Winged Corkscrew by OXO Good Grips®
+ Product Description
Open that bottle of wine with ease
Use this corkscrew to open any cork-topped bottle. As you turn the soft knob, the gear driven wings rise up while the coated wire screw glides smoothly through the cork. Simply push the wings back down and the cork rises from the bottle. Use the Good Grips® Winged Corkscrew to open a bottle of fragrant oil, vinegar or a bottle of your favourite wine.
+ Product Specification
• Soft knob makes turning easy
• Coated wire screw glides smoothly through the cork
• Not recommended for use in a dishwasher
Product code:OXO0019
+ Product History
OXO began with a few simple questions - Why do ordinary kitchen tools hurt your hands? Why can't there be wonderfully comfortable tools that are easy to use?
The man who asked these questions was American, Sam Farber. Sam, who had recently retired as the founder of a successful housewares company, first questioned the effectiveness of kitchen gadgets in response to his wife Betsey's difficulty in gripping ordinary kitchen tools, due to arthritis in her hands. Seeing an opportunity to help not only people with arthritis but also to create more comfortable kitchen tools for everyone to use, Sam came out of retirement and approached the design firm Smart Design with that challenge. As part of the initial research that included talking with consumers, chefs and retailers, Patricia Moore, a noted gerontologist, was brought on board to help understand the needs of the users with special needs.
After hundreds of models, dozens of design iterations, and extensive manufacturing research, OXO was born.