US1680291A - Corkscrew - Google Patents

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Aa .14,192s. mwzm T. HARDING CORKSCREW Filed Feb. 20. 1926 ATTORNEYS dlNVENTOR BY I Patented Aug. 14 i928.

sraras THOMAS HARDING, NE'WARK, NEW] JERSEY, ASSIGIt-IOR EO J. L. SOMMER MANU- FACTURING CO A CORPORATION OF NEYV JERSEY.

CORKSCREW.

Application filed February This invention relates to a combined bot tle cap remover and corkscrew of the type which include abody of sheet metal oneend of which is shaped to form crowncap removing jaws and upon which ls'pivotally' mounted at one end a corkscrew which is adapted normally to lie along one edge of the body in an out-of-theqvay position and to serve as a gripping surface for operation of the bottle cap remover.

'One object of the present invention is to provide a device of this character including novel and improvedmeans for covering the point of the corkscrew when the latter is in inoperative position and for holding the designated throughout the several views by the same reference characters,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a combined bottleopener and corkscrew embodying the invention 2 Figure 2 is an elevation of the lower edge of the device; e

Figure 3 is an elevation of the side thereof opposite that shown in Figure 1; a v

Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional view, taken on the line 44 of Figure 3, with the corkscrew bit shown in operative position, and

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 3, with the corkscrew bit shown in operative position.

Specifically describing the illustrated em bodiment of the invention, the reference character 1 designates the body of the device which is preferably formed of one piece of flat sheet metal, one end of which is shaped to provide bottle cap removing aws 2 of known construction. Intermediate its ends, one edge of the body 1 is offset as at 3 from the plane ofthe body to provide a pivot recess to receive a pivot eye 4 on a 20, 1926. Serial No. 89,629.

corkscrew 5, the corkscrew being pivotally connected to the body by a headed pivot pin (3 passing through the eye 1 and the opening 7 substantially co-axial with the offset portion '3. Between the offset portion 3 and the end of the body opposite the jaws'2, the edge of the body is cut away as at 8 to receive the bit of the corkscrew. Obviously, the corkscrew may be swung about the pivot pin 6 into the position at substantially right angles to the body 1, as shownby dot and dash lines in Figure 1, or alongside the body 1 in the cut away portion 8, as shown by solid lines in Figure 1.

To protect the point 10 of the corkscrew against contacting with exterior objects or from injuring the hand of the user, the body is provided with a notch 11 one edge 12 of which is arr: nged eccentric to the pivot pin 6 so that when the corkscrew 1S swung into inoperative position the point 10 willent-er the notch 11 and frictionally bear against the eccentric edge 12, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, so that the point- 10 is enclosed,- and through the frictional engagement of the point with the edge of the notch the corkscrew is held against accidental pivotal movement out of the cut away portion 8. It will be noted that the inherent resiliency of the corkscrew will provide a yielding engagement of the point 10 with theeccentric edge 12 of the notch 11.

1 i To further ensure against .the corkscrew becoming accidentally swung out of the cut away portion 8, the base of the offset portion 3 may be formed in a plane oblique to the axis of the pivot pin 6, as indicated at 13, and the side of the pivot eye 4 engaging the base of the offset portion may be similarly formed in a plane at an angle to the axis of the pivot pin, as at 14. The oblique surfaces 13 and 1 1 are so disposed that when the corkscrew is in its operative position at right angles to the body 1, the surfaces 18 and 14 are parallel or coincide, while when the corkscrew is swung toward the cut away portion 8, the surface 14 frictionally binds upon the surface 13 due to the movement of the surface 14 into a position at an angle to the surface 13. and this frictional engagement serves to hold the corkscrew in inoperative position. Also the oblique or cam surfaces 13 and 14 serve as frictional stops to hold the corkscrew bit against movement in one direction out of operative position,

while the sidewall of the recess at pro vides a stop for movement of the corkscrew bit in the opposite direction. Obviously,

cam projections or cooperating projections and recesses on the offset portion and on the pivot eye would operate Similarly to the surfaces 13 and 14.

A deviceconstructed as above described is simple and inexpensive, and the" means for holding the corkscrew in inoperative position arereliable in operation and will compensate for slight inaccuracies, 1n manufac ture and wear incident to use. -The advantagesof holding the corkscrew bit in closed position by cam surfaces or means arranged at its eye are that there is no tendency to bend or distort the corkscrew bit,"but both it and its sharp point are left entirely free screw bit pivotally' connected at one end to so that there is also no tendency to blunt or dull the latter. a

While I have shown the corkscrew combody to swing alongside of-and away from the body, said body having a surface parallel to said axis transverselyof the plane of l. swinging of the bit and eccentric to said axis in said'plane of swinging of thebit Which surface is engaged by'the side of the pointed end of the bit assaid bit is swung alongside ofthe. body to frictionally hold said bit in closed position.

2. A. corkscrew comprising a body, a corkplain handle in'the man-.1

said body upon an'axis transverse to said body to swing alongside of and away from the body, said bodyhaving a notch transverse to the plane of swinging of-said blt to receivethe pointed end thereof and'said notch having one sidewall parallel to said axis transversely of the plane of swinging of thebit and eccentric to said axis in said plane of swinging, said side wall beingfrictionally engaged by the s de of SillCl POlIliIQd end of the bit as the bit is swung alongside of said body and said pointed end of the bit shielded in said notch and the bit frictionally held closed alongside thebody. t

3. A corkscrew comprising a body'hav- 111g can opening,a corkscrew bit having a pivot eye surrounding said opening and lying laterally against the body, the contact- 111g surfaces of'said bodyfand pivot eye ihaving cam projections which coincide whenthecorkscrew bit is in closed position and are spaced circumferentially when said bit is in open psotion. 7

an opening in a portion of its surface which is oblique to the axis of saidopening, a corkscrew bit having a pivot jeye formed with .a surface oblique tothe axis "of said i. A- corkscrew comprising a body having r eye and vengaging said surface on, said body,

and a headed pivot memberpassing through said eye and said openlng 1n the body to .pivotally connect said bit to saidbody so that'the former may be disposed alongside of and at an angle, to said body, said oblique V surfaces frictionally engaging each other whenthe bit is swung into aposit-ion alongsideof said body to hold the bit; in such position and also serving as frictional; stops to restrain movement of said bit into said position, i

THOMAS HARDING

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