Cork extractor

Apparatus for extracting a cork from a bottle comprising:

• a corkscrew;
• guide means engagable with said corkscrew and permitting movement of said corkscrew for engaging said cork;
• and
• bottle-engaging means connected to said guide means and including stop means for limiting downward movement of said guide means with respect to said bottle, and a pair of radially deflectable gripping elements for engagement with the outer side surface of the neck of said bottle, said gripping elements having opposed radially inner surfaces which, in transverse cross section, define respective circular arcs, the respective centers of said arcs being offset radially outwardly from the longitudinal centerline of said apparatus.

Apparatus for extracting a cork from a bottle comprising:

• a corkscrew;
• guide means receiving said corkscrew and permitting longitudinal and rotative movement of said corkscrew;
• a holder including
• bottle-engaging means connected to said guide means for positioning said guide means and said corkscrew in generally coaxial alignment with the neck of said bottle, said bottle-engaging means including stop means for limiting downward movement of said guide means with respect to said bottle;
• spacer means interconnecting said guide means and said bottle-engaging means and spacing said guide means upwardly from said bottle-engaging means, said spacer means defining an opening for receipt of said cork as it emerges from said bottle;
• connection means interconnecting said corkscrew and said holder, said connection means being mounted for longitudinal but generally non-rotative movement on said holder and said corkscrew being mounted for rotative but generally non-longitudinal movement in said connection means;
• and
• abutment means carried by said corkscrew for limiting downward movement of said corkscrew with respect to said guide means.

Apparatus for extracting a cork from a bottle comprising:

• a corkscrew;
• guide means receiving said corkscrew and permitting longitudinal and rotative movement of said corkscrew;
• spacer means connected to said guide means and defining a shoulder spaced from said guide means and engageable with said bottle for limiting downward movement of said guide means with respect to said bottle and spacing said guide means upwardly from said bottle, said spacer means further defining an opening for receipt of said cork as it emerges from said bottle;
• a plurality of gripping elements connected to said guide means and extending below said shoulder for gripping engagement with said bottle, said gripping elements being resiliently radially deflectable at least partially independently of said spacer means;
• and abutment means carried by said corkscrew for limiting downward movement of said corkscrew with respect to said guide means.