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US 5,588,342 AGranted
Cork puller for pulling corks from a range of bottle top sizes
OwnerDexter D. Ahlgren, Valerie E. Ahlgreninventors
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Abstract
A device for removing a cork from a bottle incorporating a lazy tongs link mechanism wherein manual force is applied along the bottle axis. A flared flange seat allows the device to accommodate a range of bottle sizes. An ergonomicly shaped pull handle and loosely pinned lazy tongs links attach to a shaft and a cork screw operating through a flange comprise the device and are utilized to apply a magnified pulling force, permitting a person to exert a smooth, controlled force as opposed to massive abrupt force.
Claims17
A cork pulling device comprising:
- a bottle neck receiving seat having a central opening, the central opening defining a longitudinal axis of the device;
- a first pair of links pivotally attached to the bottle neck receiving seat by pivotal connections;
- a second pair of links having a curvalinear shape when viewed from along said longitudinal axis, the second pair of links pivotally attached to the first pair of links by pivotal connections;
- a third pair of links pivotally attached to the second pair of links by pivotal connections;
- a handle having a curvalinear shape attached to the third pair of links and mounted to pivot between a first position used in inserting the cork pulling device into a cork and a second position used in pulling the cork from a bottle, wherein in the first position, the curvalinear shape of the handle is aligned with the curvalinear shape of the second pair of links, and wherein in second position, the curvalinear shape of the handle is unaligned with the curvalinear shape of the second pair of links;
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- a screw attached to the second pair of links at a central pivot and depending through the central opening of the bottle neck receiving seat.
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A cork pulling device comprising:
- a bottle neck receiving seat having a central opening, the central opening defining a longitudinal axis of the device;
- a handle;
- a pair of lazy tongs attached at a first end to the bottle neck receiving seat and at a second end to the handle for allowing the cork pulling device to be operated between an extended position and a compact position, with the handle being located closer to the bottle neck receiving seat in the compact position than in the extended position, the lazy tongs being formed of a plurality of link elements pivotally connected to one another, at least two of the link elements having a curvalinear shape when viewed along said longitudinal axis;
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- a screw attached to the pair of lazy tongs at a central pivot and extending through the central opening of the bottle neck receiving seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.