Nolan Margaret L Brewton

US Patent:

46533559, Mar 31, 1987

Filed:

Mar 14, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/711784

Inventors:

Nolan Brewton - Walnut Creek CA
Gerhard J. Weiner - Walnut Creek CA
Helmut Resch - Martinez CA

Assignee:

Mt. Diablo Tool and Die, Inc. - Walnut Creek CA

International Classification:

B67B 706

US Classification:

81 344

Abstract:

A device having a pair of hollow, shell-like members pivotally coupled to each other for movement into and out of positions adjacent to each other. When the members are adjacent to each other, they form a hollow space for receiving the cork in the neck of a champagne bottle, the members having flanges for defining an opening for receiving and surrounding the neck and underlying the annular lower extremity of the cork. A pair of resilient tabs are secured to the opposite ends of the members for releasably holding the same in their closed positions. A handle on one of the members is provided to allow for an outward force to be exerted on the members away from the bottle to move the cork out of the bottle when the cork is in the closed space formed by the members. The device can be formed of metal or plastic.