US728642A - Cork-puller. - Google Patents

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No. 728,642. v PATENTED MAY 19,1903,

' R. H. WILES.

CORK FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-{13, 1902. no MODEL, 2 HEETk-SHEETI.

Illlllllllll I PATENTED MAY 19, 1903.: R H WILES CORK FULLER.

APPLICATION FILEDAUG. 13. 1902.

I 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

N0 MODEL.

UN TED STATES- Patented May 19, 1963.

PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT H. WILES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ARCADE MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CORK-PULLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,642, dated May 19, 1903.

Application filed August 18. 1902. Serial No. 119,515. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ROBERT H.WILES, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cork-Pullers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cork-pullers; and its [0 object is to provide a device of this class which shall be simple, cheap, and effective.

To this and certain minor ends my invention consists in certain novel features of construction clearly shown in the accompanying drawings and described in this specification.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the interior of my cork-puller, one of the side plates of the frame being removed. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the parts being in a dif- 2o ferent position, however, and the corkscrewcarrier and nut being shown in central longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section in the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar section in the line 4 4. of Fig. 1. Fig.

5 is a similar section in the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a similar section in the line 66 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section in the line 7 7 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow. 7

Referring to the drawings, A is the inclosing case of the cork-puller,-it being constructed in the usual form'of two side plates A A as clearly indicated in the drawings.

Each of the plates is provided with a suit- 5 able groove, and these grooves, being oppositely placed, form together a longitudinal guideway a, which extends throughout the greater portion of the length of the case. This guideway opens through the. front side 40 of the case into two slots or openings a 0.

which are separated by a stop a In the upper part of the guideway is a corkscrew-carrier O of the ordinary type, having rotatably secured in it a corkscrew D. The method by 5 which the corkscrew is secured in the corkscrew-carrier is immaterial, and the drawings clearly indicate the method used in practice. A handle E, extending through the slot (1 is pivoted in the case and is connected by a link 6 to the corkscrew carrier 0 and is adapted to reciprocate said corkscrew-carrier in the ordinary way. In the guideway 0,, below the'carrier 0, runs a non-rotatable'nut B, threaded to embrace the corkscrew. The not B is provided with a forwardly-extending lug b, running in the slot at of the casing and adapted by engagement with the stop a to limit the upward movement of the nut. The downward motion of the nut is limited by engagement with the bottom of the guideway a. This much of the construction of my improved corkpuller is old and well known. Its operation is as follows: Starting with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1, as the handle is raised the corkscrew-carrier and nut pass downward, keeping the same distance apart until they reach the position shown in Fig. 2. The nut is then stopped by coming into contact with the bottom of the guideway, and as the corkscrew-carrier approaches it the corkscrew is forced through the nut and rotated in a forward directionthat is, to the right, if it is an ordinary righthand screwand enters the cork. The handie is then lowered and the nut and corkscrew-carrier rise together, the corkscrew not being rotated. When the stop a is reached, the progress of the nut is arrested and the corkscrew-carrier pulls away from it,the corkscrew turning in a retrograde direction-that is, to the left, if it is an ordinary right-hand screw-and the cork is stripped from it. This com pletes the cycle of the corkscrew, the parts then being in the position shown in Fig. 1.

My invention relates particularly to the means for preserving the proper relative positions between the nut and the corkscrew-. carrier. It has heretofore been customary to maintain the relative positions of these parts by a set of positive connections between them. In my improved cork-puller, however, Ikeep the proper relations between these parts by permitting or preventing the rotation of the corkscrew in the corkscrew-carrier during certain portions of the movement of said car- 5 rier. The distinction between this and the systems previously in use will be quite apparent. In my improved puller I lock the nut and corkscrew-carrier by preventing the rotation of the corkscrew in the carrier, while [00 in the prior forms of cork-pullers the rotation of the corkscrew is prevented by locking the nut to the carrier.

It will be apparent upon slight consideration that in the entire cycle of operation heretofore set forth there are two spaces wherein rotation of the cork-puller must be prevented in one direction or the other in or der to preserve the proper relations between the parts. When moving from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2 forward rotation of the corkscrew must be prevented, since such rotation would screw the corkscrew into the nut, and so permit the corkscrew-carrier to approach the nut. During the next stagetbat is, when the corkscrew is entering the cork-the corkscrew must rotate forward. lVhen pulling the cork, however, the corkscrew must be prevented from left-hand rotation in order to prevent it from screwing out of the nut and cork. During the last stage-that is, when the corkscrew-carrier is leaving the nut the corkscrew must be free to rotate backward, so as to strip. It will be seen from the-above statement that with an ordinary right-hand screw right-hand rotation must be prevented in the upper half of the movement of the corkscrewcarrier and left-hand rotation must be pre vented in the lower half of the movement of the corkscrew-carrier. This is accomplished by devices which will now be explained.

A pin d extends through the corkscrew from one side of the guideway a to the other. In the case are hinged two plates F F. plates are confined in recesses in the case, the cross-section of which is roughly that of a segment of a circle, the plate resting in each case against the wall of the recess and extending normally a slight distance into the guideway a. The arrangement of these depressions, which are indicated in the drawings by G G, is clearly indicated in Figs. 3 and 5, the arrangement being'such that the plate F, which is in the upper half of the case, is free to swing to the right, but not to the left, while the plate F in the bottom of the case is free to swing to the left, but not to the right. These plates are normally held by a springfin the position wherein they project v into the guideway and into the path of the pin (1 in the corkscrew.

The operation of the device will now be readily understood. During the first stage of the motionthat is, in passing from the position shown in Fig. l to that shown in Fig. 2the pin d strikes the plate F, pushing it against the side wall of the depression G. This position is clearly indicated in Fig. 3. It will be obvious that right-hand rotation of the corkscrew is thus absolutely prevented, and the nut and corkscrew-carrier pass down, keeping the same distance apart. When the position shown in Fig. 2 is reached, the pin runs off the plate F and the corkscrew begins to rotate. The pin eventually strikes the plate F, but swings it easily out of its These path, and the corkscrew rotates during the remaining downward movement. As the corkscrew-carrier moves up during the third portion of the cycle-that is, when the cork is being pulledleft-hand rotation is prevented by engagement of the pin d with the plate F, and when the fourth stageof the cycle is reached-that is, the stripping motion--the pin, moving now in a retrograde direction, strikes the plate F, and the plate swings easily out of the way and permits it to turn.

This completes the description of the construction and operation of my improvement.

It will be noted that to all intents and purposes the pin 61 is a ratchet upon the corkscrew in engagement with the pawls on the case.

The simplicity and cheapness of this device will be apparent, and its effectiveness is obvious.

I realize that considerable variations can be made in the details of this construction, and I do not intend to limit myself to the exact construction shown.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, a corkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrew rotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating said carrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded to embrace said corkscrew, of means independent of said nut mounted on said case for preventing retrograde revolution ofsaid corkscrew during the first portion of the rise of said carrier, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, a corkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrew rotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating said carrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded to embrace said corkscrew, of a ratchet on said corkscrew,and means mount ed on said case for preventing the retrograde revolution of said ratchet during the first portion of the rise of said carrier, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, a corkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrew rotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating said carrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded to embrace said corkscrew, of a ratchet on said corkscrew and a pawl pivoted to said case and adapted to prevent the retrograde revolution of said corkscrew during the first portion of the rise of said cork screw-carrier, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, a corkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrew rotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating said carrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded to embrace said corkscrew, of a ratchet on said corkscrew and an elongated pawl mounted on said case and free to swing in but one direction and adapted to prevent the retrograde revolution of said corkscrew during the first portion of the rise of said corkscrew-carrier, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, a corkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrew rotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating said carrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded to embrace said corkscrew, of a projecting pin on said corkscrew and an elongated pawl pivoted in the lower portion of said case, free to swing in but one direction and adapted to prevent retrograde revolution of said corkscrew during the first portion of the rise of said corkscrew-carrier, substantially as described.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, a corkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrew rotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating said carrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded to' embrace said corkscrew, of means independent of said nut mounted on said case for preventing forward revolution of said corkscrew during the first portion of the downward motion. of said carrier, substantially as described.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, a corkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrew rotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating said carrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded to embrace said corkscrew, of a ratchet on said corkscrew, and means mounted on said case for preventing the forward revolution of said ratchet during the first portion of the downward motion of said carrier, substantially as described.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, a corkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrew rotatably secured in said corkscrew-carrier, means for reciprocating said carrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded to embrace said corkscrew, of a ratchet on said corkscrew and a pawl pivoted to said case and adapted to prevent the forward revolution of said corkscrew during the first portion of the downward mot-ion of said corkscrew-carrier, substantially as described.

9, In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, a corkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrew rotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating said carrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded to embrace said corkscrew, of a ratchet on said corkscrew and an elongated pawl mounted on the case and free to swing in but one direction and adapted to prevent the forward revolution of said corkscrew during the first portion of the downward motion of said corkscrew-carrier, substantially as described.

10. In a device of the class vdescribed, the combination with a case, a corkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrew rotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating said carrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded to embrace said corkscrew, of a projecting pin on said corkscrew and an elongated pawl pivoted in the upper portion of said case, free to swing in but one direction and adapted to prevent forward revolution of said corkscrew during the first portion of the downward motion of said corkscrew-carrier, substantially as described.

11-. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, a corkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrew rotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating said carrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case r and threaded to embrace said corkscrew, of a projecting pin on said corkscrew, an elongated pawl pivoted to the lower portion of said case, free to swing in but one direction and adapted to prevent retrograde revolution of said corkscrew during the first portion of the rise of said carrier, and a second elongated pawl pivoted to the upper portion of said case also free to swing in but one direction and adapted to prevent the forward revolution of said corkscrew during the first portion of the downward motion of said corkscrew-carrier, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 21st day of July, A. D. 1902.

ROBERT H. WILES.

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