GB2330576A - Bottle cork extractor - Google Patents

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GB2330576A
GB2330576A GB9722384A GB9722384A GB2330576A GB 2330576 A GB2330576 A GB 2330576A GB 9722384 A GB9722384 A GB 9722384A GB 9722384 A GB9722384 A GB 9722384A GB 2330576 A GB2330576 A GB 2330576A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/16—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers with handles or other special means facilitating manual actuation

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Abstract

A strip of strengthened material is inserted into a bottle 10, so that the loose ends of the material come to lie between the cork 11 and the neck of the bottle 10. The remainder of the material may be folded to lie flat against the neck, on the outside of the bottle 10. The external packaging of the bottle 10 will then cover this. When the external packaging is removed, the material will form a handle with which the cork 11 can be removed. The ends of the strip may be knotted. Alternatively, the strip may pass under or through a hole in the cork 11 as a loop.

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SELF-CONTAINED WINE DE-CORKER The present invention relates to the de-corking of wine, in an alternative fashion to that of the Screw-pull Corkscrew. The original Corkscrew has been refined, modernised and improved over the years, yet there has been no subsequent evolution as far as the de-corking of wine is concerned. Because no alternative method of removing a cork from a wine bottle has since been proposed, unless you own or have access to a corkscrew, your bottle of wine remains sealed.
This unique invention, however, proposes a solution, its results being that a bottle of wine becomes a self contained unit that needs no external accessories to aid its opening. Everything that is needed to release the cork from the bottle is contained within the packaging, and so creating a new, stylish and convenient alternative to the corkscrew.
Accordingly, specific embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus that will enable the user to extract a cork from a wine bottle without the need for a corkscrew.
According to one aspect of the present invention a length of strengthened material shall be simultaneously inserted into the wine bottle with the cork so that one end will lie flat against each side of the cork and the bottle.
RBD/VVDC/OI -SPECIFICATION AS FILED 22.10.97 The strip of material shall be inserted so that no part of it will come into contact with the wine at any time. The remainder of the material (unspecified in length), shall be folded in order for it to be doubled back and come to lie flat against the neck, on the outside of the bottle.
The external packaging of the bottle shall then conceal the material. When the external packaging is removed, the resulting shape of the material shall form a handle with which the cork can be removed. When exertion is applied to the handle in an upward motion, the cork will be extracted from the bottle.
In another aspect of the invention, an alternative length of strengthened material shall be used. This material shall be knotted at both of the ends that are to be inserted into the bottle with the cork. The strip of material shall be inserted so that the knotted ends lie between the cork and the neck of the bottle, but at no time shall the material come into contact with the wine. As in the previous embodiment, the remainder of the material (unspecified in length), shall be folded in order for it to be doubled back and lie flat against the neck, on the outside of the bottle.
The external packaging of the bottle shall then conceal the material. When the external packaging is removed, the resulting shape of the material shall form a handle with which the cork can be removed. When exertion is applied to the handle in an upward motion, the cork will be extracted from the bottle.
RBD/wDC/01-SPEClFlCATlON AS FILED 22. 10. 97 In a slightly different embodiment of the previous description, the knotted ends of the material will be inserted so that the knots are positioned under the base of the cork. In this particular instance, the material will come into contact with the wine. The materials used therefore will be previously sterilised. The procedure to remove the cork will be the same as in all previous embodiments.
In another aspect of this invention, the strengthened material will pass right under the cork, forming a loop under its base. In this embodiment the material will at some point come into contact with the wine. The materials used therefore will be previously sterilised. The procedure to remove the cork will be the same as in all previous embodiments.
In another aspect of this invention, a hole will be present in the cork approximately one centimetre from the bottom. This hole will pass all the way through the cork. A strengthened material will pass down one side of the cork, through the hole and up the opposite side, forming a secure handle for the cork to be removed by (as in all previous embodiments).
RBD/WDC/01 -SPECIFICATION AS FILED 22.10.97 Specific embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings in which: Figure 1 shows a wine bottle with cork to which an embodiment of the present invention has been attached.
Figure 2 shows a wine bottle with cork to which another embodiment of the present invention has been attached.
Figure 3 shows a wine bottle with cork to which a further embodiment of the present invention has been attached.
Figure 4 shows a wine bottle with cork to which another embodiment of the present invention has been attached.
Figure 5 shows a wine bottle with cork to which another embodiment of the present invention has been attached.
RBDNVDC/01-SPECIFICATION AS FILED 22. 10. 97 Figure 1 shows a typical wine bottle -10, a cork -11 and a strip of strengthened material reaching part way down the neck. The material does not come into contact with the wine. The user -12, will pull in an upward direction in order to release the cork from the bottle.
Figure 2 shows a typical wine bottle and cork with a strip of strengthened material. The material has two knots at each loose end -13, which come part way down the cork. The material does not come into contact with the wine.
Figure 3 shows a typical wine bottle and cork and a strip of strengthened material. The material has two knots at each loose end, which the cork itself rests upon -14. To remove the cork, the material is pulled in an upward direction.
Figure 4 shows a cork from a wine bottle and a strip of strengthened material. The material actually passes all the way under the base of the cork so forming a loop -15. The user -16 will pull upwards to release the cork.
Figure 5 shows a typical wine bottle and a cork and a strip of strengthened material. There is a hole in the cork approximately 1 centimetre from the bottom that the material passes through -17, to form a handle with which the user can remove the cork.
RBD/VVDC/01-SPECIFlCATlON AS FILED 22. 10. 97

Claims (1)

  1. CLAIMS 1) A wine bottle cork extractor comprising five alternative embodiments that when in use forms a handle with which a cork may be extracted from a bottle without the need for a corkscrew.
    2) A wine bottle cork extractor as claimed in Claim 1 whereby a length of strengthened material shall be simultaneously inserted into the wine bottle with the cork so that one end will lie flat against each side of the cork and the bottle. The strip of material shall be inserted so that no part of it will come into contact with the wine at any time.
    3) A wine bottle cork extractor as claimed in Claim 2 but the material shall be knotted at both of the ends that are to be inserted into the bottle.
    This shall then lie between the cork and the neck of the bottle.
    4) A wine bottle cork extractor as claimed in Claim 3 but the knotted ends of the material shall lie under the base of the cork (so that the cork is effectively resting on the knots). In this instance the material shall be previously sterilised.
    RBDANDC/01 -SPECIFICATION AS FILED 22.10.97 5) A wine bottle cork extractor as claimed in Claim 2 but whereby the flattened material shall actually pass under the cork and up the opposite side.
    In effect, the material will be forming a loop under the cork. In this instance the material will be previously sterilised as in Claim 4.
    6) A wine bottle cork extractor whereby the strengthened material shall pass through a hole that is approximately 1 centimetre from the base of the cork. It shall pass down one side, through the hole and up the other side to form a handle as in any preceding claim.
    7) A wine bottle cork extractor as in any preceding claim but whereby the strengthened material may be made from any one of the following; Ribbon, String Plastics, Woven Parcel Tape, any kind of Fabric or any other conceivable kind of material. RBDNVDC/01-SPECIFICATION AS FILED 22.10.97
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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2494885A (en) * 2011-09-21 2013-03-27 James Tristram Cork Removing Pull Strap
ES2552831A1 (en) * 2014-06-02 2015-12-02 Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya Cylindrical geometry plug with built-in extractor accessory (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB235460A (en) * 1924-11-14 1925-06-18 Walter Gill Improvements in or relating to corks for bottles
GB375252A (en) * 1932-04-12 1932-06-23 William Arthur Thompson Improvements relating to the closures of bottles and the like
GB390937A (en) * 1932-03-15 1933-04-20 Mordko Wolf Liebermann Improvements in or relating to bottle, jar and like stoppers
GB506312A (en) * 1938-08-13 1939-05-25 Enrique Alberto Block Improvements in and relating to corks or stoppers and to means for extracting them from bottles
GB693094A (en) * 1951-12-20 1953-06-24 John Oftedahl Stopper pull
US4613043A (en) * 1985-04-08 1986-09-23 Reid Philip L Bottle closure

Patent Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB235460A (en) * 1924-11-14 1925-06-18 Walter Gill Improvements in or relating to corks for bottles
GB390937A (en) * 1932-03-15 1933-04-20 Mordko Wolf Liebermann Improvements in or relating to bottle, jar and like stoppers
GB375252A (en) * 1932-04-12 1932-06-23 William Arthur Thompson Improvements relating to the closures of bottles and the like
GB506312A (en) * 1938-08-13 1939-05-25 Enrique Alberto Block Improvements in and relating to corks or stoppers and to means for extracting them from bottles
GB693094A (en) * 1951-12-20 1953-06-24 John Oftedahl Stopper pull
US4613043A (en) * 1985-04-08 1986-09-23 Reid Philip L Bottle closure

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2494885A (en) * 2011-09-21 2013-03-27 James Tristram Cork Removing Pull Strap
GB2494885B (en) * 2011-09-21 2013-08-07 James Tristram Cork Removing pull strap
ES2552831A1 (en) * 2014-06-02 2015-12-02 Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya Cylindrical geometry plug with built-in extractor accessory (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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