US883988A - Cork-extractor. - Google Patents

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` PATENTBD APR. '7, 190s. w. T. VALLANDINGHAM.

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APPLIOATIOI' FILED IAB. 29, 1007.'

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WITNESSES PATENT OFFICE.,

WILLIAM T. VALLANDINGHAM, OF OSKALOOSA, IOWA.

OORK-EXTRACTOR.

Specification of Lettera Patent.

Patented April 7, 1908.

Application filed Harsh 29, 1907. Serial No. 365,406.

To all whom 'it 4may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. VALLAN- DINGHAM, a citizen of the United States, residin r at Oskaloosa, in the county of Mahaska and btate of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Cork-Extractor, of which the following is a specification.

I`his invention relates to a cork extractor for withdrawing cork stoppers from the mouths of bottles, the object of the invention being to produce a simple, cheap and convenient article that can be carried in the pocket or on a key ring, and used for extracting corks from stoppered bottles.

n the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view of the extractor in position to withdraw a stopper from a bottle. Figs. 2 and 3 are cross sections on the line a-a, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the preferred form of the extractor, and Fig. 5 is a similar view of another form.

Similar numerals of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

-The extractor 1 is flat and made of a piece of thin metal, referabl sheet steel, punched, stamped or ot erwise ormed with a head or grasping piece 2 of rectangular or other suitable shape and a narrow finger 3 slightly tapering towards its end which latter terminates in a hook or projection 4, the upper edge of which is straight as shown. The end of the finger 3 may be rounded as in Fig. 1 or pointed as in Fig. 4 and beveled on its sides to form a sharp ed re 5.

In one ed e of t e head 2 is a notch 6 extending bac a sufficient distance for the urpose required and of suitable width to a mit the edge of a sealin cap such as are communi used on bott es containing char ed liqui s. One side 7 of the notch is straig t the other side 8 has at its outer end a small lug 9 which when in use, enga es the edge of a sealing cap. A hole 1() in tie head 2 enables the extractor to be attached to a key ring or hung up in some convenient place.

i edge 5 of the finger end is pushed between i i When a cork is to be extracted, the sharp the bottle and stopper; the finger passing flatwise between them as may e seen by I reference to Fig. 2. After the hook or projection 4 has passed below the stop ier, the extractor is turned to bring the hoolq under it, the cork or soft substance readily 'ielding to the finger 3 which then assumes tile )osition represented in Fig. 3. N ow by pu ling the extractor the stopper will be withdrawn.

The cap of a bottle is removed by catching one side of the cap in the notch 6, the lug Sl passing below its edge and then using the arm 3 as a lever.

Instead of the head 2 being flat it may be bent to form an eye 11 to receive a handle 12.

One edge of the finger is sharpened to form a cutting edge 13 w iich adds materially to the usefulness of the device.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is An article of manufacture comprising a plate of thin fiat metal of approximately rectangular shape, an integral tapering finger in the plane of the plate projecting from one .end thereof, said fin er having one edge sharpened like a kni e to form a cutting blade, and a hook on the end of the finger projectin laterally beyond the cutting edge only of t 1e blade and shaped at its extreme en into a point with shar edges, the base or inner edge of said hook lieing flat to bear against the bottom end of a cork or bottle sto per.

n testimony that I claim the foregoing as my Own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM T. YA LLA N DING ll A M.

Witnesses:

CLARA M. VALLANnlNonAM, L. M. BACON.

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