Ressort is the French word for ‘spring’ (as in the spring that bounces). It is so named because of the corkscrew’s design a reproduction of an early 19th century corkscrew. It features a double spindle design: by turning the handle clockwise the corkscrew is fully threaded into the cork and then the cork is extracted from the bottle by continuing to turn the handle in the same direction. Gift Boxed. Size: 7′H x 4′W x 1-3/4′D This corkscrew is synthetic cork friendly.