Movement-assisted corkscrew
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1. A corkscrew comprising:
- a handgrip;
a screw associated with said handgrip via a first connection, said first connection being a pivoting connection;
an arm having first abutting members and being associated with said handgrip via a stud-and-slot coupling which enables said arm to pivotally rotate relative to said handgrip in a first movement, said arm being further capable of performing a second movement relative to said handgrip;
an elastic member adapted to affect at least said second movement of said arm, wherein said elastic member is configured to exert a force adapted to move said arm away from said screw so as to assist an angular displacement of said handgrip in a direction in which a cork is to be extracted.
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Abstract
A corkscrew includes a handgrip (1), a screw (2) associated to the handgrip (1) by means of a first pivoting connection (3), and an arm (4, 4′) comprising first abutting members (5, 5′) and associated to the handgrip (1) by means of a second connection (21) that enables the arm (4, 4′) to rotate, with the arm (4, 4′) being further capable of performing a second movement relative to the handgrip (1).
The inventive corkscrew is characterized in that it comprises elastic means (10) that are adapted to affect at least the second movement of the arm (4, 4′) so as to assist in pulling out a cork (7) from a bottle (6).
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1. A corkscrew comprising:
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a handgrip; a screw associated with said handgrip via a first connection, said first connection being a pivoting connection; an arm having first abutting members and being associated with said handgrip via a stud-and-slot coupling which enables said arm to pivotally rotate relative to said handgrip in a first movement, said arm being further capable of performing a second movement relative to said handgrip; an elastic member adapted to affect at least said second movement of said arm, wherein said elastic member is configured to exert a force adapted to move said arm away from said screw so as to assist an angular displacement of said handgrip in a direction in which a cork is to be extracted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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