Beverage can opening device
OwnerPatrick Groarkeinventor
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A ring is wearable on a finger as jewelry, and usable as an opener for a stay-on tab of a can. The ring includes: concentric annular inner and outer surfaces defining a ring shape; a leveraging protrusion; and a trapping protrusion. The leveraging protrusion protrudes away from the annular outer surface and terminates in a substantially flat surface being parallel to the axis. The trapping protrusion protrudes away from a portion of a long edge of the substantially flat surface, and includes: an angled surface and a presentation surface. The presentation surface is parallel to the axis and provides an aesthetic surface. The angled surface is formed adjacent to the substantially flat surface at an acute angle, thereby forming a v-shaped recess configured to receive and engage the stay-on tab. The leveraging protrusion protrudes a distance away from the outer surface to create leverage to pivot the stay-on tab.
A ring configured to be worn on a user's finger as jewelry, said ring being further configured as an opener for actuation of a stay-on tab of a beverage can, said ring comprising:
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