US620949A - morgan - Google Patents

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No.'620,949. Patented Mar. l4, I899.

c. MORGAN. UQBK FULLER.

(Application filed Apr. 4, 1898.)

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(Application filed Apr. 4, 1898.)

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES MORGAN, OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ARCADE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CORK-PULLER.

s'rnoirrcA'rron forming part of Letters Patent No. 620,949, dated March 14, 1899.

Application filed April 4, 1898.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES MORGAN, a

citizen of the United States of America, residing at Freeport, in the county of Stephenson and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cork-Pullers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cork-p ullers of that class in which a corkscrewcarrier and its supported corkscrew are reciprocated longitudinally in a suitable case by means of an oscillating lever and the rotation of the corkscrew is effected by means of a nut through which the-corkscrew passes, the nut being stationary during a part of each complete movement of the lever, but being moved longitudinally with the corkscrew durin g the remainder of each such complete movement, whereby the corkscrew is rotated during its entrance to and removal from a cork,

' but is held against rotation during the drawing of the cork from a bottle.

The special purpose of my present invention is to provide means for positively connecting the corkscrew-carrier and the nut and maintaining such connection during a predetermined portion of each complete movement of the lever, thereby insuring the positive movement of the nut in unison with the corkscrewcarrier during those parts of the operation of the cork-puller in which it is desirable to prevent the rotation of the corkscrew.

The invention is fully described and explained in this specification and shown in' the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a complete cork-puller embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a transverse horizontal section through the line 2 2, Figs. 1 and 3, the view being downward. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the working parts of the machine, the front plate of the case being removed, the corkscrew being in the raised position which it occupies at the beginning of each complete movement of the lever for the operation of the machine, and the nut being in its lowest position and locked to the case of the machine. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, the corkscrew being, however, in its lowest position and ready to begin its upward movement for the drawing of a cork and the nut being re- Serial No. 676,347. (No model.)

leased from the case and positively connected with the corkscrew-carrier. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the working parts of the machine, the view being in the direction opposite to that in Fig. 3, but the parts being in the same positions shown in Fig. 3, the wall of the case being broken away to show the parts. Fig. 6 is an edge elevation of the working parts of a cork-puller, the view being in the direction indicated by the arrow 6 in Fig. 5, and the wall of the case being broken away to show construction. Fig. 7 is an edge view of certain of the working parts of the machine, the view being in the direction opposite to that shown in Fig. 5 and the wall of the case being cut away in the plane of the line 7 7, Fig. 5.

In the views, AA are the walls of a case of suitable form for inclosing and supporting the working parts of the cork-puller, the rear wall A of the case being provided with a clamp B Band screw S of ordinary construction, whereby the entire machine may be fastened to the edge of a table or shelf. The wall or part A of the case is likewise provided at its lower end with a projecting ear or, to which are pivoted the two parts C C of a clamp adapted to securely hold the neck of a bottle below and in line with the lower end of the case during the drawing of a cork, this clamp being, however, no part of my present invention. In the upper portion of the case is a short shaft D, passing through and journaled in both walls of the case and bent at right angles outside the case to form a crank D, which is provided with a handle D for its operation, the crank D and handle D being approximately parallel to thewalls A A of the case and being adapted to be swung about the axis of the shaft D. On the shaft D is formed or rigidly mounted within the case a short crank E, preferably made up of two parts separated by a suitable space, within which lies the upper end of alink F, connected with the free end of the crank by a pivot f. The lower end of the link F is'pivoted in the upper portion of a vertically-sliding corkscrew-carrier G, supporting a worm or cork screw G, the corkscrew-carrier being provided with vertical flanges g g, sl1d1ng 1n cor- IOO responding lateral recesses g g in the walls of the case,whereby twisting of the corkscrewcarrier is prevented. The crank D may be swungthrough an angle of about one hundred and eighty degrees in the direction indicated by the arrow on the crank in Fig. 3 from the position in which it is shown insaid figure, and the internal crank E will evidently swing in the same direction and through the same angle. This movement of the cranks D E effects the insert-ion of the corkscrew and the drawing of the-cork, as will be hereinafter explained, and the reverse movement of the crank discharges the cork from the corkscrew and brings the parts of the machine into position for a second operation. The angle of oscillation of the shaft D and its cranks is limited by two stops b 79', formed on the wall A of the case, the crank E being shown in contact with the stop b and the function of the stop I) being evident from the drawings.

In the lower end of the case is a longitudinally-sliding nut I-I, provided with lateral flanges h h, adapted to slide in the channels or recesses of the case and thereby prevent twisting of the nut, and the corkscrew G, which is pivoted in the corkscrew-carrier G, passes through and conforms to the nut, so that any longitudinal movement of the nut and screw with relation to each other must cause the rotation of the corkscrew. To the nut H is pivoted a block I, of which the upper end is adapted to lie immediately under a shoulder 7; on the edge wall of the case and thereby lock the nut in its lowest position, the nut when thus locked being secured against vertical movement, so that any vertical movement of the corkscrew must rotate the latter. In the rear face of the block I, however, is formed a vertical groove 1, and in this groove works freely up and down a longitudinal flange 70, formed on the front face of the lower portion of an oscillating lever K, pivoted in the case, as clearly shown in Figs. 3, 4E, and 5. The lever K extends upward a considerable distance from its pivot and is provided at its upper end with two arms K K lying on opposite sides of the shaft D, the shaft being provided with a cam D adapted to impinge upon the arms K K alternately in the rotation of the shaft, and thereby oscillate the leverK upon its pivot. The parts thus described are so proportioned and arranged that during the first half of the movement of the crank D from the position shown in Fig. 3 the lever K is held in the position shown in that figure,'the block I being under the shoulder 'iand the nut being thus locked against vertical movement. Under these conditions the corkscrew is forced downward through the nut and is thereby rotated until it reaches its lowest position, when it will have completely entered the cork of a bottle held by the clamp O 0 below the case of the machine. The corkscrew-carrier is now at its lowest limit of movement and rests upon the upper surface of the nut, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. In the second half of the move-- ment of the crank D in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3 the corkscrew moves upward for the purpose of drawing the cork from the bottle, and during this movement it is essential that the corkscrew be secured against rotation in order that it may draw the cork instead of being withdrawn from it. At the beginning of this upward movement the cam D on the shaft pressing against the arm K of the lever K throws the lower end of the lever away from the nearer wall of the case, and in this movement of the lever the flange thereon throws the block I toward the corkscrew-carrier and brings a lug t" on the block into engagement with a corresponding notch in the corkscrew-carrier, thereby positively locking together the corkscrew-carrier and nut for the time being, so that during the upward movement of the corkscrew carrier and corkscrew the nut moves with them and thus prevents rotation of the corkscrew and insures the drawing of the cork. After the cork is drawn the reverse movement of the crank reverses the operation above described by first pressing downward the corkscrew-carrier, corkscrew, and nut, together with the cork, which is still on the corkscrew. At the end of this downward movement the block I engages the shoulder 11 on the case, and the further movement of the lever draws the corkscrew upward through the stationary nut, whereby the corkscrew is rotated reversely and withdrawn from the cork. This completes the operation of the machine and brings the parts into readiness for a second operation.

It is evident that the locking of the nut to the case during part of the operation of the cork-puller and the locking of the nut tothe corkscrew-carrier during the remainder of the operation are independent of each other and that either might be used and would be valuable without the other. Both are equally desirable, however, and it is preferable to embody both features of operation in the same machine for insuring alternate rotary and non-rotary movement of the corkscrew during the proper portions of each complete movement of the parts of the machine.

Having now described and explained my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a cork-puller, the combination with a suitable case, a corkscrew-carrier and corkscrew moving in the case and means for imparting reciprocating motion to said corkscrew-carrier and corkscrew, of a nut engaging said corkscrew and adapted to slide in the ease and means for alternately locking said nut to and releasing it from the corkscrew-carrier, whereby during certain parts of each movement of the parts of the machine, the nut may be moved positively in unison with the corkscrew-carrier, and during the remainder of such movement may be free to remain stationary, thereby alternately pre- IIO venting and securing the rotation of the corkscrew.

2. In a cork-puller, the combination with a suitable case, a corkscrew-carrier and c0rk= screw sliding longitudinally in the case and means for imparting reciprocal longitudinal movement to the corkscrew-carrier and corkscrew, of a nut engaging the corkscrew and means for locking the nut alternately to the case, and to the corkscrew-carrier, whereby during certain portions of each movement of the parts of the device the nut is moved positively in unison with the corkscrew-carrier, whereas in other parts of said movement, it is locked to the case and secured against longitudinal movement.

3. The combination with the case and shaft, D, the corkscrew-carrier connected with the shaft and adapted to be moved longitudinally by the rotation thereof, the corkscrew sup ported by the corkscrew-carrier, the nut engaging the corkscrew, a block pivoted to the nut, means for engaging said block with the case and means for engaging said block with the carrier, of an oscillating lever actuated by the rotation of the shaft and engaging the block whereby the oscillation of the lever may alternately lock said block to the case and to the corkscrew-carrier; substantially as described.

4. The combination with the case, the shaft, D, the corkscrew-carrier connected with the shaft and actuated thereby,the corkscrew pi voted in the carrier, the nut engaging the corkscrew, the block, I, pivoted to the nut and formed with means for engaging said carrier and case, and devices on the case and carrier, respectively, for engaging said block, of the pivoted lever, K, engaging the block, I, and formed with arms embracing the shaft and the cam, D mounted on the shaft and adapted to oscillate the lever, K, in the rotation of the shaft, thereby bringing the block, I, al-

ternately into locking engagement with the case and with the corkscrew-carrier substantially as described.

5. The combination with the case and shaft of a cork-puller of the class described, of a corkscrew-carrier connected with the shaft and reciprocated thereby, a corkscrew supported and moved longitudinally by the car rier, a nut engaging the corkscrew and adapted to rotate the same when moved relatively thereto, a block pivoted to the nut and an oscillating lever actuated by the rotation of the shaft, the block, case and carrier having suitable devices for alternately engaging the block with the case and carrier and the 0s cillating lever being provided with means for engaging the block to effect such alternate engagement; substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Freeport, in the county of Stephenson and State of Illinois, this 28th day of March, A. D. 1898.

CHARLES MORGAN.

Witnesses HENRY TSCHERNIN'E, BERT HERBIG.

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