Can opener
OwnerChristopher John PEEDELLinventor
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Abstract
A can opener having a body having an elongate stem, a handle, a circular blade mounted for rotation relative to the body and a drive wheel which is rotatable by the handle. The drive wheel is movable towards and away from the circular blade to selectively grip and release a portion of the can positioned between the blade and the drive wheel. The can opener is further provided with a lock operable to maintain the drive wheel in a predetermined position relative to the blade when said portion of a can is gripped between the blade and drive wheel. The blade and drive wheel, in use, grip the raised peripheral rim of the can which projects upwardly from the lid of the can.
Claims10
A can opener, comprising:
- a body having an elongate stem;
- a handle;
- a circular blade mounted for rotation relative to the body;
- and
- a drive wheel which is rotatable by the handle,
- wherein the drive wheel is movable towards and away from the circular blade to selectively grip and release a portion of the can positioned between the blade and the drive wheel,
- wherein the can opener is further provided with a lock operable to maintain the drive wheel in a predetermined position relative to the blade when said portion of a can is gripped between the blade and drive wheel, and
- wherein the blade and drive wheel, in use, grip the raised peripheral rim of the can which projects upwardly from the lid of the can.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.