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US 2015/0329338 A1Published application
Stopper remover
OwnerDaniel Charles GARABADIANinventor
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Abstract
An opener for removing a stopper from a bottle includes a handle, a prong extending from the handle, and at least one barb formed on the prong for engaging the bottom of the stopper. In one form, the barb is flexible and flexes to and fro relative to the prong between a first position lying substantially coplanar with the prong and a second position extending therefrom to assist in pulling the stopper from the bottle.
Claims19
An opener for removing a stopper from a bottle, the opener comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- at least one prong extending from the handle, the prong comprising a proximal end mounted to the handle and a distal end generally opposite the proximal end, the distal end comprising a head having at least one tab extending therefrom, wherein the prong is adapted to be inserted between the stopper and an inner surface of the bottle and wherein the tab is positioned along an inside surface of the prong, whereby the handle can be used to apply physical force to cause the prong to be moved between the stopper and the inside surface of the bottle and the tab is adapted to be moved past the end of the stopper so that the tab can engage an underside of the stopper, and the tab is adapted so that as the handle is pulled upwardly and the prong is extracted from the bottle, the prong and the tab pull on the stopper to remove the stopper from the bottle.
A stopper remover for removing a stopper from a bottle, the stopper remover comprising:
- an elongate prong having an inside surface and an outside surface, a distal end and a proximal end, and at least one tab nearer the distal end than the proximal end, wherein the prong is adapted to be inserted between the stopper and an inner surface of the bottle and wherein the at least one tab protrudes beyond an inner surface of the prong;
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- a handle adapted to be grasped and connected to the prong whereby the handle can be used to apply physical force to cause the prong to be moved between the stopper and the inside surface of the bottle, and wherein the tab is adapted to be moved past the end of the stopper so that the tab can engage an underside of the stopper, and the tab is adapted so that as the handle is pulled upwardly and the prong is extracted from the bottle, the prong and the tab pull on the stopper to remove the stopper from the bottle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.