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US 2024/0010481 A1Published application
Corkscrew with cork integrity protection apparatus
OwnerJ. J. O'Laughlininventor
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Abstract
A corkscrew including a screw shaft and a pair of wings configured to lift the screw shaft when the pair of wings is compressed. The pair of wings are disposed opposite each other relative to the screw shaft. The corkscrew also includes a housing connected to the screw shaft, the housing having a first end configured to engage a container. The corkscrew also includes a pair of paddles connected to the housing and depending from the housing, past the first end.
Claims20
A corkscrew, comprising:
- a screw shaft;
- a pair of wings configured to lift the screw shaft when the pair of wings is compressed, wherein the pair of wings are disposed opposite each other relative to the screw shaft;
- a housing connected to the screw shaft, the housing having a first end configured to engage a container;
- and
- a pair of paddles connected to the housing and depending from the housing, past the first end.
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A method of opening a bottle stoppered with a cork, the method comprising:
- fitting a corkscrew to the bottle, the corkscrew comprising:
- a handle;
- a screw shaft connected to the handle;
- a pair of wings configured to lift the screw shaft when the pair of wings is compressed, wherein the pair of wings are disposed opposite each other relative to the screw shaft;
- a housing connected to the screw shaft, the housing having a first end configured to engage a container;
- and
- a pair of paddles connected to the housing and depending from the housing, past the first end, wherein the pair of paddles are connected to the housing in a manner to urge the pair of paddles radially inwardly when the pair of paddles are forced to move radially outwardly;
- sliding the pair of paddles over a neck of the bottle;
- screwing the screw shaft into the cork;
- compressing the pair of wings to force the screw shaft and the cork partially from the bottle;
- and
- lifting the pair of wings until the pair of paddles slide a distance sufficient to permit the pair of paddles to grip the cork and to permit bottom ends of the pair of paddles to rest against a top of the bottle.
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A method of manufacturing, comprising:
- connecting a handle to a screw shaft;
- connecting a pair of wings to the screw shaft in an operable manner such that compression of the pair of wings causes the screw shaft to lift, wherein the pair of wings are disposed opposite each other relative to the screw shaft;
- connecting a housing to the screw shaft, the housing having a first end configured to engage a container;
- and
- connecting a pair of paddles to the housing, wherein the pair of paddles depend from the housing, past the first end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.