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Our Man Flint
On August 4, 1925 Londoner Alfred William Flint received word from the United
States Patent that he was granted Patent No. 1,548,519
for his
“
Device for Removing Closures from Bottles.
”
Flint applied for the American patent in October of
1924. He already had obtained British Patent No.
227,628 in January, 1924.
The Oxford Street resident made claim to both a
crowned cap remover and a corkscrew in his
application. He cited two different
“
peg and worm
”
styles with variations in the cap lifter head - one has the
rear projection engaging the front of the crown and
lifting the handle and the other is an over-the-top style
which engages the far end of the crown and the handle
is pushed down to remove it.
It is interesting to note that although Flint
‟
s American patent shows the over-the-
top crown remover design in conjunction with a knife and folding worm, there is
no mention of this drawing (his Fig. 4 reference) in the description.
