ES2257625T3

ES2257625T3 - SACACORCHOS FOR CHAMPAN BOTTLE CORK.

Info

Publication number: ES2257625T3
Application number: ES03020838T
Authority: ES
Inventors: Ralph Kramer
Original assignee: Fackelmann GmbH and Co KG
Current assignee: Fackelmann GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2002-10-07
Filing date: 2003-09-13
Publication date: 2006-08-01
Anticipated expiration: 2023-09-13
Also published as: EP1408002B1; HK1060341A1; DE10246716B3; DE50302267D1; PL362673A1; ATE316511T1; EP1408002A1

Abstract

A bottle opener removes crown corks from e.g. sparkling wine bottles. The opener has a handle (3) with two pivoting (5, 7) arms which are located on opposite sides of the bottle neck. Together the two arms form an essentially bell-shaped housing around the bottleneck and crown cork, with tongues (8, 10) engaging between the crown and bottle rim.

Description

Sacacorchos para los corchos de botellas de champán.Corkscrew for bottle corks champagne.

La invención se refiere a un sacacorchos para los corchos de botellas de champán, cava, Prosecco, sidra o similares, solapando el corcho con un tramo engrosado a modo de reborde el lado frontal del cuello de la botella y quedando por debajo del tramo a modo de reborde del corcho un collar de arrastre del sacacorchos para la extracción del mismo, pudiendo elevarse el collar de arrastre mediante un dispositivo de accionamiento en forma de una palanca o de un accionamiento por husillo en la dirección del eje longitudinal de la botella respecto a un collar de contrasoporte que se apoya en la botella.The invention relates to a corkscrew for bottle corks of champagne, champagne, Prosecco, cider or the like, overlapping the cork with a thickened section as a flange front side of the neck of the bottle and being below the section as a cork flange a drag collar of the corkscrew for the extraction of the same, being able to raise the drag collar by means of a shaped drive device of a lever or spindle drive in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bottle with respect to a collar of counter support that rests on the bottle.

Por los documentos US 4,598,613 y EP 0 291 546 se conocen sacacorchos genéricos con una palanca giratoria. Los documentos EP 0 229 560 A1 y US 2,761,338 describen sacacorchos genéricos donde el dispositivo de accionamiento está dispuesto como disposición con rosca.For US 4,598,613 and EP 0 291 546, They know generic corkscrews with a rotating lever. The EP 0 229 560 A1 and US 2,761,338 describe corkscrews generics where the drive device is arranged as thread arrangement

El documento DE 164 199 da a conocer un sacacorchos genérico según el preámbulo de la reivindicación 1.Document DE 164 199 discloses a generic corkscrew according to the preamble of claim 1.

Todas las soluciones ya conocidas presenten el inconveniente que no permiten un diseño atractivo o que presentan inconvenientes en cuanto a la técnica de manejo.All known solutions present the inconvenient that do not allow an attractive design or that present inconveniences regarding the handling technique.

Partiendo de ello, la invención tiene el objetivo de configurar un sacacorchos del tipo indicado al principio de tal forma que, por un lado, pueda fabricarse de forma económica y tenga una configuración atractiva permitiendo, por otro lado, un manejo sencillo, de modo que las personas que lo manejen y que tengan manos relativamente pequeñas y poca fuerza puedan accionar el sacacorchos sin esfuerzo y con seguridad.Starting from this, the invention aims at of configuring a corkscrew of the type indicated at the beginning of such so that, on the one hand, it can be manufactured economically and has an attractive configuration allowing, on the other hand, a handling simple, so that people who handle it and have relatively small hands and little force can trigger the corkscrew effortlessly and safely.

Este objetivo se consigue según la invención porque el collar de arrastre está dispuesto en una primera media carcasa cilíndrica, porque el collar de contrasoporte está realizado en una segunda media carcasa cilíndrica complementaria y porque las dos medias carcasas cilíndricas presentan, respectivamente, una escotadura para el tramo engrosado a modo de reborde del corcho, pudiendo elevarse el collar de arrastre mediante el dispositivo de accionamiento para extraer el corcho y guiándose el corcho durante la elevación a lo largo de la segunda media carcasa cilíndrica.This objective is achieved according to the invention. because the drag collar is arranged in a first half cylindrical housing, because the counter support collar is made in a second half complementary cylindrical housing and because the two half cylindrical housings present, respectively, a recess for the thickened section as a cork flange, the drag collar can be raised by means of the drive device to extract the cork and guiding the cork during the lift along the second half cylindrical housing.

Gracias a la configuración según la invención se consigue una distribución simétrica de la fuerza, de modo que se eviten momentos de vuelco durante el manejo. El corcho queda siempre guiado de forma segura y queda fijado después de la extracción del cuello de la botella, pudiendo extraerse de forma fácil y sin problema alguno.Thanks to the configuration according to the invention, get a symmetric distribution of force, so that it Avoid overturning moments while driving. The cork is always guided safely and is fixed after extraction of the bottle neck, being able to be extracted in a way Easy and without any problem.

En otra configuración de la invención está previsto que el dispositivo de accionamiento esté realizado como palanca giratoria, estando previsto en el extremo superior de cada media carcasa cilíndrica un cojinete giratorio para la palanca giratoria de tal forma que un tramo de palanca interior de la palanca giratoria cubra los dos cojinetes giratorios.In another configuration of the invention is provided that the drive device is realized as rotating lever, being provided at the upper end of each half cylindrical housing a rotating bearing for the lever rotating so that an inner lever section of the rotating lever cover the two rotating bearings.

El sacacorchos está hecho preferiblemente de metal, pudiendo estar previsto en este caso que el lado interior de la palanca giratoria y/o el lado exterior de la segunda media carcasa cilíndrica esté provisto de un
recubrimiento de plástico o de una capa de plástico.The corkscrew is preferably made of metal, it being possible in this case that the inner side of the rotating lever and / or the outer side of the second half cylindrical housing is provided with a
plastic coating or a plastic layer.

Para el guiado y el agarre seguros de la cabeza del corcho, por encima del collar de arrastre, por ejemplo, a la altura del engrosamiento a modo de reborde del corcho, puede estar realizado un collar de sujeción de tal forma que el engrosamiento a modo de reborde del corcho quede dispuesto entre el collar de arrastre y el collar de sujeción, cuando se aplica el sacacorchos.For safe guidance and head grip from the cork, above the drag collar, for example, to the Thickening height as a cork flange, may be made a clamping collar so that the thickening to cork flange mode is arranged between the collar of drag and clamp collar, when the corkscrew.

Para conseguir un guiado definido durante la extracción, en la segunda media carcasa cilíndrica, por debajo del collar de contrasoporte, puede estar dispuesto un collar guía.To get a defined guide during the extraction, in the second half cylindrical housing, below the counter-support collar, a guide collar may be arranged.

Según una realización preferible está previsto que cada cojinete giratorio comprenda un perno de cojinete giratorio dispuesto entre dos bridas de cojinete giratorio a modo de horquilla, estando dispuestas las bridas de cojinete giratorio con concavidades en la superficie del tramo interior de la palanca giratoria, de modo que las delimitaciones de las concavidades actúen como topes para el movimiento giratorio.According to a preferred embodiment, it is provided that each rotating bearing comprises a bearing bolt swivel arranged between two swivel bearing flanges as of fork, the rotating bearing flanges being arranged with concavities on the surface of the inner section of the lever rotating, so that the boundaries of the concavities act as stops for rotating movement.

A continuación, la invención se explicará más detalladamente con ayuda de un ejemplo de realización preferible haciéndose referencia al dibujo. Muestran:Next, the invention will be explained more in detail with the aid of a preferable embodiment referring to the drawing. They show:

la fig. 1, un corte longitudinal a través de un sacacorchos completo según la invención,fig. 1, a longitudinal section through a full corkscrew according to the invention,

la fig. 2, una vista de una primera media carcasa cilíndrica desde el interior,fig. 2, a view of a first half shell cylindrical from the inside,

la fig. 3, una vista de una segunda media carcasa cilíndrica desde el interior,fig. 3, a view of a second half casing cylindrical from the inside,

la fig. 4, un corte a lo largo de la línea IV-IV en la fig. 1,fig. 4, a cut along the line IV-IV in fig. one,

la fig. 5, un alzado lateral de una segunda realización de un sacacorchos según la invención yfig. 5, a side elevation of a second realization of a corkscrew according to the invention and

la fig. 6, una vista en la dirección de la flecha VI en la fig. 5 de la segunda media carcasa cilíndrica.fig. 6, a view in the direction of the arrow VI in fig. 5 of the second half cylindrical housing.

Un sacacorchos representado en el dibujo comprende una primera media carcasa cilíndrica 1, una segunda media carcasa cilíndrica 2 y, como dispositivo móvil, una palanca giratoria 3.A corkscrew depicted in the drawing it comprises a first half cylindrical housing 1, a second half cylindrical housing 2 and, as a mobile device, a lever swivel 3.

En el lado superior de la primera media carcasa cilíndrica 1 está dispuesta una brida de cojinete giratorio 4 con un taladro de cojinete giratorio 5 y en el lado superior de la segunda media carcasa cilíndrica 2 está dispuesta una brida de cojinete giratorio 6 con un taladro de cojinete giratorio 7, por los que pasan, respectivamente, pernos de cojinete giratorio, que están alojados en la palanca giratoria (no representados en el dibujo).On the upper side of the first half shell cylindrical 1 is arranged a rotating bearing flange 4 with a rotating bearing bore 5 and on the upper side of the second cylindrical half housing 2 a flange of rotating bearing 6 with a rotating bearing bore 7, by the that pass, respectively, rotating bearing bolts, which are housed in the swivel lever (not shown on the He drew).

En la primera media carcasa cilíndrica 1 está realizado un collar de arrastre 8 que sobresale hacia el interior y por encima del mismo, aproximadamente a una distancia que corresponde a la altura del engrosamiento a modo de reborde de un corcho de cava, está realizado un collar de sujeción 9.In the first half cylindrical housing 1 is made a drag collar 8 that protrudes inwards and above it, approximately at a distance that corresponds to the height of the thickening as a flange of a champagne cork, a clamping collar 9 is made.

En la segunda media carcasa cilíndrica 2, en la posición de partida representada en la fig. 1, en la que se agarra el corcho de cava, está realizado un collar de contrasoporte 10 a la altura del collar de arrastre 8 y por debajo del mismo un collar guía 11.In the second half cylindrical housing 2, in the starting position represented in fig. 1, in which he grabs the cork of cava, is made a counter-support collar 10 a the height of the drag collar 8 and below it a collar guide 11.

La primera media carcasa cilíndrica 1 y la segunda media carcasa cilíndrica 2 presentan escotaduras 12, 13, respectivamente, cuya forma y tamaño corresponden aproximadamente al tramo engrosado del corcho de cava a extraer.The first half cylindrical housing 1 and the second half cylindrical housing 2 have recesses 12, 13, respectively, whose shape and size correspond approximately to the thickened section of the champagne cork to be extracted.

En el lado interior de la palanca giratoria 3 está prevista una capa de plástico 14 y en el lado exterior de la segunda media carcasa cilíndrica 2 una capa de plástico 15.On the inner side of the swivel lever 3 a plastic layer 14 is provided and on the outer side of the second half cylindrical housing 2 a plastic layer 15.

El manejo del sacacorchos se realiza de la siguiente manera:The corkscrew is handled in the Following way:

La persona que lo maneja coge con una mano la palanca giratoria 3 y con la otra mano el lado exterior de las dos medias carcasas cilíndricas 1, 2. Durante este proceso, el collar de arrastre 8 y el collar de contrasoporte 10 se meten a presión en la rendija entre el lado inferior del engrosamiento a modo de reborde del corcho y el lado frontal del cuello de la botella, de modo que el collar de contrasoporte 10 se apoye en este lado frontal y el collar de arrastre 8 se apoye en el lado inferior del tramo engrosado del corcho.The person who handles it takes with one hand the rotating lever 3 and with the other hand the outer side of the two half cylindrical housings 1, 2. During this process, the collar of drag 8 and the counter-support collar 10 are snapped into the slit between the lower side of the thickening as a cork flange and the front side of the bottle neck, of so that the counter-support collar 10 rests on this side front and drag collar 8 rest on the underside of the thickened section of the cork.

Si ahora la palanca giratoria 3 se gira hacia arriba en la dirección de la flecha 16, sobre la segunda media carcasa cilíndrica 2 actúa una fuerza hacia abajo en la dirección de la flecha 17 debido al cojinete giratorio 7, de modo que el collar de contrasoporte 10 se apoye en el lado frontal de la boca de la botella y sobre la primera media carcasa cilíndrica 1 actúa una fuerza hacia arriba en la dirección de la flecha 18, de modo que el tramo engrosado del corcho y, por lo tanto, el propio corcho sea arrastrado hacia arriba en la dirección del eje longitudinal de la botella extrayéndose de la boca de la botella, sirviendo la segunda media carcasa cilíndrica 2 como guía para el corcho y consiguiendo al mismo tiempo que éste quede fijado de forma definida después de su extracción de la boca de la botella para que no pueda salir volando.If now the rotary lever 3 is turned towards up in the direction of arrow 16, over the second half cylindrical housing 2 acts a force down in the direction of the arrow 17 due to the rotating bearing 7, so that the counter-support collar 10 rest on the front side of the mouth of the bottle and on the first half cylindrical housing 1 acts a force up in the direction of arrow 18, so that the thickened section of the cork and, therefore, the cork itself dragged up in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bottle drawing from the mouth of the bottle, serving the second half cylindrical housing 2 as a guide for the cork and getting at the same time that it is set in a defined way after its extraction from the mouth of the bottle so that it cannot leave flying.

En la segunda realización según la fig. 5 y la fig. 6 está previsto que para el alojamiento de la palanca giratoria 3 estén alojados pernos de cojinete de giratorio 19, 20 en bridas de cojinete giratorio 4', 6' en forma de horquilla. El tramo final 21 de la palanca giratoria 3 presenta una concavidad 22 para las bridas de cojinete giratorio 4', 6', sirviendo las delimitaciones 23, 24 de la concavidad 22 como topes para el movimiento giratorio de la palanca giratoria 3.In the second embodiment according to fig. 5 and the fig. 6 it is planned that for the housing of the lever swivel 3 housed swivel bearing bolts 19, 20 on 4 ', 6' swivel bearing flanges. He final section 21 of the rotating lever 3 has a concavity 22 for 4 ', 6' swivel bearing flanges, serving the delimitations 23, 24 of the concavity 22 as stops for the rotary movement of the rotary lever 3.

Claims

1. Corkscrew for the corks of bottles of champagne, champagne, Prosecco, cider or similar, overlapping the cork with a thickened section as a flange on the front side of the neck of the bottle and being below the section as a cork flange a drag collar of the corkscrew for its extraction, the drag collar can be raised by means of a drive device in the form of a lever or a spindle drive in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bottle relative to a counter-support collar that it rests on the bottle, characterized in that the drag collar (8) is arranged in a first cylindrical half shell (1), because the counter support collar (10) is made in a second cylindrical half shell (2), which has a complementary to the first half cylindrical housing and because the two half cylindrical housings (1, 2) have, respectively, a recess (12, 13) for the engr section daring as a cork flange, the drag collar (8) can be lifted by means of the drive device to remove the cork and the cork being guided during lifting along the second half cylindrical housing (2).

2. Corkscrew according to claim 1, characterized in that the actuating device is made as a rotating lever (3), a rotating bearing for the rotating lever (3) of being provided at the upper end of each cylindrical housing (1, 2) such that a lever section (21) inside the rotating lever (3) covers the two rotating bearings.

3. Corkscrew according to claim 2, characterized in that the inner side of the rotating lever (3) and / or the outer side of the second half cylindrical housing (2) is provided with a plastic coating or a plastic layer ( 14, 15).

4. Corkscrew according to claim 1, characterized in that, above the drag collar (8), approximately, at the height of the thickening as a cork flange, a clamping collar (9) is made in such a way that the thickening to Cork flange mode is arranged between the drag collar (8) and the clamping collar (9).

5. Corkscrew according to claim 1, characterized in that in the second cylindrical half housing (2), below the counter-support collar (10), a guide collar (11) is arranged.

6. Corkscrew according to claim 1, characterized in that each rotating bearing comprises a rotating bearing bolt (19, 20) disposed between two rotating bearing flanges (4 ', 6') as a fork, the rotating bearing flanges being arranged (4 ', 6') in concavities (22) of the surface of the inner section (21) of the rotating lever (3), so that the delimitations (23, 24) of the concavities (22) act as stops for the rotating movement