US 2010/0132513 A1 · CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE OPENER

Abstract

The present invention concerns a champagne bottle opener, easy to use in application thereof, comprising a means which prevents the cork capsule (8) from shooting off after opening thereof, as a consequence of the carbon dioxide contained in the bottle and which is characterized in that it comprises a principal body (1) wherein one end has pivotably mounted a fork-shaped head (4), between whose arms (5) fits the projecting portion of the champagne bottle closure stopper (8); said fork-shaped element has a pointed part or points (6) for insertion in the cork and with a horn-like extension (2), which check the loop or ringpull (7) corresponding with the end of the wire enmeshing the projecting part of the capsule (8) for closing the bottle.

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Dependent claims

Champagne bottle opener characterized because it is comprised of an elongated main body (1), which has a hinged, fork shaped head (4) mounted on one of its ends;

the exterior part of the cork that closed the bottle (8) is placed between the arms (5) of this head;
this fork has a sharp element or spikes (6) on its transversal or initial branch, which punctures the cork (8) that closes the bottle;
additionally, the opener's main arm incorporates an appendage or horn (2) on its inner face that is projected backwards, to which the loop or ring (7) corresponding to the end of the wire that meshes around the external part of the cork (8) that closes the bottle is hooked, creating a means for retaining the cork after its extraction from the bottle.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Champagne bottle opener

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Champagne bottle opener

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Abstract

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