| 摘要 |
There is provided a new and useful combination of a bottle stopper and stopperremover comprising cylindrical stopper means (10) of resilient material, the stopper means (10) having top, bottom and side surfaces and a deep well (14) extending into the stopper (10) from the top surface (16); a hollow sleeve (30) in and substantially conforming in cross section to the well (14), the sleeve (30) having top and bottom ends and inner and outer surfaces; a series of protruding interference members (36) on the outer surface, at least one detent member (46) on the inner surface (43, 44) spaced a predetermined distance from the top and bottom; a pair of openings (47) through opposite sides of the sleeve (30) adjacent the detent (46) on a side of the detent (46) remote from the top end; a pair of longitudinal slits (45) extending from respective ones of said openings (47) to a position spaced from said top end; and puller means (50) for insertion into the sleeve (30), the puller means (30) comprising a top gripper member (52), an elongated stem (54) and a bottom locking means (56); the locking means (56) configured to cause the sleeve (30) to expand to allow passage through the detent (46) of the locking means (56) when the stem (54) is inserted into the top end of the sleeve (30), but to prevent withdrawal of the stem (54) once inserted; whereby when the stopper (10) is radially compressed, as by insertion into a neck (72) of a bottle, an interference fit occurs between the interference members (36) and the resilient surface of the well (14), such that, when the puller means (50) has been inserted into the sleeve (30), upward pulling of the puller means (50) will cause the stopper (10) to be removed from the bottle by reason of interference between the locking means (56) and the detent (46).
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