US Patent: 382,005


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US Patent: 382,005

Corkscrew

Patentees:

Pierce McCarthy (exact or similar names) - North Vernon, IN

Peter Thenis (exact or similar names) - North Vernon, IN

USPTO Classifications:

7/156, 81/3.45

Tool Categories:

household : cork extractors : T corkscrews and other straight corkscrews

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Oct. 22, 1887
Granted:	May 01, 1888

Patent Pictures:

Pierce McCarthy and Peter Thenis patent May 1, 1888

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Description:

A resilient pad at the juncture of the screw and handle is intended to prevent the cork crumbling when the screw is fully tightened. A blade on the handle is to cut wires or strings that might be found on beverage bottles.