US Patent Issued on Sept. 15 for "Corkscrew with cork integrity protection apparatus" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,308, issued on Sept. 15.

"Corkscrew with cork integrity protection apparatus" was invented by J. J. O'Laughlin (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A corkscrew including a screw shaft and a pair of wings configured to lift the screw shaft when the pair of wings is compressed. The pair of wings are disposed opposite each other relative to the screw shaft. The corkscrew also includes a housing connected to the screw shaft, the housing having a first end configured to engage a container. The corkscrew also includes a pair of paddles connected to the housing and depending from the housing, past the first end."

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