Bottle opener ring
AssigneeSudz, Inc.
InventorsMark Peter Wegener, Wendi Lee Wegener, Amy Jennifer Guthrie
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Abstract
A finger or thumb ring bottle opener with a continuous band with a tab defined by a pair of notches located at the back of the ring and the tab does not extend beyond the top, bottom or exterior surfaces of the ring. In use, the ring is placed on the finger of the user with the tab facing the fingertips and is positioned on a bottle cap so that the tab engages the bottom portion of the skirt of the bottle cap and a portion of the cap is in the notches of the ring. Forward and upward force applied to the ring through the finger causes the cap to separate from the bottle. In one embodiment, a platform is disposed on the front of the ring for promotional indicia or ornamentation.
Claims20
An apparatus for removing a container closure, comprising:
- a continuous ring body with a central bore sized to receive a digit of a user, the ring body having an outer surface, a top, a bottom, a front section and a rear section;
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- a tab defined by a first notch and a second notch in said rear section of said ring body;
- wherein said tab does not extend beyond the outer surface, the top or the bottom of said ring body.
An apparatus for removing a container closure, comprising:
- a continuous ring body with a central bore sized to receive a digit of a user, the ring body having an outer surface, a top, a bottom, a front section and a rear section;
- a planar platform disposed on said front section of the ring body with a plane oriented perpendicularly to an axis of said central bore;
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- a tab defined by a first notch and a second notch in said rear section of said ring body for engaging a bottle cap;
- wherein said tab does not extend beyond the outer surface, the top or the bottom of said ring body.
An apparatus for removing a container closure, comprising:
- a continuous ring body with a central bore sized to receive a digit of a user, the ring body having an outer surface, a top, a bottom, a front section and a rear section;
- a planar platform disposed on said front section of the ring body with a plane oriented perpendicularly to an axis of said central bore;
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- a tab defined by a first notch and a second notch in said rear section of said ring body, said tab having vertical side walls and a beveled horizontal edge;
- wherein said tab does not extend beyond the outer surface, the top or the bottom of said ring body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.