Patent ID: 7481134

Claim:
A device for extracting a stopper from a top of a container, the container having a wrapper surrounding the stopper and an upper portion of the container, the device comprising: a holding body adapted to hold the top of the container, the holding body comprising: a support adapted to contact the container; and a gripping member opposite the support, the gripping member being movable relative to the support between a released position, in which the gripping member permits the container to be released from the device, and an engaged position, in which the gripping member causes the container to be held between the gripping member and the support; an extracting element operably connected to the holding body, the extracting element adapted to extract the stopper from the container; at least one cutter positioned on one of the support and the gripping member, the at least one cutter being adapted to cut the wrapper, wherein the at least one cutter comprises a blade; and a biasing element operably connected to the blade and adapted to bias the blade into contact with the wrapper.