Improvements in Cork Screws or Cork Drawers.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 28th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 2nd May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cork Screws or Cork Drawers.
I, NEVILLE SMITH HEELEY trading as James Heeley and Sons of Graham
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to cork drawers, commonly called cork screws, and consists
of an improvement as herein after described, upon an invention, for which Letters
Patent were granted to me on the 23rd day of April 1888 and numbered 6006.
By the said cited invention, which consists of a double lever arrangement,
mounted upon a frame constructed socket wise at its foot end, the cork screw part
has an upwardly directed stalk, terminated by a thumb piece, or thumb lever, which
is rotated for driving home the worm, independent of the levers.
By my present invention, I dispense with the frame work, as aforesaid, and
mount and joint the levers upon fulcrum arms, carried and jointed to the top side
of the socket, and with the inner ends of the levers, provided with a worm, so that
the cork drawer is bodily rotated in passing home the worm.
In carrying out my invention, I employ two levers, pivoted about their middles,
to near the extremities of two fulcrum arms, jointed to the top side, or at the two
opposite sides of a socket, or annulus, mouthed upon the lower inside portion of it,
and adapted to take upon the lip or top of the neck of the bottle.
These fulcrum arms are preferably in pairs, to give strength and rigidity to
them, and with the lower parts of them, shouldered, which when in the drawing
position of the instrument, they come upon the sides of the socket or annulus, and
determine the outward inclination of the said arms.
The inner ends of the levers overlap each other, and are formed knuckle shape,
with transverse shoulders directed inwardly from the said ends, in manner, that
when the levers are closed, they come upon the two opposite sides of the stalk of
the worm, loosely pivoted between them, and there hold or clamp the said worm, in
an axial or central position.
The outer ends of the levers, converge inwardly, making a loop when brought
together, and then incline outwardly into arms, which form the means for taking
hold of the levers, for turning them.
The opposite sides of the loop of the cork drawer, overhang to give rigidity and
stay to the said levers.
When the levers are opened, or partly so, the worm hangs free from its joint, and
equi-distant between the levers.
To use the cork-drawer, close the levers, when the inner ends of them, grip, and
hold the worm evenly and centrally, and with its end extending below the socket.
Then drive home the worm into a cork, by turning bodily the whole of the
instrument with the worm. This doue, pull down the levers collectively, when the
worm is released from the grip of the levers, and then raised vertically through
the middle of the socket, and with the fulcrum arms turning outwardly as rocking
centres of the levers.
The loop between the forcing ends of the levers, and their joint centres, forms a
means for hanging the cork drawer up, when not in use.
The lower ends of the fulcrum arms, with their heel stops, are preferably
jointed to lugs, on the two opposite sides of the socket, which is open at top and
bottom.
The upper parts of the levers, work lineable, whilst the lower parts, as

page_text: aforesaid, are cranked to overlap each other, for the embracing of the top part
of the worm, below its joint centre, by the shoulders which move in opposite
directions.
Dated this gond dow of A1800
NEVILLE SMITH HEELEY.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cork Screws or Cork Drawers.
I, NEVILLE SMITH HEELEY trading as James Heeley and Sons, of Graham
Street in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to cork drawers, commonly called cork screws, and is
an improvement upon Letter Patent granted to me, and bearing date the 23rd day
of April 1888 and numbered 6006.
In carrying out my invention, I employ two levers, pivoted about their middles,
to near the extremities of two fulcrum arms, jointed to the top side, or at the two
opposite sides of a socket or annulus, mouthed upon the lower inside portion
of it, and adapted to take upon the lip or top of the neck of the bottle.
These fulcrum arms, are preferably in pairs, to give strength and rigidity to
them, and with the lower parts of them, heeled, which when in the drawing position
of the instrument, they come upon the sides of the socket or annulus, and determine
the outward inclination of the said arms.
The inner ends of the levers cross or overlap each other, and are formed knuckle
shape, with gripping lugs directed inwardly from the said ends, in manner that
when the levers are closed, they come upon the two opposite sides of the stalk of
the worm, loosely pivoted between them, and there rigidly hold or clamp the said
worm in an axial or central position.
The outer ends of the levers, converge inwardly, making a loop, when brought
together, and then incline outwardly into arms, which form the nicans for taking
hold of the levers, for turning them.
The opposite sides of the loop of the cork-drawer, overlap, to give rigidity and
stay to the said levers, when closed.
When the levers are opened, or partly so, the worm hangs free from its joint,
and equi-distant between the levers.
To use the cork-drawer, close the levers, when the inner ends of them, grip and
clamp the worm evenly and centrally, and with its end extending below the socket.
Then drive home the worm into a cork, by turning bodily the whole of the
instrument with the worm. This done, at the same time, pull down the levers,
when the worm is released from the grip of the levers, and then lifted vertically,
by the inner ends of them, through the middle of the socket, and with the fulcrum
arms, turning outwardly as rocking centres of the levers.
The loop between the forcing ends of the levers, and their joint centres, forms a
means for hanging the corkdrawer up, when not in use.
The lower ends of the fulcrum arms, with their heel stops, are preferably
jointed to lugs, on the two opposite sides of the socket, which is open at top and
bottom.
The upper parts of the levers, work lineable, whilst the lower parts as
aforesaid, are cranked to overlap each other, for the embracing of the top part,
of the worm, below its joint centre, by the shoulders, which move in opposite
directions.

page_text: Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents, in side elevation, an instrument
for withdrawing corks, or in other words, a cork screw, constructed and arranged
according to my present invention. The said cork screw is shown in the position
which its parts assume, when the worm of the said instrument has been passed or
inserted through a cork, by rotation.
Figure 2 represents the said cork screw, in the act of withdrawing a cork, and
with the lifting or pulling levers, opened outwardly, and the fulcrum arms,
upon which the said levers, turn as rocking centres, moved into set positions,
determined by heel stops of them, coming against the socket or annulus which
embraces the lip of the bottle.
When the instrument is in the position Figure 1, the stem or stalk of the worm,
near its loosely jointed centre, is held rigidly, so that the worm can be driven home
by the rotation of the instrument, while in Figure 2, the levers grip upon the stem
of the said worm, is released, thus allowing the cork to be drawn evenly between
the attachment inner ends of the said levers.
Figure 3 is a top side plan of Figure 1, and Figure 4 a side elevation of the
same.
Figure 5 shows partly in section, and. partly in elevation, the upper end of the
worm, and the inner ends of the levers, and with the gripping smugs of them, shown
embracing the stem of the worm, below its joint centre.
Figure 6 represents the said inner euds of the levers, and Figure 7 shows an
underside plan of Figure 5, with the stem of the worm in section.
a, a are levers, jointed at 2, a², upon fulcrum arms b, b, whose lower extremities
are jointed at 2, 12, to lugs 2, c² on the opposite top sides of a socket or annulus c,
mouthed at its lower end e³, for taking upon the lip 2 of the bottle d. 63, 63 are
heels or rear shoulder extremities of the fulcrum arms b, b, for determining the out-
ward angle of them, as shown at Figure 2.
The extreme inner ends a³, a³ of the inner arms a', a' of the levers a, a, cross or
overlap each other, and are provided with outstanding gripping lugs a, a, adapted
to embrace the stem e" of the worm e, below the head e¹, and which worm is loosely
jointed at its head, by a cross pin e³, to the respective inner ends a³, a³, of the said
levers a, a.
This worm is so loosely jointed that it swings evenly between the
inner ends of the levers, on the same being opened and closed.
Thus, on the closing of the levers as in Figure 1, the clamping lugs at, seize the
stem e, and rigidly hold the said worm with the handle or lower part, so that the
worm admits of being driven home into a cork, the same as if it were rigid
with an instrument, but immediately the arms of the levers are opened out, then
the said worm swings, or becomes loose, and is lifted on the opening out of the
levers.
The outer ends of the levers, upon which force is applied, are marked a³, while
the overlapping loop parts are marked aº.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First In a double lever cork-drawer, or cork screw loosely mounting or loosely
ointing the shank end of the worm, to the inner ends of the levers, and which
said worm,
is affixed in a rigid condition when the said levers are closed, by clamping
or gripping lugs, or their equivalents, substantially as set forth.
Secondly In a double lever cork drawer, or cork screw, jointing the worm in a
winging manner, to overlapping inner ends of the levers, substantially as and for
he purpose, as set forth.
Thirdly-The combination with the double levers of a cork screw, as set forth,
of fulcrum arms, with heel stops b³, as set forth.
Fourthly In a double lever cork drawer, or cork screw, the general

page_text: construction, arrangement and mounting of the parts of the said instrument or
apparatus, substantially as, and for the purpose, as described and set forth.
Dated this 26th day of March 1891.
NEVILLE SMITH HEELEY.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.