US854812A - Cork-extractor. - Google Patents

Description

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIOE.4`

JAMES B. DODGE, OFJAOKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907,

Application ned september a, i906. serial N0.33s,s45.

To all. whom, timmy concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES B. DODGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county oi' Duval and State of Florida, have invented a new and useful (,ork-.Illxtractor, of which the following is a speciiication. l

This invention relates to cork extractors, and has for its object to improve and-simplify the construction and increase the utility and eliciency of devices of this character.

With these and other objects in view which will appear as the nature of the inventionis better understood, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter fully. described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciication and in which corre- 4 sponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred Jform of the embodiment of the invention caland provided with a recess to receive the 55 bend 13 ofthe arms. After the member 1 1 12 and its plug 1.4. are inserted into thelstock,

the latter isindented as at 16 by any suitable implement to firmly fasten the arms and lug' into the stock. The terminals 17-18 o thei 6o arms 11-.12 are chisel shaped as shown, to

enable them to be readily thrust between the Y cork represented at 19 and the neck of the bottle represented at 20. Slidably disposed u on the arms 11-12 is a sleeve 21 having a 65 p ug 22 between which and the sleeves the arms operate the plug 'being preferably of Wood, and secured 1n place by indenting the sleeve as at 23 by a suitable instrument. The.

sleeve is rovided with a recess 26 in the. end .7p

next to t e socket and .into which the adjacent end of the socket enters lwhen the sleeve is in withdrawn positionas in Figs. 1-5 and 6. Secured in the plug 22- is a spur 24 adapted to enter the cork 1'9 at the same 75 time that the arms 11-12 are thrust be tween the cork and bottle neck, to assist in o holding the same, and to increase the eciency of the action.,

' he stock 10v and sleeve 21 are of less oli-v 8o pable of carrying the same into practical operation.

In the drawings :--Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved device ap lied to the cork within the neck of a bott e the bottle irmy i the bottle when the stock and its .attach' neck and cork in section and the parts of the implement shown in their rst position. Fig. 2 is a sectional view with the parts of the im.- proved implement in their second position.

ig.. 3 is a pers ective view of the resilient cork engaging e ement detached. Fig. 4 is a .perspective view detached, ofthe holding ments are withdrawn.

ameter than the cork 19 to be extracted and the arms 11+12 being of spring steel expandv as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, and then when the arms have been thrust into position between the cork and 4bottle neck, and the sleeve 85 forced toward the bottle, the arms will be firmly 'pressed into the soft material of the. cork as'illustrated in Fi 2, and rmly grip the same.- Then by s ghtly turning the stock .1Q and its attachments the cork is 9o loosened and can be readily withdrawn by an outward ull u on the stock, and without injuryto t e cor A shield 25 is provided to -be placed over the protruding arms 11-12 as shown in Fig. 6 when the implement is not 95 in use, to enable it to be carried in the pocket, or otherwise disposed. i The device is simple in construction, can be inexpensively manufactured, and in vary ing sizes to correspond to bottles of difl'erloo ent sizes.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is v 1. In an implement of the class described, a tubular stock, spaced armsformed from a 105 single piece bent into U shape and inserted at the bend into said stock,a plugbetween said varms within saidstock, means for securing The stock portion 10 of the device is preferably tubulaT, and the spaced arms 1 1- 12 in one piece preferably of spring steel bent into AU-sha e and insertedA at, its bent ortion 13 into tiie ,tubular stock and provi ed withinthe stonk with a plug, 14, preferably of woodsaid plug within said stock, and means. operative over said arms for compressingz the i same.

Said arms and operating to compress the same, and a spui carried by said sleeve.

` 3'. 'In anilnplement of the classdescribed, avstock, spaced arms` extending from said stock,l a sleeve slidable over said arms and operating to compress said arms and provided with a socket for receiving. said stock when the sleeve 1s inw] thdra'wn pesitlon.

4. vA n' implement of" Athe charater described comprising resilient spaced arms adapted to embrace a cork, means carried' by the arms for drawing them together,v and a cork engaging device carried by said means.

5. 'Ani implement of the character described comprising resilient spaced cork embracing arms, means s. ,idably mounted thereon for drawing the'ar ns together, and a cork engaging spur carried by said means.

6. vAn implement of theclass (.lescribed comprising a stock7 resilient spaced cork einbracing arms extendingf from the stock, a sleeve slidably mounted thereon for drawing them together, and a cork engaging device carried by the sleeve;

.7. A11 implement of the character described cmprising a stock, resilient spaced cork embracing arms extending from the stock, a sleeve slidably mounted thereon l'or drawing them together, and a cork engaging device carried by the sleeve, said sleeve having a socket to receive the stock.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as; my own, I reto alixed my signature in the prese of t 'o witnesses.

` JAMES B. DODGE.

fitnessesz D. H. DAIG, E. R. HEDs'rRoM.

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