JP2001219994A - Corkscrew - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] To improve a corkscrew such as a wine bottle,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a cork stopper that can be reliably inserted into the center of the cork stopper without any damage, with a small force, economically, and furthermore, which can be electrically driven. A shaft having a predetermined length is provided between a handle and a spiral needle,
At the lower part of the shaft part, a connecting plate provided with gears and the like on the lower surface is fixed and provided. The cylindrical casing with the center hole inserted at the upper part of the shaft, the lower part is inserted into the mouth of the bottle, and the spiral needle is inserted at the upper inner surface. And a built-in rotary runner provided with an engaging portion on the upper surface that rotates along the reverse screw portion, and when the spiral needle is rotationally inserted into the cork stopper, the connecting plate and the rotary runner Are engaged and connected, and further rotated continuously in the same direction so that the cork stopper can be pulled out upward. Alternatively, the shaft portion is configured to be able to extract the cork stopper by conduction by low-speed electric drive.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a corkscrew for corks such as wine bottles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vertical cork stopper using a steel wire spiral needle or a spiral blade with a handle requires a great deal of force when extracting, or a method of extracting upward with a lever or the like. Although there are many inconveniences such as the spiral needle not being properly inserted into the center of the cork stopper, the cork stopper being damaged at the time of extraction, and
Costly ones were used.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A conventional handle type,
Alternatively, a cork stopper removal tool of a vertical removal method using a lever or the like is made a continuous rotation removal method in the same direction, and the centering is facilitated and the removal of the cork stopper is performed with a small force, without re-doing or breaking. It is an object of the present invention to provide means capable of reliably performing the operation. Still another object is to provide an electric cork stopper.

[0004]

A cork stopper using a steel wire spiral needle with a handle is provided with an intermediate shaft having a predetermined length between the handle and the spiral needle, and is fixed to the shaft below the shaft portion. Providing a connection board with an occlusal part such as gear on the lower surface, and
The central hole is inserted into the middle part of the shaft and slides, and the lower part is molded into a mainly cylindrical tubular casing that can be inserted outside the bottle mouth. In addition, a rotating runner having a disk-shaped through-hole in which the outer peripheral portion is fitted and rotated is formed in the reverse screw portion by forming an engaging portion on the upper surface capable of engaging with the shaft-fixed connecting plate. ,
The lower part of the casing of the cork stopper thus formed is inserted into the outside of the mouth of the bottle, and the helical needle is screwed into the cork by operating the handle. The rotating runner is housed in the upper surface engaging portion of the rotating runner and is connected to it.Furthermore, by continuing to rotate the handle in the same direction, the rotating runner starts rotating with the reverse threaded portion of the inner wall portion of the casing. It is configured to move upward and the cork stopper bitten by the spiral needle is pulled out naturally while rotating simultaneously.

[0005] Further, the cork stopper removal tool formed as described above is further fixed to the neck of the upper part of the bottle to facilitate insertion of the spiral needle into the center of the cork stopper. At the same time, a plurality of vertical slits are provided in the lower part of the body of the casing to be formed, and at the same time, the lower part of the body is provided in a thick-walled shape and expanded to a different diameter. It can be formed to be fastened and fixed. Alternatively, a thick portion having a different diameter with a slit may be inserted into and removed from the lower inside of the casing without the slit, or a sleeve provided at a lower portion may be inserted and removed, and fixed as a wedge to the mouth of the bottle.

Accordingly, by forming the cork stopper of the present invention in this manner, it is conventionally difficult to insert the spiral needle into the center of the cork stopper, and a great force is required to withdraw the spiral needle in the direction of the cork. It was necessary and the cork stopper often broke, but it was possible to center it very easily, and with a small force by rotating the handle in the same direction, the cork stopper automatically Is configured to be able to be extracted upward.

Further, the present invention provides a cork by directly connecting the shaft portion of the spiral needle of the cork opening tool formed as described above to an electric motor and rotating it at low speed to rotate the spiral needle in the same direction. This is an epoch-making one that allows the plug to be pulled out upward.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front perspective view of a handle-type cork stopper 1A embodying the present invention. The handle 2 is made of resin, wood, steel, or the like and has a predetermined length of an intermediate shaft 2A. , And a steel spiral needle 3 is integrally provided at the distal end thereof.
A connection plate 2B with a gear or a protruding engagement portion 2a is fixedly provided at the lower position of A, and resin is mainly provided at an intermediate portion of the shaft 2A of the connection plate 2B fixed to the handle 2. The cylindrical casing 4 is formed so as to be slidable with the hole of the upper cap 4D fitted therein, and the cylindrical casing 4A has the inner wall upper part 4E provided in the form of a reverse screw A in the screw direction of the spiral needle 3. , The lower part 4F is formed so as to be insertable outside the mouth 5A of the bottle 5, and the reverse screw A of the upper inner wall part 4E is formed.
A reverse screw B corresponding to the reverse screw A is provided on the outer peripheral portion.
A disk-shaped rotary runner 6 provided with a through hole for the spiral needle 3 at the center with an occlusion portion 6a that engages with the occlusal portion 2a of the connection board 2B on the upper surface is formed at a lower position of the connection board 2B.
Handle type cork stopper 1A thus formed
First, the rotating runner 6 is lowered to the lower portion of the inner wall portion upper portion 4E, the lower casing portion 4F is inserted into the outside of the mouth 5A of the bottle 5 filled with the cork stopper 7, and the spiral needle is pushed downward while rotating the handle 2. 3 is inserted into the cork stopper 7, and the lower engaging portion 2a comes into contact with the upper surface of the rotary runner 6 housed in the cylindrical casing 4A due to the simultaneous downward movement of the connecting plate 2B fixed to the shaft portion 2A. The portions 2a and 6a are connected to each other, at which point the insertion of the helical needle 3 in the lower direction is stopped, and further, the handle 2 is continuously rotated in the same direction so that a reverse screw B portion on the outer periphery of the rotary runner 6 is formed. Starts rotating along the reverse screw A of the upper part 4E of the inner wall of the casing 4A, and the handle 2, the shaft 2A, the connecting plate 2B, and the helical needle 3 simultaneously rotate upward and cork. And it is configured to be drawn upward to 7. Therefore, the inserted spiral needle 3 is inserted into the cork stopper 7.
In a state where the cork stopper 7 is fixed in the inside, the cork stopper 7 can be easily pulled upward by the continuous rotational movement. In this case, although not shown, the engaging portions of the connecting board 2B and the rotating runner 6 may be provided on the outer peripheral portion and the inner peripheral portion, respectively.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, in order to ensure that the spiral needle 3 is inserted into the center of the cork stopper 7, the cork stopper removal tool 1A formed as described above is connected to the bottle neck. 5B, a plurality of vertical slits C are formed in the lower part 4F of the body, and a cylindrical casing 4B in which the slit C is provided with a thick wall D having a different diameter is formed. 8, a fixed cork in which the thick D portion having a different diameter is caulked and squeezed to fix the lower casing portion 4F to the bottle neck portion 5B, thereby facilitating the centering of the spiral needle 3 and ensuring the insertion. The bottle opener 1B can be formed. In this case, as shown in FIG.
A thick portion of different diameter with a slit in the longitudinal direction for fitting into the lower portion 4F of the A shape can be fixed to the bottle neck portion 5B by a wedge method in which a sleeve 9 provided in the upper portion or a lower portion is inserted and removed. . Although not shown, the outer wall 8 and the thick outer wall D having different diameters of the cylindrical casing 4B, or
The contact surface between the inside of the lower part 4F of the cylindrical casing 4A and the sleeve 9 and the sleeve 9 can be screw-type to further enhance the crimping effect. And this embodiment is a conventional handle type, or
It can also be applied to lever type corkscrew.

Further, the present invention relates to a fourth embodiment as a fourth embodiment.
As shown in the figure, the corkscrew 1A formed as described above,
And the shaft portion 2A of 1B and the spiral needle 3 are connected to the electric motor 10 so as to be able to be conducted, and are rotated at a low speed to insert the spiral needle 3 into the cork stopper 7, which is further continued in the same direction. By rotating, the cork stopper 7 can be pulled out upward as it is.

[0011]

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained by using a conventional corkscrew of a handle type or a lever type with a helical needle such as a wine bottle or the like by a rotary extraction method. It is. The helical needle is rotated and inserted into the cork stopper while being pushed by the handle, and further, the cork stopper can be pulled out upward by the same operation of continuously rotating the handle in the same direction and with a small force. Since the lower part of the cylindrical casing attached to the shaft can be fixed to the bottle neck while centering the spiral needle, the insertion of the spiral needle into the center of the cork stopper can be reliably performed. Therefore, there is no fear that the cork stopper will be damaged at the time of re-insertion or removal. In addition, it can be manufactured and used at low cost. According to the method of the present invention, since it is possible to extract by continuous rotation, it is possible to use an electric motor with a simple structure, which is very convenient not only for home use but also for business use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front perspective view of a handle-type corkscrew of the present invention with a part cut away.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional configuration view showing a state in which the fixed cork stopper of the present invention is mounted on a wine bottle mouth, with one side before mounting and one side after mounting.

FIG. 3 is a front partial view showing a cross-section on one side of a sleeve type fixing means with a slit as a fixing means for a lower part of a body of a tubular casing of the corkscrew.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the electric corkscrew of the present invention, in which one side is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration.

[Description of Signs] 1A: Handle-type corkscrew. 1B: Fixed type stopper removal tool. 1C: Electric plug remover.
2; handle 2A; shaft portion 2B; connecting board 2a; lower surface engaging portion 3; spiral needle 4A; tubular casing 4B; tubular casing 4C with slit; electric tubular casing 4D; upper cap 4E; 4F; casing lower part 5; wine bottle 5A; mouth part 5B; neck part 6; rotating runner 6a; upper surface engaging part 7; cork stopper 8; outer ring 9; sleeve with slit 10; motor 11; battery A; inner wall of body Reverse threaded part B; reverse threaded part of runner outer peripheral part C; slit D: thick-walled different diameter part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A tool for extracting a cork stopper such as a wine bottle or the like by using a steel wire needle (hereinafter referred to as a spiral needle) provided with a handle and a resin stopper or a bottle remover.
A connection in which a helical needle is provided at the tip where a handle such as wood or steel and an intermediate shaft are integrally provided, and a gear or a occlusal portion such as a protrusion is provided on a lower surface at a lower position of the intermediate shaft portion. A panel casing is provided fixedly, and a cylindrical casing mainly made of resin, whose upper central hole portion is slidably fitted and whose lower portion can be inserted outside the bottle mouth portion, is attached to the shaft intermediate portion. And, the cylindrical casing is provided with a reverse screw portion formed in the upper portion of the inner wall portion with respect to the screw rotation direction of the spiral needle, and the outer peripheral portion is rotatably fitted to the reverse screw portion. To provide a screw portion, and, on the upper surface, an engaging portion with the connection board,
In addition, a disk-shaped rotary runner having a through hole for the spiral needle provided in the center thereof is formed and housed in the lower part of the connecting plate, and the casing lower mouth is inserted into the bottle mouth to provide a cork. When the helical needle is rotationally inserted into the stopper by operating the handle, the connecting plate moved while simultaneously rotating downward is engaged with the rotating runner and connected, and further, the handle is continuously rotated in the same direction. A cork stopper removing tool with a handle, wherein a rotating runner starts rotating along a reverse threaded portion of an inner wall of a casing and the cork stopper can be pulled out upward. 2. A lower portion of a body portion inserted into a bottle neck portion of a cork-opening tubular casing formed as described above is provided with a plurality of slits in a vertical direction, and a lower end portion is enlarged to have a different diameter. 2. The cork stopper as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cork stopper is provided in a flesh shape and is fixed to the bottle neck by caulking the different diameter portion from the outside by an external ring. 3. The cork stopper with a handle formed as described above is rotated by driving an electric motor in place of the handle operation to rotate the helical needle and the connection plate fixed to the shaft, and the connection is performed. The electric cork stopper remover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the board is engaged with and connected to the rotary runner housed in the tubular casing, and the cork stopper can be removed.