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2002 and issued September 23, 2003. The positioning legs of George's 2002 patent have

been beefed up and important new feature of a rotating sleeve has been added. Williams

states "As the handle is axially forced downwardly from a raised position along the

tubular sleeve to a lower position thereon, the needle penetrates the cork in an axially

rotating fashion to easily penetrate the cork."

In July of 2004 Linda Bridges, VP, Sales & Marketing for Cork Pops

wrote “

The

Ultimate Cork Pop -- The Legacy was introduced at the recent Atlanta Gift Show

and it was an instant success!

The improvements that Bill Federighi has made to

the unit are superb and the graphite coated needle worked with no issues on

several of the synthetic corks.

The name and the packaging are both a tribute to George Federighi Sr., and we

know that he is delighted to have his son continue the tradition of invention --

Bill has received both design and utility patents (US and International) on the

new unit.

Below is a copy of an ad that is running in trade magazines. The first Legacys will begin

appearing in stores in late September - early October.