Patent · US Expired

Can opener

US5931058A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
6References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 1997
Grant dateAug 3, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 25, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB67B7/14
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A can opener used with a can having an operating rim and an opening to be covered in an air-tight manner by a cover having an operating flange includes an operating medium for being operated against the operating flange to open the can covered in the air-tight manner by the cover, and an attaching medium secured to the can for always attaching thereto the operating medium in a position ready for opening the can.

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