Dual-Component Bottle Stop Remover for Fragile Cork Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bottle stop removers often damage fragile bottle stops or fail to remove them completely due to frictional resistance and poor gripping mechanisms, leading to incomplete removal or damage to the bottle stop.
Innovation Solution
A dual-component bottle stop remover assembly comprising a primary remover with a handle and legs, and a secondary remover with a handle section and insertion section, where the secondary remover can be inserted through the primary remover's opening to provide additional gripping and centering, allowing for complete removal of bottle stops without disintegration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If a two-prong cork puller with spring legs is used, then the cork can be gripped and pulled, but the spring legs abrade and crumble the cork due to frictional resistance against turning
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into a stabilizer component and a two-prong puller component that work together. The stabilizer remains stationary in the bottle neck while the puller is inserted and turned, separating the functions of stabilization and cork extraction to prevent cork damage
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizer acts as an intermediary element that provides a stable base in the bottle neck, allowing the puller to turn without the entire device rotating. This mediator prevents the harmful frictional resistance that would otherwise damage the cork
2Productivity
If the insert members are inserted to extract the stop, then the stop can be removed, but there is a risk that the stop might be pushed into the bottle
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilizer is inserted first to establish a stable base and prevent the stop from being pushed into the bottle. This preliminary action counteracts the potential harmful effect before the extraction process begins
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizer is positioned in the bottle neck before the puller is inserted. This preliminary positioning ensures that when the puller is turned and exerts force on the stop, the stabilizer prevents the stop from being pushed inward
3Device complexity
If a single piece bottle stop remover is used, then the device is simple, but it may not provide sufficient gripping for fragile bottle stops
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into a stabilizer component and a two-prong puller component that can be used together or separately. This segmentation allows the full two-component system to provide enhanced gripping capability for fragile stops while maintaining the option for simple single-component use
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the safe and complete removal of bottle stops, reducing the risk of damage to the stop or bottle, by providing enhanced gripping and centering capabilities, allowing for efficient extraction without leaving remnants on the bottle neck.
Implementation Method 1
the legs are normally formed from a strip of relatively thin spring steel and are curved in cross section to substantially conform to the inside curvature of a bottle neck, with the result that substantial frictional resistance against turning is set up between the legs and the bottle neck surface
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a tool for removing of a cork or stop of a bottle, also called a bottle stop remover or a cork puller. The invention relates to a single piece bottle stop remover and to an assembly comprising a primary and a secondary bottle stop remover. In particular, the invention relates to an assembly comprising a primary and a secondary bottle stop remover. The primary bottle stop remover comprises a handle (1) comprising a gripping part (9), at least two legs (2, 3) each comprising a first end (4, 5) and a second opposite end (6, 7), the first end (4, 5) of each leg (2, 3) is fixed to the handle at different positions with a distance d1 between the positions, wherein the handle (1) comprises a through-going opening extending between a first opening (10) and a second opening (11) where the first opening (10) is positioned at an outer surface between the at least two legs (2, 3) and the second opening (11) is positioned at the opposite outer surface of the handle (1). The secondary bottle stop remover comprises a handle section (12) and an insertion section (13) with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the straight through-going opening of the primary bottle stop remover, and in a use situation the insertion section (13) may be inserted into the through-going opening of the primary bottle stop remover.