APPARATUS FOR REMOVING CORK AND STOPPERING STRUCTURE FROM PRESSURIZED BOTTLE

摘要

The invention herein provides an apparatus (7) and method for effectively removing a cork (13) and its stoppering elements (14, 15) from the bottle (11) containing a pressurized beverage such as champagne and/or sparkling wine. The apparatus (7) has a support structure (19) configured to be grasped by the operator. The support structure (19) supports at least three blades (25) which extend obliquely upwardly and convergingly inwardly into a space in the apparatus. Due to the relative positioning of the blades (25), the apparatus screwingly crimps the structure of the stoppering elements (9) in the apparatus when it is applied and rotated. The cork (13) and stoppering elements (14, 15) can then be pulled from the bottle in a controlled fashion.