Wearable bottle opening device
OwnerRobert Ondeck, Staci Kermaninventors
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Abstract
The invention is a wearable accessory item that functions as a bottle opener and a method of using same. Accessory item has a strap and mounting plate attached thereto. Mounting plate has first and second surfaces and a third surface therebetween. Pry plate and pry bar each project from one of mounting plate surfaces and are each positioned in a plane. Pry plate and pry bar each have a surface that engages surfaces of bottle cap inserted into opening therebetween. In another embodiment, the invention is an adapter for use with a conventional wearable accessory item.
Claims19
A wearable accessory item, said item comprising:
- a. a strap;
- b. a mounting plate having first and second surfaces and a third surface therebetween and at least one attachment means that attaches said mounting plate to said strap;
- c. a pry plate projecting from one of said surfaces of said mounting plate and having a first engaging surface that engages a surface of a bottle cap;
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- d. a pry bar having a second engaging surface that engages a lip of said bottle cap,
- there being an opening between said pry plate and said pry bar, said opening having a size and shape that is generally complementary to a size and shape of at least a portion of said bottle cap.
A wearable accessory item, said item comprising:
- a. a mounting plate having first and second surfaces and a third surface therebetween;
- b. a pry plate having a first engaging surface, said pry plate projecting from said third surface of said mounting plate and being positioned in a plane;
- c. a pry bar having a second engaging surface substantially opposed to said first engaging surface, said pry bar projecting from said third surface of said mounting plate and being positioned in a different plane, said planes being positioned relative to each other at an angle, said pry plate and pry bar defining a channel therebetween, said channel having a size and shape that is generally complementary to a size and shape of at least a portion of a bottle cap;
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- d. a removable strap inserted into said channel, said strap being removed from said channel prior to use.
An adapter for use with a conventional wearable accessory item to convert said conventional item to a bottle opening device, said adapter comprising:
- a. a mounting plate configured to integrate with said accessory item to secure said adapter to said wearable accessory item and having first and second surfaces, and a third surface therebetween;
- b. a pry plate projecting from on of said surfaces of said mounting plate and having a first engaging surface that engages a surface of a bottle cap;
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- c. a pry bar having a second engaging surface that engages a lip of said bottle cap,
- there being an opening between said pry plate and said pry bar, said opening having a size and shape that is generally complementary to a size and shape of at least a portion of said bottle cap.
A method of using a wearable accessory item to remove a cap from a bottle, said wearable accessory item comprising a strap, a mounting plate having first, second and third surfaces and at least one attachment means that attaches said mounting plate to said strap, a pry plate positioned in a plane and projecting from one of said surfaces, and a pry bar that is positioned in a different plane, said pry plate and said pry bar defining an opening, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. securing said strap of said wearable accessory item to a user or to a wearable article;
- b. positioning said cap in said opening, a surface of said cap contacting a first engaging surface of said pry plate and a lip of said cap contacting a second engaging surface of said pry bar;
- c. pressing said surface of said cap against said first engaging surface such that said second engaging surface engages said lip of said bottle;
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- d. removing said cap from said bottle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.