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US 9,850,116 B2Granted
Cork and bottle cap removing bullet apparatus and related methods
OwnerElijah Craneinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments of an apparatus in the shape of a bullet for opening corked and capped bottles and methods of doing the same.
Claims7
An apparatus for opening a corked bottle comprising:
- a large caliber rifle cartridge-shaped body, wherein the body is hollow;
- a first aperture in the body;
- a second aperture in the body capable of opening a capped bottle, wherein the second aperture features a tooth;
- an arm pivotally connected to the body, wherein the arm features a brace that may rest against the lip of a bottle, wherein the arm is defined by an arc shaped cut out on the end of the arm that is connected to the body, whereby the arm can substantially pivot around the end of the cartridge-shaped body and still lie flush against the body, whereby the apparatus resembles a bullet when the arm is flush against the body;
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- a metal corkscrew shaped worm housed inside of the hollow body, wherein the worm is hingedly connected to the body via a spring controlled hinge so that the worm may pivot and be positioned at approximately perpendicular position relative to the body.
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A method of opening a corked bottle comprising:
- obtaining a corkscrew device wherein a worm is housed in a hollow bullet-shaped body;
- pivoting the worm so that the worm is approximately perpendicular to the body;
- inserting the end of the worm into a cork;
- turning the body so that the worm bores into the cork;
- adjusting the position of an arm, so that the arm rests against the lip of the bottle;
- pulling upwards on the body and pushing down on the arm, so that the cork is removed;
- and,
- storing the corkscrew device on a magnetized surface after cork removal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.