Champagne cork puller

A safety stopper device for a container having a ridged neck, said device comprising:

• a body having a top and opposed leg portions each joined at an upper end to said top, a stopper extending downwardly from said top for sealing the neck of the container when the device is installed, said leg portions having an upper and a lower inner ledge portion, said upper ledge portions being located longitudinally of said body at a distance below said top to normally engage the ridged container neck when said device is installed, said lower ledge portions being located longitudinally of said body at a distance below said top to provide a limit stop with the ridged container neck during removal of the stopper, a first locking ring received about the periphery of said body in the region of said upper ledge portions for preventing removal of the stopper until said first locking ring is released, and a second locking ring movable longitudinally along the periphery of said body for restraining outward movement of said lower ledge portions during removal of the stopper.

A device for removing a stopper from a container having a ridged neck, said device comprising:

• a body having a top and opposed leg portions each joined at an upper end to said top, a projection extending downwardly from said top between said opposed leg portions for insertion centrally of the stopper and having means for providing a removing force to the stopper when the device is manipulated in the direction of stopper removal, said leg portions having an upper and a lower inner ledge portion, said upper ledge portions being located longitudinally of said body at a distance below said top to grip the under surface of the ridged neck, said lower edge portions being located longitudinally of said body at a distance below said top to provide a limit stop with the ridged container neck during removal of the stopper;
• and means for enabling said body to be arranged about the container neck.