Patent ID: 11952178
Assignee: GARDNER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A bottle closure and opener device for use on a wine bottle comprising:
a sleeve having a top side, a bottom side, an outer surface, and an inner surface, the top side having a first opening, the bottom side having a second opening, and the inner surface including internal threads, wherein the internal threads are configured to mate with external threads on a top portion of the wine bottle, wherein the sleeve encompasses the wine bottle's neck below the external threads;
a cork positioned within the first opening of the sleeve and positioned within and directly against an inner surface of the wine bottle's neck to seal a liquid within the wine bottle and to seal oxygen from entering the bottle; and,
wherein the cork is configured to be removed from the wine bottle's opening by unscrewing the sleeve from the top portion of the wine bottle, thereby pushing against an underside of a top portion of the cork that protrudes beyond the wine bottle's neck.