IMPROVEMENTS IN CORK EXTRACTORS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, RICHARD BROOKER JACKSON of the firm of Farrow & Jackson, Mechanical
Engineer, 16 Gt. Tower St. E.C. do hereby declare the nature of this invention for
" IMPROVEMENTS IN CORK EXTRACTORS" 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 apparatus which may be fixed to bars tables and the
like for the purpose of drawing the corks from bottles.
In the accompanying Drawings Figure 1 is a side view of one form of the
apparatus worked with a lever and Figure 2 shows a similar apparatus worked
with a screw Figure 3 is a sectional plan of the slide in Figure 2.
A is the bottle into the cork of which is screwed an ordinary corkscrew B the
whole being then placed in the apparatus as shown the hook or jaw C being under
the handle of the corkscrew. The jaw C is fixed to or forms part of the vertical
slide D which works in the upper portion E' of the frame E. To the lower aud
of D is jointed the arm F¹ of the hand lever F which in its turu is jointed to the
upper end of the sling G whose lower end is jointed to the frame E as shown.
The jaw or yoke H¹ serves to prevent the bottle from rising when the pressure is
applied and is covered with india rubber or equivalent material. A suitable
stand I is provided to place the bottle upon; this may be made of india rubber or
equivalent material which will be less likely to damage the bottle than the metal
of which the stand is made.
The corkscrew being inserted and the bottle in position the band of the operator
is applied to the hand lever F which being moved in the direction of the arrow
causes the arm F to raise the slide D and jaw C thus withdrawing the cork. The
sling G permitting the hand lever F to accommodate itself to the vertical movement
of the slide D.
Another form of machine may be employed the jaw C being moved in one
direction and jaw H in the opposite direction by means of a suitable arrangement
of levers.
In the form shown in Figure 2 the corkscrew is screwed into the cork as before
and the bottle placed under the jaws H the hook or jaw C taking hold under the
cross of the corkscrew. In this case the jaw C is fixed and the jaw H is moveable.
The frauing E is connected in any suitable manner to the table or bar preferably
by a hand screw J so that it may be readily removed. The screw K which is

page_text: revolved by the handle L screws into the upper part E* of the frame E which
serves as a nut the lower end of K being free to turn in the upper end of the
slide M which carries at its lower end the jaw H.
This slide M works in a dovetail groove N (shown in sectional plan in Figure 3)
and the action is that as the screw K is screwed down the slide M and jaw H are
forced downwards taking the bottle A with them and thus drawing it off the cork
which remains suspended from the jaw C, or can be left just sticking in the bottle
as preferred.
By using a right and left hand thread upon the screw K and two slides the
jaws C and H may be caused to move simultaneously away from one another thus
drawing the cork more expeditiously These machines may be arranged to fix upon
the wall or in other places as may be found convenient.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. In an apparatus for extracting corks the combination with the vertical
slide D which carries the book or jaw C of a hand lever F jointed to a movable
sling G, and carrying an arm F1 which is jointed directly to and operates the
slide D substantially as specified and shown in Figure 1 of the accompanying
drawings.
2. The complete apparatus for extracting corks constructed and operating
substantially as specified and shown in Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings.
3. In an apparatus for extracting corks the combination with the reciprocating
slide M which carries the movable jaw H. of a screw K, adapted to revolve in the
framing E as in a nut and operate said slide M substantially in the manner specified
and shown in Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings.
4. The complete apparatus for extracting corks constructed and operating
substantially as specified and shown in Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 27th day of Ammil 100%