EP1149798A1 - Korkenzieher - Google Patents

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EP1149798A1
EP1149798A1 EP00201232A EP00201232A EP1149798A1 EP 1149798 A1 EP1149798 A1 EP 1149798A1 EP 00201232 A EP00201232 A EP 00201232A EP 00201232 A EP00201232 A EP 00201232A EP 1149798 A1 EP1149798 A1 EP 1149798A1
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bore
bottle
piston
bottle opener
cork
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Justin Wen-Tien Tseng
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Costek International Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
    • B67B7/02—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers for removing stoppers
    • B67B7/04—Cork-screws
    • B67B7/0417—Cork-screws with supporting means for assisting the pulling action
    • B67B7/0441—Cork-screws with supporting means for assisting the pulling action whereby the supporting means abut around the whole periphery of the neck of the bottle

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  • the present invention is related to an improved bottle opener, and more particularly an improved bottle opener which is multi-functional and efficiently draws a cork from a bottle.
  • Bottle openers have been invaluable tools for many years, and enable content-preserving elements such as corks to be removed from containers so that people may enjoy their drinks.
  • content-preserving elements such as corks
  • a first prior art cork screw (80) is shown in Fig.12 and includes a handle (81) and a helical coil (83) secured to the handle (81).
  • a distal tip of the coil (83) must first be centered in a top face of the cork, which in itself is not easy. If the centering is not done correctly it may lead to the coil (83) penetrating a side of the cork whereby the cork may disintegrate when pulled by a user. Once centered, the coil (83) must be screwed into the cork until an appropriate depth of penetration is reached whereafter the corkscrew is pulled away from the bottle in the hope that the cork accompanies it. However this accompaniment is frequently not the case for the following reasons:
  • a second prior art corkscrew (90) is shown in Fig.13 and includes a body (92), a helical coil (94) with a handle (96) at a top thereof, and two levers (98) rotatably receiving the coil (94) and pivotally attached to the body (92).
  • the body (92) has a circular opening sized to abut a top of a neck of a bottle, yet through which a cork can pass. In operation, the opening is mated with the top of the bottle and the levers (98) are raised to an uppermost position.
  • a distal tip of the coil (94) is placed on the center of the cork and then both downward and twisting forces are applied to the handle (96) whereby the cork is penetrated.
  • the handles (98) are brought downward whereby distal lips thereof urge against the top of the bottle and so the cork is usually drawn out of the bottle.
  • the cork is usually drawn out of the bottle.
  • again inappropriate force on the cork may result in pushing it into the bottle, and rotation or disintegration of the cork.
  • An objective of the present invention is to provide an improved multi-function bottle opener which is easy to use.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide an improved multi-function bottle opener which involves a uni-directional opening force.
  • an improved multi-functional bottle opener comprises a body (10), a piston (20), a helical coil (30), and a collar (40).
  • the body (10) includes a top face, a bottom face, a bore (12) extending down from the top face, a counter bore (14) extending up from the bottom face and in communication with the bore (12), a shoulder (18) dividing the bore (12) and counter bore (14), two trackways (16) defined in an inner wall defining the bore (12) and in communication therewith, and two opposed wings integrally extending from a top portion of the body (10).
  • the trackways (16) each have an upper limit (162) and a lower limit (164).
  • An inner flange (142) is formed on a bottom edge of an inner wall defining the counter bore (14). Referring to Figs. 10 and 11, the trackways (16) are each configured as a loop comprising a longitudinal portion (166) and a helical portion (168).
  • the piston (20) is sized to be slidingly received in the bore (12) of the body (10), and includes two bottom lugs (22) which are sized to be respectively and engagingly received in the trackways (16).
  • the piston (20) reciprocates between the upper and lower limits (162, 164) of the trackways (16) by first travelling from the upper limits (162) and down the longitudinal portions (166) to arrive at the lower limits (164), and is prevented from rotating in the bore (12) by engagement between the lugs (22) and walls defining the longitudinal portions (166).
  • the lugs (22) arrive at the lower limits (164) they are allowed to enter and travel up the helical portions (168) to arrive at the upper limits (162) and re-enter the longitudinal portions (166).
  • the helical coil (30) has a first end secured to a bottom of the piston (20) and a second end formed as a distal tip.
  • the collar (40) has an outer diameter sized to be slidingly received in the counter bore (14), and reciprocates between an upper end of the counter bore (16) and the inner flange (142).
  • An "O" groove (44) is defined in an upper face of the collar (40) such that the spikes (42) have a resiliency.
  • a coil spring (50) has a first end received in the "O" groove (44) and a second end which abuts the shoulder (18) of the body (10).
  • the inner circumference of the collar (40) has a diameter smaller than an outer diameter of a neck of a standard bottle, but larger than an outer diameter of a standard bottle cork (60).
  • the body (10) is mounted over a bottle such that the counter bore (14) receives therein the bottle's neck.
  • the collar (40) abuts a distal edge of the neck, and the distal tip of the helical coil (30) begins to enter the cork (60) as the body (10) is rotated.
  • the helical coil (30) is progressively drawn into the cork (60) and the piston (20) accordingly travels down the bore (12) until it reaches the lower limit (164).
  • the lugs (22) exit the longitudinal portion (166) and enter the helical portions (168) to travel up to the upper limits whereby the cork (60) is pulled out of the neck of the bottle.
  • the combined bottle opener and cork (60) are taken from the bottle.
  • the user pushes the piston (20) down the bore (12) whereby the cork (60) protrudes from the inner flange (142) of the counter bore (14) such that the user may unscrew the cork (60) from the helical coil (30).
  • the body (10) can be made of molded plastic and include a magnet (19) embedded therein during the molding process.
  • the magnet (19) allows convenient attachment to a surface such as a door of a refrigerator.
  • a cutting wheel (102) can be retained in an upper edge of the body (10) whereby foil wrapped around a neck of a bottle can be neatly cut away by urging the cutting wheel (102) around the foil-wrapped neck.
  • a metal lip (104) can be embedded in the wall defining the bore (12) of the body (10) during the molding process whereby a bottle cap remover is formed.
  • a top face of the piston (20) includes two inclined cut outs (24) both sized to snappingly engage with the metal lip (104) when respectively aligning therewith.
  • the cut outs (24) there are two of the cut outs (24), even though only one of them can function at one time to retain the piston (20) and the helical coil (30) in the body (10) when not needed.
  • the positions of the cut outs (24) do not align with the bottom lugs (22).

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR20010069276A (ko) * 2001-02-26 2001-07-25 전광훈 코르크 및 병마개 오프너
GB2384770A (en) * 2002-02-01 2003-08-06 Chung Lun Yip Cork remover

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH513767A (de) * 1970-09-07 1971-10-15 Steiner Walter Zapfenzieher
DE3346414C1 (de) * 1983-12-22 1985-01-31 August Reutershan Gmbh & Co Kg, 5650 Solingen Mit einer Glocke versehener Korkzieher
NL8400994A (nl) * 1984-03-29 1985-10-16 Brabantia Leasing Factoring Kurketrekker.
WO1992008668A1 (fr) * 1990-11-19 1992-05-29 Jacques Beauvir Mecanisme pour tire-bouchon et ustensile pour casser les coques de protection d'aliments

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH513767A (de) * 1970-09-07 1971-10-15 Steiner Walter Zapfenzieher
DE3346414C1 (de) * 1983-12-22 1985-01-31 August Reutershan Gmbh & Co Kg, 5650 Solingen Mit einer Glocke versehener Korkzieher
NL8400994A (nl) * 1984-03-29 1985-10-16 Brabantia Leasing Factoring Kurketrekker.
WO1992008668A1 (fr) * 1990-11-19 1992-05-29 Jacques Beauvir Mecanisme pour tire-bouchon et ustensile pour casser les coques de protection d'aliments

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR20010069276A (ko) * 2001-02-26 2001-07-25 전광훈 코르크 및 병마개 오프너
GB2384770A (en) * 2002-02-01 2003-08-06 Chung Lun Yip Cork remover
FR2837194A1 (fr) * 2002-02-01 2003-09-19 Chung Lun Yip Tire-bouchon
SG107633A1 (en) * 2002-02-01 2004-12-29 Chung Lun Yip Bottle opener
GB2384770B (en) * 2002-02-01 2005-11-30 Chung Lun Yip Cork remover

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