BOTTLE OPENER Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: household appliances.

SUBSTANCE: proposed device has housing with ring member for putting onto neck, and axially-mounted rod on one end of which handle is secured and on other end, screw tip. Rod is connected with housing by screw joint and it consists of two parts connected by joint which has carrier and housing rigidly coupled with screw tip and provided with at least two diametrically opposite trapezoidal slots open at larger base of trapezium. Side thrust wall of each slot providing screwing tip into cork is made square to smaller base of trapezium and parallel to diametric plane of bushing, and second side wall of slot is tilted to smaller base of trapezium at angle not exceeding 35^o. Carrier is secured is secured on rod for engagement with both trapezoidal slots of bushing. Rod is coupled with screw tip by hinge joint installed in bushing for disconnecting rod and screw tip when cork is pulled out of neck.

EFFECT: simple design, provision of safety in operation, reduced breakage of cork core when screwing in tip.

5 cl, 4 dwg