Bottle stop remover
AssigneeWining Taylors, LLC
InventorMark Kahn Taylor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to devices and methods for removing a stop from a bottle. In certain embodiments of the present invention, a stabilizer is provided to prevent the stop from being pushed into the bottle and insert members are provided for removing the stop without the outside of the stop adhering to the inner wall of the bottle. Such embodiments allow, among other things, removal of the stop from the bottle without destruction or partial destruction of the stop, as is sometimes the case with conventional corkscrews, yet without the risk of pushing the stop into the bottle as is sometimes the case with non-corkscrew bottle stop removers.
Claims27
A stabilizer for preventing a stop from being pushed into an inner cavity of a bottle during the removal of the stop, the bottle having a top and an opening with an inner wall, the stop being located in the opening, the stabilizer comprising:
- a first portion for gaining purchase on said stop;
- and
- a second portion having at least one dimension greater than the bottle opening,
- wherein the stabilizer second portion is adapted to rest against the top of the bottle and not obstruct access to the stop by at least one insert member after the stabilizer first portion gains purchase on the stop.
A method of preventing a stop from being pushed into an inner cavity of a bottle during the removal of the stop, the bottle having an opening with an inner wall and the stop being located in the opening, the method comprising:
- providing a stabilizer having a first portion for gaining purchase on said stop and a second portion having at least one dimension greater than the bottle opening;
- inserting the stabilizer into the stop without obstructing access to the stop by at least one insert member;
- and
- preventing said stop from being pushed into the bottle.
A stabilizer for preventing a stop from being pushed into an inner cavity of a bottle during the removal of the stop, the bottle having a top and an opening with an inner wall and the stop being located in the opening, the stabilizer comprising:
- a first portion for gaining purchase on said stop;
- a second portion having at least one dimension greater than the bottle opening, the second portion being adapted to prevent the stop from being pushed into the inner cavity of the bottle,
- wherein the stabilizer is not used to remove the stop from the bottle;
- and
- wherein the stabilizer second portion is adapted to permit at least one insert member to be inserted between the stop and the inner wall of the bottle opening after the stabilizer gains purchase on the stop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.