Classifications

• • 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
  • B67B7/0423—Cork-screws with supporting means for assisting the pulling action of wine-waiter, i.e. sommelier type
  • B67B7/0429—Cork-screws with supporting means for assisting the pulling action of wine-waiter, i.e. sommelier type having means for varying the effective lever arm length
• • 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
  • B67B7/0423—Cork-screws with supporting means for assisting the pulling action of wine-waiter, i.e. sommelier type

Definitions

• the subject of the present invention is a "lever type" corkscrew comprising, on the one hand, a spin rotatably mounted on an area of a shaft between an end section and a section of maneuvering said sleeve, around a first axis perpendicular to said handle and secondly a telescopic arm having a first member rotatably mounted on the end portion of said handle about a second axis perpendicular to said handle and a second member having a top end and a lower end, slidably mounted in said first member between a rest position in which its lower end is located at a distance dO from said second axis and a second position in which its lower end is located at a distance d from said second axis greater than dO, the lower end of said second element being provided able to bear on the neck of a bottle
• a "lever type” corkscrew conventionally makes it possible to reduce the tensile force that a user must provide to extract a plug after inserting a spin.
• the most primitive model has a lever of fixed length allowing a single support on the neck. Such a device nevertheless has limits at the end of uncorking, when the force to be exerted to extract the plug becomes important, or in the case of plug longer than the standard length. Indeed, the handle of the corkscrew is then placed substantially vertically relative to the bottle, and the lever can not act, forcing the user to complete the unclogging operation without the help of it.
• Other more elaborate models have been proposed to overcome this disadvantage.
• corkscrew having a first lever, having a first support, fixed on the handle of the corkscrew and a second lever, having a second support, rotatably mounted on the lower end of the first the sink.
• corkscrew double support described in the document FR2755957, which comprises a first lever pivotally mounted on the handle and a second lever smaller than the first lever rotatably mounted on a central portion thereof .
• the corkscrew comprises a lever having a first element of given length connected to the handle and whose lower end is provided with a fulcrum.
• the lever further has a second element connected to the first element, whose lower end is also provided with a fulcrum and which is movable between a retracted position inside the first element and a position partially extracted from the first element .
• the upper edge of the second element appears in a window formed in the front face of the first element and in which the head of the handle is adapted to be inserted during its rotational movement.
• the movement of the second element towards its position partially extracted from the first element has the effect of lengthening it.
• the present invention aims to overcome all of the disadvantages mentioned above and to provide a solution for a user to easily extract, and successfully with each attempt, a plug retained in the neck of a bottle.
• the invention aims to facilitate the unclogging of bottles by a user by means of a "lever" type corkscrew. to preserve the simplicity of the single support, while reducing the force required for uncorking while maintaining the interest of the multi-support corkscrew, that is to say a different distance from the support lever with respect to its axis of rotation on the handle of the corkscrew according to the insertion level of the plug in the bottle.
• the invention also intends to propose a solution that makes it possible to reduce the number of steps necessary for folding / unfolding the tendril and the lever, by making it possible for these elements to fold / unfold simultaneously by a single gesture. of the user.
• the present invention relates to a corkscrew of the type indicated in the preamble, characterized in that the end section of said handle is shaped to define a circular cam having as a center said second axis and adapted to act on the upper end of said second member, which is connected to said second axis by means of a return member such that, in a use position of the corkscrew, its upper end is permanently held in contact with said cam and that its lower end extends continuously out of said first element.
• FIG. 1 illustrates a front view of a corkscrew according to the invention in its use position in which the twist and the arm are unfolded.
• FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of the handle of the corkscrew.
• FIG. 4 represents a front view of the twist of the corkscrew of FIG. 1,
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the corkscrew arm of FIG. 1,
• FIG. 6 is a sectional view along AA of this same arm
• FIG. 6A is a sectional view along BB of the first element of this same arm
• FIG. 6B is a sectional view along CC of the second element of this same arm
• FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the detail D of FIG. 1,
• Figures 8 to 11 show sectional views of the corkscrew of Figure 1 and the neck of a bottle during various stages of uncorking the latter.
• Figures 12 to 14 are sectional views of the corkscrew of Figure 1 during various stages of unfolding.
• Figures 15 to 17 are sectional views of the corkscrew of Figure 1 illustrating a first mode of folding to its storage position
• Figures 18 to 22 are sectional views of the corkscrew of Figure 1 showing a second folding mode to its storage position.
• the corkscrew 1 comprises a handle 2, for example made of wood, metal, plastic, composite material, ceramic or any other equivalent material, having an end portion 3 and a maneuvering section 4.
• a metal swirler 5 is rotatably mounted around a first axis A1 perpendicular to the handle 2 on an intermediate zone 6 of said handle 2 between its end section 3 and its operating section 4.
• the corkscrew 1 also comprises a telescopic arm 7, made of metal, rotatably mounted on the end portion 3 of said handle 2 about a second axis A2 perpendicular to said handle 2.
• the swirler 5 and the telescopic arm 7 are movable between a position of use of the corkscrew 1 in which they are unfolded (FIG 1) and a storage position of the corkscrew 1 in which they are folded against the lower edge of the handle 2 (Fig. 12).
• the telescopic arm 7 consists of a first element 8 having an upper part 80 and a lower part 81 and a second element 9 having an upper end 90 and a lower end 91.
• the lower part 81 of the first element 8 has a "C” section and has two "L" side walls 84 bordering a face 85.
• the upper part 80 of the first element 8 comprises two tabs 82 extending each of the side walls 84 of the lower part and whose respective free end comprises an orifice 83 for assembling the telescopic arm 7 on the axis A2 of the handle 2.
• the second element 9 of the telescopic arm 7 has an upper end 90 and a lower end 91. It has two lateral wings 92 bordering a bottom 93 and is of general section "U". The lower edge 94 of each of the lateral wings 92 has a "V" cutout adapted to bear on the neck 11 of a bottle of which it has a substantially complementary shape. Moreover, its upper end 90 has two teeth 95 extending in the extension of the bottom 93 and side wings 92. According to the invention, the second element 9 further comprises an axis 97 extending between its lateral wings 92 at its lower end 91. According to the invention, the second element 9 is slidably mounted in the first element 8, the side walls 84 define a slide.
• the second element 9 is also connected to the second axis A2 of the telescopic arm 7 by means of a tension spring, such as for example a helical spring 10 (see FIG 7), a first end of which is fixed to said axis A2 and a second end is fixed on the element 9, for example in a notch 96 that includes the bottom 93 of the latter.
• a tension spring such as for example a helical spring 10 (see FIG 7)
• a first end of which is fixed to said axis A2 and a second end is fixed on the element 9, for example in a notch 96 that includes the bottom 93 of the latter.
• it can also be provided to provide the element 9 with an axle mounted between its faces 92 and on which can be fixed the second end of the spring 10.
• said axis can being slidably mounted in an oblong shaped slot formed appropriately on a wall 84 of the element 8, and advantageously defining a maximum stroke of the element 9 to prevent inadvertent disassembly of the element 7 by traction.
• the second element 9 is mounted in the first element 8 and connected to the handle 2 by means of the spring 10 so that, in the position of use of the corkscrew 1, its teeth 95 are permanently maintained in contact with the lower edge of the end portion 3 of the handle 2, while its lower end 91 is permanently located outside the first element 8.
• the stops 26 that includes the first element 8 also contribute to maintain the lower end 91 of the second element 9 out of the first element 8.
• the end portion 3 of the handle 2 defines a circular cam 12 having as its center the second axis of rotation A2.
• the invention provides that the profile of this cam 12 comprises a first curve 13 of constant radius and a second curve 14 of increasing radius succeeding one another between the intermediate zone 6 of the handle 2 carrying the first axis A1 and the end edge 15 of the end section 3 of the handle 2.
• the profile of the cam 12 further comprises a stop 16 formed in the extension of
• the circular cam 12 has two symmetrical members 12a, 12b (see FIG 3) each in contact with a tooth 95 of the second element 9 of the telescopic arm 7.
• the cam 12 is able to act on the upper end 90 of the second element 9 in order to move it between a rest position in which its lower edge 94 is located at a distance dO from the second axis A2 and a second position wherein the lower edge 94 is located at a distance d from the second axis A2 greater than dO (see Figs 9 and 11).
• the twist 5 conventionally comprises an upper portion 17 of rectangular section connected to the first axis A1 of the handle 2. It has a side face 18 (see Figs 4 and 8) oriented towards the telescopic arm 7.
• the upper portion 17 is provided with a groove 19 of axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the swirler 5, and the inlet opening 20 is formed in its side face 18, separating the latter in a zone upper 18a and a lower zone 18b. More particularly, in the embodiment shown, the groove 19 has a section "U" and has a bottom
• the groove 19 is designed to accommodate the axis 97 that comprises the second element 9 of the telescopic arm 7 in the storage position of the corkscrew 1. Moreover, the front wall
• the rear wall 23 of the groove 19 is connected to the lower zone 18b of the lateral face 18 by an oblique surface 25 forming with said rear wall 23 an angle ⁇ greater than 90 ° (see Figure 8).
• the particular structure of the upper part 17 of the swirler 5 and the presence of the axis 97 on the second element 9 of the telescopic arm 7 advantageously allow a concomitant folding / unfolding of the swirler 5 and the arm 7. Indeed, the deployment / folding of the telescopic arm 7, obtained following its rotation around the axis A2 in one direction or the other, causes the spin 5 in his movement.
• the user can then screw the auger 5 into a plug 26 closing the neck 11 of a bottle by rotating the entire corkscrew 1 about the longitudinal axis of the auger 5.
• the arm 7 advantageously remains locked against the stop 16 throughout this operation under the effect of the effort exerted by the user on the handle 2 (see Fig. 8) and therefore does not risk to hinder the movements of the latter.
• the user can then extract the cap 26 of the neck 11 with reduced effort.
• it first releases the telescopic arm 7 blocked against the stop 16 of the cam 12 of the handle 2 by pushing the operating section 4 of the latter down towards the neck 11. It then positions the lower edge 94 in "V" of the second part 9 of the telescopic arm 7 on the neck 11 of the bottle, which will allow it to build on it. thereafter.
• the position of the corkscrew 1 then obtained is illustrated in FIG. 9.
• the user By an upward pulling force on the operating section 4 of the handle 2, the user then extracts the stopper 26 gradually from the neck 11 in a single movement.
• the traction force exerted first induces a rotation of the arm 7 and the twist 5 around their respective axes of rotation A1, A2.
• the second portion 9 of the arm 7 whose teeth 95 are permanently held in contact with the profile of the cam 12, under the effect of the spring 10, follows the rotational movement of the arm 7 during a first phase of the movement, its teeth 95 then being subjected to the action of the first curve 13 of constant radius of the cam 12 (see Fig. 10). Then, during a second phase of the extraction movement, the teeth 95 of the second portion 9 of the arm 7 come into contact with the second curve 14 of increasing radius of the cam 12.
• the user classically removes it from the swirler 5 and places the corkscrew 1 in its storage position in which the swirler 5 and the arm 7 are folded against its lower edge.
• the user simply folds the telescopic arm 7 which comes into contact with the swirler 5 and then rotates about the axis Al.
• the axis 97 of the arm 7 which is then placed below the axis inlet opening 20 of the groove 19 can then be directly housed inside the latter to then reach the bottom 21 at the end of folding.
• the axis 97 of the second portion 9 of the arm 7 can not be housed alone directly in the groove 19 of the swirler 5, not being positioned appropriately in front of the inlet opening 20 thereof.
• the user is forced to press the arm 7 against the swirler 5, which allows the shaft 97 to come into contact with the oblique surface 24 extending between the upper zone 18a of the side wall 18 the upper part 17 of the swirler 5 and the front wall 22 of the groove 19 (see Fig. 19).
• the second element 9 of the arm 7 moves along said oblique surface 24 and therefore with respect to the first part 8 arm 7 causing the latter to lengthen (see Fig.
• the axis 97 can be introduced into the groove 19 (see Fig. 21). Then, the second element 9 returns to its rest position, under the effect of the spring 10, fixed between the second element 9 of the arm 7 and the axis of rotation A2, and allows the axis 97 to reach the bottom 21 of the groove 19 at the end of the folding (see Fig. 22).

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