Bottle cap and can tab opener
US4723465A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1986 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67B7/44
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for opening small and large bottled drinks having twist-off caps, and cans having pop-top tabs. The device has a handle, two different size back-to-back sockets on one end of the handle, a slot at the other end of the handle, and a projection at the end of the slot which engages with the fulcrum point or downward pushing end of the tab. The back-to-back sockets are useful in twisting off different size bottle caps. The slot and projection are useful in opening pop-top or tab-top cans. The preferred device of the invention has a punch hole for removing bottle caps which become lodged in the sockets, an additional socket at the slot end of the device, an extension with a hanging hole, and ribs on the handle for reinforcing the handle.
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