US 12,077,346 B1
Wine bottle closure and opener device
William A. Gardner, Napa, CA (US)
Assigned to Gardner Technologies, LLC, Napa, CA (US)
Filed by William A. Gardner, Napa, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/596,280.
Application 18/596,280 is a division of application No. 18/205,547, filed on Jun. 4, 2023, granted, now 11,952,178.
Int. Cl. B65D 41/62 (2006.01); B65D 39/00 (2006.01); B65D 41/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 41/62 (2013.01) [B65D 39/0011 (2013.01); B65D 41/0435 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bottle closure and opener device for use on a wine bottle comprising:
a sleeve having an opening forming a circumferential lip, an inner surface having inner threads, wherein the inner threads are configured to mate with external threads on a top portion of the wine bottle, and the circumferential lip resting on a top surface of the wine bottle's opening;
a cork positioned within the opening of the sleeve and positioned within the wine bottle's opening to seal a liquid within the wine bottle, the cork including a cork bulb; and,
wherein the cork is configured to be partially removed from the wine bottle's opening via the circumferential lip by unscrewing the sleeve from the top portion of the wine bottle a distance, and the cork is configured to be thereafter fully removed from the wine bottle's opening by an upward pulling motion from a user gripping the sleeve and cork bulb combination.