US Patent: 345,822 - Cork Extractor


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US Patent: 345,822

Cork Extractor

Patentee:

William L. Ames (exact or similar names) - Terre Haute, IN

USPTO Classifications:

81/3.35, 81/3.37, 81/3.45

Tool Categories:

household : cork extractors : pocket and protected cork extractors

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

John H. Damon

C. A. Chandler

E. A. Phelps

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Sep. 17, 1885
Granted:	Jul. 20, 1886

Patent Pictures:

William L. Ames patent July 20, 1886

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Description:

The corkscrew folds into a handle for storage; the handle extends from a cam that bears on the rim of a bottle to lift the cork by wedge action. This would work on a wide range of bottle sizes.