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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Alexander Joshef Kalogroulis, Coulsdon, Surrey, GB;
Alexander Joshef Kalogroulis, Surrey, GB;
Pat Y. Mah, Kowloon, HK;
Viatek Hong Kong Limited, Kowloon, HK;
Abstract
A manual bottle opener () that provides a means to slowly and steadily remove a stopper made from cork, foam or plastic, from a bottle by utilizing a gearbox () to allow a high number of low torque rotations of a handle () to be converted into a lower number of high torque rotations of a corkscrew (). As a result the stopper is removed without any sudden change in pulling force and there is therefore a risk that the user will not realize that the stopper is out and keep turning the handle () and as a result damage the stopper. A corkscrew () locking method is therefore provided to protect the stopper and an overload clutch () is provided to protect the gearbox () and provide auditory feedback to the user.