed jaw and the movable jaw from around the wine bottle cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.