Patent ID: 7287446

Claim:
A device for removing a cork in the neck of a bottle outwardly from the top discharge end of the bottle, comprising: a corkscrew assembly having a corkscrew and a handle, the corkscrew screwed into the material of the cork and the handle extending from the top end of the cork, an elongated base having a first end and second end, a rack and pinion mechanism at the first end, said mechanism including a rack including a row of teeth cut along one edge, a rotatable pinion gear in engagement with the teeth of the rack, and a lever connected to the pinion wherein when the lever is turned the pinion rotates and the rack moves to the right or left and along a longitudinal axis, a split retainer ring at the second end for receiving the top end of the bottle, the retainer ring being split by a slot sufficiently wide to permit bottles of different diameter and geometry to be received in the device, and a yoke between the retainer ring and the rack and pinion mechanism for receiving the handle.