# US 10,501,299 B2 · Container lid rotating device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,501,299 B2 - Document ID: US10501299B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/834,896 - Filed: 2017-12-07 - Published: 2019-06-13 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-07 - Applicants: Kay Valentine - Inventors: Kay Valentine - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501299B2 ## CPC - B67B 7/14: for removing tightly-fitting lids or covers, e.g. of shoe-polish tins, by gripping and rotating - B67B 7/18: for removing threaded caps (B67B7/14 takes precedence; wrenches B25B13/00) - B67B 7/16: for removing flanged caps, e.g. crown caps - B67B: APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS (opening or closing devices attached to, or incorporated in, containers or container closures B65D) ## Abstract A container lid rotating device for removing and attaching container lids includes a plurality of shells. The shells are resilient. Each shell has a bottom that is open and a top that is domed so that the shell is bowl-shaped. Each shell has a respective size so that the plurality of shells comprises a variety of sizes and is configured to be nested. Each shell is configured to insert a lid of a respective container through the bottom into the shell. The shell is positioned to be grasped in a hand of a user to rotate the shell and the lid relative to the respective container to selectively open and close the container. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A container lid rotating device comprising: a plurality of shells, said shells being resilient, each said shell having a bottom and a top, said bottom being open, said top being domed such that said shell is bowl-shaped, each said shell having a respective size such that said plurality of shells comprises a variety of sizes such that said plurality of shells is configured for nesting; and wherein said bottoms are positioned in said shells such that each said shell is configured for inserting a lid of a respective container through said bottom into said shell positioning the shell for grasping in a hand of a user for rotating said shell and the lid relative to the respective container for selectively opening and closing the container. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further including said shells comprising rubber. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, further including said shells comprising silicone. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further including said plurality of shells comprising from two to four said shells. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The device of claim 4, further including said plurality of shells comprising three said shells. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further including a plurality of lips, each said lip being coupled to and extending radially from said bottom of a respective said shell, said lips being resilient, wherein said lips are positioned on said shells such that each said lip is configured for positioning against a side of the lid for facilitating rotating said shell and the lid relative to the respective container for selectively opening and closing the respective container. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, further including said lips comprising rubber. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, further including said lips comprising silicone. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, further including each said lip comprising a plurality of cutouts, each said cutout extending from a perimeter of said lip toward said bottom. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9, further including said cutouts being arcuate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further including a plurality of sets of ridges, each said set of ridges being coupled to and extending from an inner surface of a respective said shell, said sets of ridges being resilient, wherein said set of ridges is positioned on said respective said shell such that said set of ridges is configured for frictionally coupling to the lid for rotating said shell and the lid relative to the respective container for selectively opening and closing the respective container. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The device of claim 11, further including each said ridge of a respective said set of ridges extending from proximate to a center of said top to proximate to said bottom of an associated said shell. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The device of claim 11, further including said sets of ridges comprising rubber. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, further including said sets of ridges comprising silicone. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further including a plurality of molds, each said mold having a respective shape such that said plurality of molds comprises a variety of shapes, each said mold being coupled to an exterior surface of a respective said shell. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The device of claim 15, further including said molds comprising rubber. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The device of claim 16, further including said molds comprising silicone. ### Claim 18 A container lid rotating device comprising: a plurality of shells, said shells being resilient, each said shell having a bottom and a top, said bottom being open, said top being domed such that said shell is bowl-shaped, each said shell having a respective size such that said plurality of shells comprises a variety of sizes such that said plurality of shells is configured for nesting, wherein said bottoms are positioned in said shells such that each said shell is configured for inserting a lid of a respective container through said bottom into said shell positioning the shell for grasping in a hand of a user for rotating said shell and the lid relative to the respective container for selectively opening and closing the container, said shells comprising rubber, said shells comprising silicone, said plurality of shells comprising from two to four said shells, said plurality of shells comprising three said shells; a plurality of lips, each said lip being coupled to and extending radially from said bottom of a respective said shell, said lips being resilient, wherein said lips are positioned on said shells such that each said lip is configured for positioning against a side of the lid for facilitating rotating said shell and the lid relative to the respective container for selectively opening and closing the respective container, said lips comprising rubber, said lips comprising silicone, each said lip comprising a plurality of cutouts, each said cutout extending from a perimeter of said lip toward said bottom, said cutouts being arcuate; a plurality of sets of ridges, each said set of ridges being coupled to and extending from an inner surface of a respective said shell, said sets of ridges being resilient, wherein said set of ridges is positioned on said respective said shell such that said set of ridges is configured for frictionally coupling to the lid for rotating said shell and the lid relative to the respective container for selectively opening and closing the respective container, each said ridge of a respective said set of ridges extending from proximate to a center of said top to proximate to said bottom of an associated said shell, said sets of ridges comprising rubber, said sets of ridges comprising silicone; a plurality of molds, each said mold having a respective shape such that said plurality of molds comprises a variety of shapes, each said mold being coupled to an exterior surface of a respective said shell, said molds comprising rubber, said molds comprising silicone; and wherein said bottoms are positioned in said shells such that each said shell is configured for inserting the lid of the respective container through said bottom into said shell positioning the shell for grasping in the hand of the user, wherein said set of ridges is positioned on said respective said shell such that said set of ridges is configured for frictionally coupling to the lid, wherein said lips are positioned on said shells such that each said lip is configured for positioning against the side of the lid for facilitating rotating said shell and the lid relative to the respective container for selectively opening and closing the respective container.