Cork stopper for bottles of wine

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Disclosed is a stopper for wine bottles and the like which comprises an insert for a well in a wine cork and a puller device for operative association with the insert and cork when the stopper is in the neck of a bottle. The puller device as part of the stopper enables the cork to be pulled without auxilliary devices such as a corkscrew. The stopper insert is capable of being pre-assembled with the cork without any stress being imparted to the cork. This enables existing corking equipment to be used with the stopper. The puller device can be inserted after corking before lead foil is applied about the neck and cork stopper. With appropriate modification to corking equipment the, stopper of …