THERE IS DISCLOSED AN APPARATUS FOR OPENING BOTTLES, CANS, CONTAINERS, CASKS AND THE LIKE WHICH IS OF THE TYPE INCORPORATING A NEEDLE WHICH PIERCINGLY EXTENDS THROUGH THE CORK INTO THE INTERNAL COMPARTMENT OF A BOTTLE OR THE LIKE. BY MEANS OF THIS NEEDLE AND THROUGH THE ACTION OF A PUMP UNIT, AIR CAN BE CONVEYED BENEATH THE CORK. ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, THE PUMP UNIT ENCOMPASSES A PISTON MEMBER SITUATED IN A HOUSING, THIS PISTON MEMBER BEING ACTUATED BY A LEVER MEMBER ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN THE HOUSING. FURTHERMORE, A CAN OPENER MECHANISM IS ARRANGED AT A PORTION OF THE HOUSING WHICH FACES AWAY FROM THE CORK PULLER OR REMOVAL MECHANISM. THIS CAN OPENER MECHANISM CAN BE ACTUATED BY A ROTARY KNOB SEATED UPON THE SHAFT OF A TRANSPORT WHEEL.