US1082555A - Cork-extractor. - Google Patents

Description

A. L. RIDLEY.

CORK BXTRAGTOR.

APPLICATION .FILED APB. 14,-1913. y 1,082,555. Patented Dee. so, 1913.

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11N ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.AR-TEUR LEE RIDLEY, OF SEARSPORT, MAINE.

CORK-EXTRACTOR.

To all whom it may conce-ra Be it known that I, ARTHUR LEE` RIDLEY, a citizen of the United States, `residing. at Searsport, in the county of `Waldo and State of Maine, have inventedl certain new and useful inprovements in Cork-Extractors. of which the following is afspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in cork extractors, and an object thereof is the provi-sion of a device of this character by means of which a cork may Vbe readily re moved from the neck of a bottle, without mutilating the cork. Y

Another object of this invention is the provision of a cork extractor comprising a shank which is slidably mounted in a sleeve,

the sleeve being adapted to be secured to thev neck of a bottle, andthe lower extremity of the shank being pointed for engagement between the periphery of the cork and the inner wall of the neck of a bottle.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a cork extractor comprising` a sleeve adapted to be clamped to the neck of a bottle, and. a shank or stem slid ably mounted in said sleeve, the lower end of the shank being pointed for engagement between the periphery of the cork and the inner wall of the neck of a bottle, and the lower end of the shank being also provided with a pivot-ally mounted gravity lip which is adapted to engage the base of the cork whereby the same may be readily extracted from the bottle.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the extractor; F ig. 2 is an elevation partly in section of the device with the clamping means removed; Fig. 8 is an elevation partly in section showing the device applied to the neck of a bottle; Fig. 4 is an elevation of the lower end of the stem; and Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the lower end of the stem.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a shank or stem which is provided at its outer end with a handle 2 and which is pointed as at 3, at its lower extremity. Slidably disposed on,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 14, 1913.,

Patented Dec. 30, 1913. serial No. 761,070.

the shank 1 is a sleeve 4 which is provided with one short wall 5, and secured to the short wall is an upwardly extending leaf spring 6 which is adapted to extend to the upper end of the sleeve. The lower end of the sleeve is provided with a laterally projecting ear 7 which is formed with an opening 8, and disposed through the opening is a transversely extending screw 9 to one end of which is secured a clamping head 10. Depending from the base of the sleeve is a pointed blade 11, which is adapted to be inserted between the periphery of the cork 12 and the inner wall of the bottle neck 13.

F ormed in the stem near its lower end is an opening 14 having a reduced extension 15, and extending across the reduced portion of the opening is a shaft 16 on which is mounted the reduced end 17 and a lip or catch 18. Secured upon the outer face of the stem above the opening therein, is a spring 19 which projects downwardly with in the opening to normally force the catch 18 inwardly o the bottle.

The operation of my device is, as follows: In the practical use thereof, the handle 2 is pulled upwardly until the point- 3 of the stem is inclosed within the sleeve, whereupon the blade 11 is forced between the periphery of the cork and the inner wall of the neck of the bottle, so that the-lower end of the sleeve rests upon the upper edge of the neck of the bottle. The clamping plate 10 is then engaged with the outer periphery of the neck, whereupon a wing nut 2O is threaded upon the threaded end of the screw 9 against the ear 7 to maintain the sleeve in engagement with the neck of the bottle. The handle 2 is then moved laterally against the action of the spring 6, so that the point 3 of the stem engages the wall of the sleeve above the blade 11, whereupon the handle is moved downwardly so that the point 3 will engage between the blade 11 and the inner wall of the neck of the bottle. The stem is then allowed to move to a vertical position by reason of the pressure of the spring 6 thereupon, and is then forced downwardly into the bottle between the neck and the cork, until the catch 18 is below the cork, so that the catch may move out of the opening 14 in the stem beneath the cork. The win-g nut 2O is then turned to loosen the clamping member 10, and by pulling upwardly upon the handle 2, the cork will be easily removed troni the neck of the bottle because of the engagement of the catch 1S with the base of the cork.

lhile the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing is the preferred embodiment of my invention, it Will be understood that minor changes in construction may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit thereof, or sacriicing any of its advantages, as determined by the scope of the appended claims. Y

Having thus fully described my invention what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the character described including a sleeve, a shank slidably mounted in said sleeve and having one extremity pointed, and a depending blade formed on said sleeve.

2. A cork extractor comprising a sleeve, a handled shank slidably mounted in said sleeve, a spring carried by the sleeve and adapted to bear against said shank, means for clamping said sleeve to the neck of a bottle, and a depending blade formed on said sleeve, one extremity of said shank being pointed.

8. A device of the character described comprising a sleeve, a handled shank slidably mounted in said sleeve, said sleeve being formed With one relatively short Wall, an upwardly extending spring secured to said short Wall and adapted to bear against said shank, means for clamping said sleeve to the neck of a bottle, a blade depending from said sleeve, and one extremity of said shank bein0- pointed, as and for thepurpose described.

4. A device of the character described comprising a sleeve, a handled shank slidably mounted in said sleeve, said sleeve being formed with one relatively short Wall, an upwardly extending spring secured to the short wall and adapted to bear against said shank, means for clamping said sleeve to the neck of a bottle, one eXtremity of said shank being pointed.

,In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of tivo Witnesses.

ARTHUR LEE RIDLEY.

itnesses WILLIAM S. linnn, L. G. PATTERSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C.

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