Patent ID: 7775140

Claim:
A cork extractor for extracting a cork from a container comprising: a support; a screw carrier movably connected to said support for vertical movement relative to said support; means for vertically moving said screw carrier relative to said support; a screw head rotatably connected to said screw carrier; a corkscrew connected to said screw head; a nut block, a rotation control, and means for biasing said rotation control vertically away from said nut block; wherein said nut block, said biasing means and said rotation control are vertically movable relative to said support; said nut block comprising a helical passage adapted to receive said cork screw whereby vertical movement of said cork screw through said passage imparts spiral motion to said cork screw; said rotation control and said screw head comprising engageable structures to prevent rotation of the corkscrew relative to a cork while a cork is being extracted from a container.