Patent ID: 9604832
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B67B

Claim:
1. A corkscrew comprising a handle, an extraction component that is secured to the handle via a pivot point and a neck support connected to the handle at a connection point at a first end, whereby said extraction component comprises a helix extending from a connecting part and tilting towards said first end, the helix with a penetration point at its distal end that is intended to be screwed into a cork, the distal end of said helix having a part immediately adjacent to said penetration point with a centerline passing through a center point disposed on said centerline and disposed in a plane being orthogonal to said centerline and containing the penetration point of the extraction component, wherein said centerline makes an angle (α) with a straight line that runs from the center point through a center of the pivot point of the extraction component, wherein the extraction component is mounted on the handle such that a portion of the centerline adjacent to the handle and the connection point of the neck support to the handle are on opposite sides of said straight line.