Corkscrew with ribbed arm

• US 6,116,116 A
• Filed: 05/06/1999
• Issued: 09/12/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Marta Bonich Linares, Ramon Brucart Puig
• Original Assignee: Marta Bonich Linares, Ramon Brucart Puig
• Inventors: Brucart Puig, Ramon, Linares, Marta Bonich
• Primary Examiner(s): Scherbel, David A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DANGANAN, JONI BALDOS
• Application Number:
  US09/306,070
• Time in Patent Office: 495 Days
• Field of Search: 81/3.45, 81/3.55, 81/3.47, 81/3.09, 81/3.35, 81/3.36, 81/3.37, 7/155
• US Class Current: 81/3.37
• CPC Class Codes: B67B 7/0429 having means for varying the effective lever arm length

Abstract

An improved corkscrew having a main body or lever (1), whose intermediate section has a shaft (2) on which a helicoidal thread (3) swings and in whose end there is another shaft (7) by which a second ribbed arm (8) swings, having on its two sides two grooves (12) opposite to each other, along which the two extensions of the shaft (7) run, with several locking points.

Claims

1. A corkscrew, comprising a main body;

a helicoidal thread;

a fastening shaft which foldably connects said helicoidal thread with said main body;

another shaft provided at an end of said main body;

a ribbed arm arranged swingably relative to said main body on said another shaft and serving as a support point to a bottle neck; and

a spring having one end fastened to an end part of said main body, an intermediate portion leaning over said another shaft and another end connected with said ribbed arm substantially in a middle of said ribbed arm, so that said spring causes, according to an open or a closed position of the corkscrew, a slight pressure so that both said positions are locked.

2. A corkscrew as defined in claim 1, wherein said ribbed arm is provided with grooves while said another shaft has extensions sliding along said grooves.

3. A sensor as defined in claim 2, wherein said grooves of said ribbed arm are formed so that said extensions of said another shaft remain locked in at least two positions.

4. A sensor as defined in claim 2, wherein said grooves have at least one notch to couple an extension of said another shaft.

5. A sensor as defined in claim 1, wherein said spring in said open position causes a coupling of said main body with said ribbed arm.

6. A sensor as defined in claim 1, wherein said spring in a working position makes said ribbed arm tend to press toward said helicoidal thread.

7. A sensor as defined in claim 1, wherein said ribbed arm has a front part provided with a rough surface for facilitating a grip of fingers to activate it.

8. A sensor as defined in claim 1, wherein said ribbed arm has at least one side finishing with an edge which is sharp to unseal capsules or seals.

9. A sensor as defined in claim 1, wherein said ribbed arm has two extensions shaped as a hook for removal of crown stoppers.