Patent ID: 8011276

Claim:
A corkscrew device configured to resemble a nautical winch, comprising: a. A housing for containing a corkscrew assembly, the housing having an opening in one wall for communicating with the cork in a bottle and an opening in another wall for communicating with the corkscrew assembly; b. An auger tip carried in the housing and adapted to be rotated and extended into and withdrawn out of the said another wall of the housing and into and out of contact with the cork; c. A drive mechanism mounted in the housing for rotating and extending the auger tip out of and withdrawing the auger tip into the housing, the auger tip mounted in a central bore in the housing, a drive pin in communication with and adapted to be rotated by the winch-type handle and mounted in the central bore, a plunger carried on the drive pin and in the central bore and adapted for both axial and rotational movement relative to the bore, and an auger type corkscrew mounted on the plunger for axial and rotational movement therewith; and d. A winch-type handle mounted outside the housing for rotation about a vertical axis in axial alignment with the auger tip and in driving communication with the drive mechanism, whereby rotation of the winch-type handle activates the drive mechanism for rotating and extending and withdrawing the auger tip.