Tools – Tool jaw – With three or more jaws
Patent
1993-06-14
1994-12-13
Smith, James G.
Tools
Tool jaw
With three or more jaws
7156, 81 32, 81 325, 30 15, B67B 744
Patent
active
053720547
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for opening a wine bottle includes a cork seal remover assembly, comprising a housing having a cavity therein, the cavity including opposed side walls that taper downwardly to a bottom opening and converge rearwardly toward a rear wall. A blade assembly is received within the cavity, the blade assembly including a pair of spring arms disposed to impinge resiliently on the side walls of the cavity. The spring arms include arcuate blades in confronting relationship to define a gap therebetween. A bottle neck is inserted between the blades and urged rearwardly, causing the spring arms to converge and the blades to impinge on the seal, severing the end of the seal. The cork remover portion of the invention includes a corkscrew blade disposed coaxially within a tubular housing. The corkscrew blade is operated by a reversible motor, and a sensor within the inner end of the tubular housing is connected to reverse the rotation of the motor and blade. A tubular shuttle is slidably disposed within the housing to accept the upper neck portion of a wine bottle. The shuttle includes an internal stop to limit the insertion depth of the bottle neck, and the tubular housing includes an external stop that limits the translation of the shuttle into the housing. The bottle neck is inserted into the shuttle opening and urged toward the tip of the rotating corkscrew. The corkscrew bores into the cork while also pulling the bottle and shuttle further into the tubular housing. The shuttle encounters the external stop, and the auger effect of the corkscrew pulls the cork from the bottle neck. The cork is withdrawn until the cork strikes the sensor, reversing the motor, the counterclockwise rotation of the corkscrew pushing the cork, bottle, and shuttle distally out of the tubular housing.
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Smith James G.
Zimmerman Harris
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