Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
081300360 | With additional receptacle-engaging means | 13 |
20110259152 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING LIDS FROM MEDICAL SHARPS OR WASTE CONTAINERS - Apparatus are disclosed for removing a cover from a disposable sharps container. For example, a quadrilateral frame with ends and sides that slide into corner sections can be adjusted using force actuators to change the length and width of the frame, so as to apply an inwardly directed force on the container that disengages a lip of the container from an edge of the cover. Similarly, a plurality of force actuators coupled by shafts to force applicators can apply an inwardly directed force to disengage the cover from the container. In an alternative approach, claws on levers can apply a force to disengage the edge of the cover from the lip, when actuated by a prime mover or a hydraulic/pneumatic cylinder. Medical waste in the container can be dumped and sorted to recover reusable devices. The cover and container can be cleaned, sterilized, and reused. | 10-27-2011 |
081300370 | Lever- or gear-translated closure remover | 5 |
20090133537 | BOTTLE CAP REMOVER AND ASSEMBLY METHODS - A bottle cap removing assembly includes a bottle cap removing device and a decorative cover member. The bottle cap removing device includes an outer housing and a cap engaging assembly at least partially positioned within the outer housing. At least a portion of the outer housing includes a cylindrical shape. The decorative cover member is mounted to the bottle cap removing device with at least a portion of the bottle cap removing device exposed outside of the decorative cover member. The bottle cap removing device is configured to remove a bottle cap by movement of the cap engaging assembly relative to the outer housing. | 05-28-2009 |
20090145267 | Screw-Off Top Extractor - ‘SCREW-OFF TOP EXTRACTOR’ refers to the present extractor as a piece manufactured with disposable and low cost materials, to be placed on bottle-necks of screw-on beverages bottles, with screw threads on the bottle neck; this extractor has internal slits ( | 06-11-2009 |
20090308206 | CORKSCREW - A corkscrew ( | 12-17-2009 |
20100071513 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING A STOPPER OF A PHOTORESIST BOTTLE - A device for removing a stopper of a photoresist bottle is used for removing a stopper disposed on a photoresist bottle. The stopper includes a stopper element and at least two push buttons. The device includes a casing covering the stopper element and at least two levering units corresponding to the two push buttons. Each levering unit includes a lever pivotally disposed on the casing and a lifting element of which one end is pivotingly disposed on the lever and the other end abuts against a bottom of the stopper element. Under action of the moment, the stopper can be removed from a bottle mouth of the photoresist bottle. So users can remove the stopper with reduced effort and increased efficiency based on the present invention. | 03-25-2010 |
20130269486 | DOUBLE LEVER CORKSCREW - A corkscrew includes an elongate body, an auger pivotally mounted to the body, a first bearing arm pivotally mounted to the elongate body at a first distance from the auger, and a second bearing arm slidably mounted on the first bearing arm. The first and second bearing arms each have a shoulder, the shoulders being aligned adjacent one another. A connecting rod is pivotally mounted to the elongate body at a second distance which is greater than the first distance and pivotally engaged with the second bearing arm. During the extraction of a cork, the first bearing arm begins the extraction in engagement with the rim of the bottle neck. As the elongate body is tilted, the second bearing arm in turn engages with the rim of the bottle neck in order to take over from the first lever and fully extract the cork. | 10-17-2013 |
081300290 | For engaging receptacle about closure (e.g., socket type) | 7 |
20080210057 | Automatic Bottle Opener With Worm Stopper - This invention is an improvement to be applied to certain known bottle openers, called automatic bottle openers, in which, in order for the extraction to take place it is essential that the closure offers sufficient friction on the worm. Otherwise, once the worm has penetrated the closure, at the point of extraction, it can unthread itself from the closure by means of an anti-clockwise rotary movement and the perforated closure remains inside the neck of the bottle. The invention solves the disadvantage and is characterised in that; if the friction of the closure on the worm is not sufficient, a mechanical system takes over automatically that stops the worm only in anti-clockwise rotary motion during the single extraction stage to then, in the process of the same upward movement, allow the restoration to anti-clockwise rotation so that that the worm can be released from the closure. | 09-04-2008 |
20100116095 | OPENER FOR PLASTIC BOTTLE TWIST CAPS - A device for enabling the unscrewing of a cap from a bottle or jar is disclosed. The device is in the form of a somewhat elongated body in which a releasably engageable cam member and a torsion spring are located. The body is arranged to be grasped by a user of the device. The body includes a pair of cavities, each arranged for receipt of a cap of a bottle or jar therein. The cam member has a pair of ridged or serrated surfaces which are normally biased into the cavities by the spring to releasably engage a portion of the periphery of a cap disposed within either cavity. | 05-13-2010 |
20120111153 | Combined Corked Bottle Opener and Fluid Aerator - An apparatus used for a corked bottle opening and fluid aeration device. It is comprised of a vertical holder with features to receive and guide the bottle and with features to permit and direct fluid flow for aeration; a cork-engaging member with a handle and corkscrew; a fluid receiving section; and a means for connecting the apparatus to the atmosphere. Preferably the features divide the sections by a stop, by a cone shape, and by a shoulder. The apparatus engages the corkscrew to the holder when used as a bottle opener and the apparatus restricts fluid flow enabling a venturi effect when used as an aerator. The apparatus allows a full hand grip on holder and bottle to ease removal of a cork from the bottle. | 05-10-2012 |
20120204683 | Cork Screw - There is disclosed a cork screw made up of a spiral screw for driving into a cork to thereby remove the cork from a bottle. The spiral screw is attached to a handle for driving the spiral screw into the cork. The handle passes through a flange that, along with a cork screw stop, provides a countervailing force as the spiral screw is used to drive a cork back into a bottle. An upper stop, integral to the cork screw is included. The upper stop maintains the position of the cork screw relative to the bottle as the cork is being removed from the bottle using the spiral screw. A lower stop, integral to the cork screw is also included. This lower stop maintains the position of the cork screw relative to the bottle as the cork is being returned to the bottle using the spiral screw. | 08-16-2012 |
20130112044 | Corkscrew Assembly for Use with a Power Tool - A corkscrew assembly includes a housing a worm screw assembly, a first gripper, and a second gripper. The housing defines (i) a first opening configured to receive a neck of a bottle, (ii) a second opening, and (iii) an interior space interposed between the first opening and the second opening. The housing includes a sidewall extending from the first opening to the second opening. The sidewall defines a first gripper passage and a second gripper passage. The interior space is interposed between the first gripper passage and the second gripper passage. The worm screw assembly is rotatable in relation to the housing and includes (i) a worm screw member having a pointed first end portion and a second opposite end portion and (ii) a drive member fixed in relation to the second opposite end portion. | 05-09-2013 |
20140174259 | CORK REMOVER FOR A BOTTLE CONTAINING SPARKLING LIQUID - The present invention relates to a cork remover for a bottle containing sparkling liquid. The remover includes an outer body and an inner body having a cork-gripping device and being slidably mounted in the outer body. The cork remover includes a notch for positioning the outer body over a bottle cork's safety harness. The bottle-gripping device is on the outer body for engaging on the bottle neck and structure for restricting the inner body's sliding movement in the cork's expelling direction. | 06-26-2014 |
20160129570 | MOTOR VEHICLE GAS CAP REMOVAL DEVICE - A gas tank cap removal and reattachment device is configured to clears all gas tank access panel doors and works with all gas caps. The device is configured such that the tether attached to the gas cap cannot be trapped within the device or interfere with use of the device. The device is preferably monolithic in structure and generally comprises a main support member comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; an upper handle portion disposed at the upper portion of the main support member; and a gas cap gripping portion disposed at the lower portion of the main support member wherein a user can grasp the upper handle portion by hand to exert torque on the gas cap gripping portion when the device is engaged with the gas cap. | 05-12-2016 |