US Patent: 317,038


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US Patent: 317,038

Corkscrew

Patentee:

Hiram Strait (exact or similar names) - Troy, NY

USPTO Classifications:

81/3.41

Tool Categories:

household : cork extractors : non worm cork extractors

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Dec. 09, 1884
Granted:	May 05, 1885

Patent Pictures:

Hiram Strait patent May 5, 1885

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Description:

Adjustable "blades" with gripping surface on the inner face. The blades slide between the bottle neck and cork, and grip the cork's sides to remove it. The advantage is the cork is not damaged and can be re-used.