A multifunctional hand-operable beverage service tool includes a casing having a cavity defined therein, the casing having a proximal end region and a distal end region. A plurality of tools are pivotally coupled to said casing, the tools each being independently pivotable relative to the casing along an arcuate path defined between retracted and deployed positions; wherein one of said plurality of tools comprises a wine key lever. A first opening is positioned through the distal end region of the casing, the first opening being constructed and arranged to engage and remove a bottle cap. A second opening comprising a finger hole is positioned through the proximal end region of the casing.

A multifunctional hand-operable beverage service tool includes a casing having a cavity defined therein, the casing having a proximal end region and a distal end region. A plurality of tools are pivotally coupled to said casing, the tools each being independently pivotable relative to the casing along an arcuate path defined between retracted and deployed positions; wherein one of said plurality of tools comprises a wine key lever. A first opening is positioned through the distal end region of the casing, the first opening being constructed and arranged to engage and remove a bottle cap. A second opening comprising a finger hole is positioned through the proximal end region of the casing.

An extraction component for a corkscrew, which comprises a helix that is intended to be screwed into a cork and to this end has a point, whereby the extraction component has means to connect it to other components of the corkscrew, characterized in that the centerline of at least the part of the helix immediately after the point is in a direction that makes a first angle with a straight line that runs through the center of the means and the end of the helix, where the point is located.

An apparatus and method for removing an internal closure from a container are described. The method and apparatus include inserting an extracting mechanism into an internal closure located in an opening of a container, the extraction mechanism attached to a handle, the handle being positioned above the opening. The method and apparatus further include applying a first force to the handle in a direction towards the container, the first force being sufficient for the extraction mechanism to break the internal closure-container bond by advancing the internal closure into the container. The method and apparatus further include applying a second force to the handle in a direction opposite the first force, the second force allowing the extraction mechanism to extract the internal closure from the container.

An axially aligned tandem penetrator for a corkscrew for removing a cork from a neck of a bottle and a method of use are presented. The tandem penetrator includes a front penetrator and a rear penetrator. The front penetrator includes a shaft with a helical ridge. The rear penetrator includes a helical coil with first and second ends. The front penetrator extends at the first end. The second end is secured to a mechanism enabling use of the tandem penetrator. The penetrators are aligned along a rotational axis through the mechanism. The tandem penetrator and the mechanism cooperate to avoid lateral movement by the front penetrator relative to the cork as the front penetrator enters the cork. The front penetrator forms a primary penetration cavity. The rear penetrator forms a secondary penetration cavity. The cavities are interconnected so that the tandem penetrator resides within both cavities before removing the cork.

An apparatus and method for removing an internal closure from a container are described. The method and apparatus include inserting an extracting mechanism into an internal closure located in an opening of a container, the extraction mechanism attached to a handle, the handle being positioned above the opening. The method and apparatus further include applying a first force to the handle in a direction towards the container, the first force being sufficient for the extraction mechanism to break the internal closure-container bond by advancing the internal closure into the container. The method and apparatus further include applying a second force to the handle in a direction opposite the first force, the second force allowing the extraction mechanism to extract the internal closure from the container.

An apparatus and method includes a handle and a worm assembly, mechanically coupled to the handle, the worm assembly configured to extract an internal closure out of an opening in a container and having a straight portion, with one end of the straight portion coupled to the handle through a pivot point allowing rotational freedom between the handle and worm assembly and the other end coupled to a helical portion that is configured to be driven into the internal closure when a rotational force is applied to the handle. The worm assembly further includes a ram, coupled between the straight and helical portions, that applies force in a direction to advance the internal closure into the container over at least a portion of a top surface of the internal closure in order to break the seal between the internal closure and the container prior to extracting the internal closure.