US678773A - Cork-extractor. - Google Patents

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No. 678,773. Patented luly l6, l90ll. J NUMBER CORK EXTBACTOB.

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No. 678,773. Patented July l6, l90l. J. NUMBER.

CORK EXTRACTOB.

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JAMES COOMBER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, OF ONE-HALF TO ANDREAS KRIEG, OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS.

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SPEGIFICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,773, dated July 16, 1901. Application filed May 19,1900. Serial No. 17,222. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES COOMBER, a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cork-Extractors, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to that class of cork-extractors which are usually secured to a table, counter, or shelf and wherein lever mechanism is employed for operating the corkscrew to withdraw corks from bottles and for stripping the cork from the corkscrew. In devices of this class it has been common practice to employ a nut having a longitudinal play in the casing, which served when held against longitudinal movement in the casing to impart rotation to the corkscrew and served also when shifted with the corkscrew to secure the corkscrew against rotation. It has also been customary to employ mechanism for interlocking the corkscrew-carrier and nut to insure the unison longitudinal movement of such parts necessary while the cork is being withdrawn. Such interlocking mechanism was usually controlled and shifted by the operating mechanism.

The present invention designs to provide a cork-extraetor with simple and efficient mechanism for alternately interlocking the carrier and nut and securing the nut against longitudinal movement in the casing.

The invention further designs to provide a simple and efficient mechanism for holding a bottle beneath the casing while the extractor mechanism is being operated.

Lastly, the invention designs to improve and simplify the construction of cork-extractors generally.

With these objects in View the invention consists, primarily, in providing a cork-extractor comprising a casing having a longitudinally-movable corkscrew and carrier, a nut having a longitudinal play in the casing, and mechanism for alternately interlocking said carrier and nut to travel in unison longitudinally and for securing said nut against longitudinal movement, with means independent of the mechanism for shifting the carrier for shifting said mechanism.

The invention also consists in providing a cork-extractor comprising a casing andalongitudinally-movable corkscrew and carrier, a nut having a longitudinal play, and a latch sustained by one of said longitudinally-movable parts for interlocking the carrier and nut, with means independent of the mechanism for shifting the carrier for vibratingthe latch.

The invention further consists in the several novel features of construction hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a device embodying the preferred form of the invention. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation viewed from the opposite side to that shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is a view in horizontal section, taken at line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view in central vertical longitudi nal section. Fig. 5 is a View in vertical transverse section. Fig. 6 is a detail view in side elevation, the bottle-holder and operatinglever being removed.

A denotes a casing in which the several operating parts are mounted, having a lug a, adapted to rest upon a shelf, counter, or table whereby the extractor is usually sustained. Casing A is also provided with a dependent arm or bracket a, having a screw-threaded perforation through which a correspondinglythreaded jam-screw B passes. Jam-screw B engages a pressure plate or washer b, which impinges against the under side of the counter or shelf to adjustably secure the casing A thereto.-

The casing A is formed with a cylindrical socket A. Adjacent the lower end of the socket A a bottle-holder, comprising jaws F and F, is arranged. These jaws are respectively pivotally secured to the casing, as at f andf, and the jaws are provided with intermeshing teeth f One of the jaws is provided with a handle F for shifting the jaws, and whereby the jaws may be forced toward each other to hold a bottle. The intermeshing teeth f cause the jaws to be shifted simultaneously against a bottle, thus serving to position bottles of varying Width centrally beneath the socket A. The jaws F and F are preferably provided with strips of rubber f and f to prevent the bottle from being broken by excessive pressure. When a bottle is to be held in position beneath the mechanism for extracting the cork, the mouth of the bottle will be held against the lower end of the casing and the handle F of the bottleholder drawn forward, thereby causing the intermeshing jaws F and F to be forced toward each other and against the bottle.

The jaws F and F are pivoted, as at f and I f, to the side of the casing to permit the jaws to swing, respectively, forwardly and backwardly, and the handle F is arranged to extend backwardly from the front jaw and serves as a weight to hold the jaws normally in open position. Within said casing a carrier O is mounted. An operating-lever D is pivotally sustained in casing A upon a transverse pivot-pin d and is provided at its free end with a handle d, which may be conveniently grasped by the operator. Pivot-pin d is preferably mounted in bushings or sleeves d. Operating-lever D is provided with a short arm d through the end of which the angular end e of a pitman E is extended. The upper end of pitman E is bent, as at e, and extends through a slot a formed in the side of the socket A, and through the carrier 0 within the casing. Said carrier is free to slide vertically within the socket and is secured against rotation therein by the end 6 of pitman E, which extends into slot a of easing A. The carrier 0 carries a corkscrew G and imparts a reciprocatory movement thereto as the operating-lever is shifted. The corkscrew G is journaled in manner free to revolve within the carrier 0 and is provided with a cone-bearing g, engaging a journalsleeve 0, held within a cylindrical pocket 0 in the carrier. Sleeve 0 is secured against upward movement in the pocket 0 by the terminal e of pitman E. Corkscrew G passes through a nut H, which is non-revolubly held within the casing A. Nut H is provided with a spiral groove or thread corresponding to the corkscrew G, through which the corkscrew is extended. Nut H is secured against revolution in the casing by a pin h, projecting laterally therefrom and into the slot 06*, formed in the side of easing A. It will be understoodthat the nut H serves to impart a rotary movement to counter-screw G when it is held against longitudinal movement therewith and further serves to secure the corkscrew against rotary movement when it is caused to move longitudinally in unison therewith. Nut H is provided with a latch I, which is pivoted thereto, as at t', and is formed with a hook t" and a weighted arm 1. Carrier 0 is provided with a pin or lug 0 with which hook t" of latch I will engage when the nut H is to be moved upwardly in unison with the carrier 0. Latch I is located within slot a of the casing A, which is slightly wider near its'lower end, as at a to form a notch which permits the latch to be moved out of the path of pin 0 of the carrier. Weighted arm 1' serves to hold the latch normally in the path of the pin 0 Jaw F is extended upwardly, as at f, and serves when in its normal position (see Fig. 1) to lift'the weighted arm I to cause the hook v) to pass out of the path of pin 0 of the carrier. When the latch is in normal position, the nut is securely held against upward movement in the casing, because the latch is then held in notch 0.

The operation is as follows, viz: Assuming a bottle with a cork therein to have been placed against the lower end of the socket A and assuming the parts to be in the normal position, (shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings,) handle F of the bottle-holder will be grasped and shifted to bring the jaws F and F firmly against the bottleneck. The bottle will then be securely held in proper position to permit the cork to be drawn. \Vhen the bottle has been thus secured, the operator by grasping the handle d of the operating-lever and shifting it forwardly about pivot (1 will cause the pitman E to move downwardly in the casing A, forcing the corkscrew G into the cork within thebottle. Duringsuchmovementnut H is secured against revolution in the casing and will cause the corkscrew to turn as it is forced downwardly by the carrier. hen the bottle-holder is shifted from the position shown in Fig. 1 to hold the bottle, extension of jaw F will be withdrawn from engagement with the weighted arm I to permit such arm to rock the latch about its pivot v; and shift book 6 into the path of pin 0 of the carrier. As the carrier descends, pin a will engage the hook t". With the parts in such position the operating-lever will be shifted backwardly, causing the carrier and corkscrew to ascend, and the pin 0 engaging the latch I, will cause the nut H to move in unison with the carrier and corkscrew. Such upward shift of the parts will draw the cork from the bottle. The operator will then return the handle F of the bottle-holder to its normal position to release the bottle from the jaws F and F. The operator will then again draw the lever D forwardly, forcing the corkscrew G, carrier 0, nut H, and the cork downwardly. During such downward movement extension f of jaw F having been shifted to its normal position will engage arm I of the latch and shift the hook 1." out of the path of pin 0' of the carrier. The operating-lever will then be again moved backwardly to cause the carrier and corkscrew to ascend in the casing, the nut H during such movement being held in its lowermost position by reason of the hook t" having passed into notch a of slot 01, of the casing will cause the corkscrew G to rotate. During such upward movement the cork will be held against upward movement by nut H and be stripped from the corkscrew.

The invention possesses many advantages. The cork-extractor is simple and inexpensive in construction. The interlocking mechanism is simple and insures the proper relative movements of the carrier and nut necessary to withdraw the cork and to strip the cork from the corkscrew. By employing interlocking mechanism controlled by means independent of the operating mechanism a much simpler construction than heretofore can be employed, since the connecting parts between operating mechanism and the latch are no longer necessary.

The bottle-holder is simple and effective and positions bottles of varying widths centrally beneath the corkscrew and casing. The operating leveror handle forinanipulatingthe bottle-holder is arranged in convenient posi tion for the operator. The construction and arrangement of the carrier and terminal e of the pitman permit the carrier and operating parts to be inserted into the casing through the open end. In many of the constructions heretofore used it has been necessary to employ a casing made of sections, which neces-' sity has been obviated in the present construction.

Manifestly the details of construction may be varied within wide limits without departing from the spirit of the invention, and either of the novel features may be employed without its adoption in entirety.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, an d desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a casing, of a corkscrew, a carrier therefor, mechanism forshifting said carrier longitudinally in the casing, a nut wherethrough the corkscrew is extended, said nut having a longitudinal play in the casing, mechanism for alternately interlocking said carrier and nut to cause said carrier and nut to travel in unison longitudinally, and for securing said nut against longitudinal movement in the casing, and means independent ofthe mechanism for shifting the carrier for shifting said mechanism.

2. The combination with a casing, of a corkscrew, acarrier therefor, mechanism for shifting said carrier longitudinally in the casing, a nut wherethrough the corkscrewis extended, said nut having a longitudinal play in the casing, a latch for interlocking said carrier and said nut, said latch being carried byone of said longitudinally movable parts and means independent of the mechanism for shifting the carrier, for vibrating said latch to interlock said parts.

3. The combination with a casing, of a corkscrew, a carrier therefor, mechanism for shifting said carrier longitudinally in the casing, a nut wherethrough said corkscrew is extended, said nut having a longitudinal playin the casing, a latch for interlocking said carrier and said nut and a part on the casing whereby the latch will be held against longitudinal movement, said latch being carried by one of said longitudinally-movable parts, and means for vibrating said latch, to alternately interlock said longitudinally-movable parts and to engage said parts on the casing to secure the nut against longitudinal movement, said means being independent of the mechanism for shifting the carrier, and arranged to cause said latch to interlock the carrier and nut when abottleis being held beneath the casing.

4:. The combination with a casing, of a corkscrew, a carrier therefor, mechanism for shifting said carrier longitudinally in the casing, a nut wherethrough said corkscrew is extended, said nut having a longitudinal play in the casing, a latch pivotally sustained on said nut for interlocking said carrier and said nut, a fixed part on said casing \vlierewith said latch can engage, to secure the nut against longitudinal movement and means independent of the mechanism for shifting the carrier for vibratingsaid latch to alternately interlock said carrier and nut, and secure the nut against longitudinal movement, said means being arranged to cause said latch to interlock the carrier and nut when a bottle is being held beheath the casing.

5. The combination with a casing, of a corkscrew, a carrier therefor, mechanism for shifting said carrier longitudinally in the casing, a nut whercthrough said corkscrew is extended, said nut having a longitudinal play in the casing, a latch pivot-ally sustained by one of said longitudinally-movable parts for interlocking said longitudinally-movable parts, a weighted arm on said latch for holding the latch normally in position to interlock said carrier and said nut, and a suitable part for shifting said latch to release said parts.

6. The combination with a casing, of a corkscrew, a carrier therefor, mechanism for shifting said carrier longitudinally in the casing, a nut wherethrough said corkscrew is extended, said nut having a longitudinal play in the casing, a latch pivotally sustained on said nut, for interlocking the carrier, and nut, means for holding said latch normally in position to interlock said carrier and said nut, a notch or lug in the casing wherewith said latch will engage when the nut is in normal position, to secure the nut against longitudinal movement in the casing when the latch is not in position to engage the carrier and means independent of the mechanism for shifting the carrier for vibrating said latch.

7. The combination with a casing, of a carrier mounted in manner free to slide therein, means for reciprocating said carrier, a corkscrew journaled in said carrier, a non-revoluble nut within said casing through which the corkscrew is extended, mechanism for holding the bottle, a latch for interlocking the carrier and nut when such parts are to be shifted to draw the cork, and a bottle-holder having a part extended to engage said latch and hold the latch in disengaged position.

8. The combination with casing, of a carrier mounted in manner free to slide therein and having a lug or pin on one side thereof, means for reciprocating said carrier, a corkscrew journaled in said carrier, a nut within said casing and through which the corkscrew is extended, mechanism for holding the bottle, a latch carried by said nut and pivot-ed thereto, a slot in one side of said casing, a part onsaid casing forming a stop for the latch, said latch comprising a weighted arm engaged by the bottle-holder when in normal position, and a hook for engaging said lug or pin to interlock the carrier and nut.

9. The combination with a casing provided with a cylindrical socket, an operating-lever pivotally sustained in said casing, of a carrier mounted in manner free to slide in said socket, a pitman connecting said carrier and said operating-lever, a corkscrew journaled in said carrier, a nut through which the corkscrew is extended, a bottle-holder comprising jaws pivotally secured in said frame or casing, a latch pivoted to said nut, having a hook for engaging the carrier to interlock said nut and carrier and having an arm engaged by one of the jaws of the bottle-holder'when in open position, and a'slot formed in said casing, having a notch therein toreceive and detain the latch.

10. The combination with a casing having a cylindrical socket, of an operating-lever pivotaily sustained in said casing,a carrier, a pitman connecting said lever and carrier, said carrier having a lug or pin thereon, a corkscrew journaled in said carrier, a nonrevoluble nut in said casing through which 50 said corkscrew is extended, a slot and notch formed in said casing, a latch pivoted to said nut and having a hook for engaging said pin or lug on said carrier and having a weighted arm and a bottle-holder comprising a pair of jaws, one of said jaws being provided with a handle and one of said jaws being extended to engage said arm when the parts are in normal position.

11. The combination with a casing, a corkscrew within said casing, means for operating said corkscrew, of a bottle-holder comprising a pair of jaws, each of which is pivotally secured by a fixed pivot to said casing, said jaws being formed to intermesh with each other for effecting their simultaneous and uniform shift, and a handle secured to one of said jaws for controlling the jaws.

2. The combination with a casing, a carrier within said casing, means for reciprocating said carrier, a corkscrew carried thereby, a nut through which said corkscrew is extended, of a bottle-holder comprising a pair of jaws pivoted at their sides to said casing, intermeshing teeth on said jaws and a handle extending backwardly from one of said jaws and serving to hold said jaws normally in open position.

JAMES COOMBER.

WVitnesses:

FRED GERLAcH, Tomas I'I. ALFORDS.

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