BOTTLE OPENER AND METHODS TO USE THE SAME

1 . A bottle cap opener, comprising:

a drive assembly including:

a knuckle body having a rack gear; and

a pinion coupled to the rack gear, rotary movement of the rack gear causing translation of the pinion;

a worm assembly coupled to the drive assembly, the worm assembly including a cork screw that is configured to remove a bottle cap; and

a handle assembly having a handle, the handle coupled to the knuckle body to rotatably move with the knuckle body about a first pivot axis and rotatably move relative to the knuckle body about a second pivot axis.

2 . The bottle cap opener of claim 1 wherein the handle includes an end surface that is oriented angularly relative to a central axis of the handle at an angle α.

3 . The bottle cap opener of the claim 2 wherein the handle includes a protrusion that protrudes from the end surface at the angle α.

4 . The bottle cap opener of claim 3 wherein the knuckle body includes a receiving aperture that extends in the knuckle body at the angle α and is sized and shaped to coupleably receive the protrusion.

5 . The bottle cap opener of claim 1 wherein the handle assembly includes a pivot assembly that pivotably couples the handle to the knuckle body such that the handle is rotatably moveable relative to the knuckle body about the second axis.

6 . The bottle cap opener of claim 5 wherein the pivot assembly includes a pivot pin that pivotably couples the handle to the knuckle body, the pivot pin angularly oriented relative to a central axis of the handle.

7 . The bottle cap opener of claim 5 wherein the pivot assembly includes at least one bearing assembly that is coupled to one of the handle or the knuckle body.

8 . The bottle cap opener of claim 1 wherein the handle includes a recess sized and shaped to receive a spare worm assembly.

9 . A bottle cap opener having a use configuration and a storage configuration, the bottle cap opener comprising:

a drive assembly including:

a knuckle body having a rack gear; and

a pinion coupled to the rack gear, rotary movement of the rack gear causing translation of the pinion;

a worm assembly coupled to the drive assembly, the worm assembly including a cork screw that is configured to remove a bottle cap; and

a handle assembly having a handle, the handle coupled to the knuckle body to rotatably move with the knuckle body about a first pivot axis in the use configuration and rotatably move relative to the knuckle body about a second pivot axis from the use configuration to the storage configuration.

10 . The bottle cap opener of claim 9 wherein the handle includes an end surface that is oriented angularly relative to a central axis of the handle at an angle α.

11 . The bottle cap opener of claim 10 wherein the knuckle body includes a receiving aperture that extends in the knuckle body at the angle α and is sized and shaped to coupleably receive a protrusion disposed on the handle.

12 . The bottle cap opener of claim 9 wherein the handle assembly includes a pivot assembly that pivotably couples the handle to the knuckle body such that the handle is rotatably moveable relative to the knuckle body about the second axis.

13 . The bottle cap opener of claim 1 wherein the handle includes a recess sized and shaped to receive a spare worm assembly.

14 . A method, comprising:

removing a bottle cap of a bottle via a rack and gear mechanism of a bottle cap opener by driving a cork screw, at least partially, into the bottle cap, the removing including;

rotating a handle about a first pivot axis; and

moving the bottle cap opener to a storage configuration by rotating the handle about a second pivot axis.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

providing a recess in the handle, the recess sized and shaped to receive a spare cork screw.