| US Patent: 295,962 
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| Corkscrew | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Alois J. Walter (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Dec. 20, 1883 |  
| Granted: | Apr. 01, 1884 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Alois J. Walter patent April 1, 1884 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The shank of the screw runs through a tube extending from a frame. A compression spring surrounds the tube and runs from the frame to the handle.  The specifications claim the spring is strong enough to extract the cork as the screw is driven. |  |