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US 2021/0276851 A1Published application
Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Managing Food Container Lids
OwnerJohn Oliveinventor
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a device comprising a jaw portion, a curved base, and a lifting tail. The jaw portion constructed to engage with a tab of a pull-tab can. When a user engages the jaw portion with the tab of the pull-tab can, the curved base is constructed to cause the pull-tab lift when the curved base is rotated on a surface of the pull-tab can. The lifting tail is constructed to, responsive to the user engaging the tail with the tab of the pull-tab can and rotating the curved base on the surface of the pull-tab can, fully open the pull-tab can.
Claims4
A device comprising:
- a jaw portion, the jaw portion constructed to engage with a tab of a pull-tab can;
- a curved base, when a user engages the jaw portion with the tab of the pull-tab can, the curved base is constructed to cause the tab to lift when the curved base is rotated on a surface of the pull-tab can;
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- a lifting tail, the lifting tail constructed to, responsive to the user engaging the lifting tail with the tab of the pull-tab can and rotating the curved base on the surface of the pull-tab can, fully open the pull-tab can.
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A method comprising:
- causing a pull-tab can to be opened via a device comprising:
- a jaw portion, the jaw portion constructed to engage with a tab of a pull-tab can;
- a curved base, when a user engages the jaw portion with the tab of the pull-tab can, the curved base is constructed to cause the tab to lift when the curved base is rotated on a surface of the pull-tab can;
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- a lifting tail, the lifting tail constructed to, responsive to the user engaging the lifting tail with the tab of the pull-tab can and rotating the curved base on the surface of the pull-tab can, fully open the pull-tab can.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.