Beverage can opening apparatus

A beverage can opening apparatus comprising:

• a sleeve having an open bottom, the open bottom having a size such that the open bottom is configured for receiving a beverage can, the sleeve having an opening extending through a top side of the sleeve;
• a blade holder being pivotally coupled to the sleeve at a rear end of the blade holder, the blade holder being pivotable alternately toward and away from the top side of the sleeve;
• a pair of blades being coupled to the blade holder, the blades being spaced from each other, each blade of the pair of blades being positioned on a bottom surface of the blade holder, each blade of the pair of blades extending downwardly through the opening of the sleeve when the blade holder lies adjacent to the top side of the sleeve, the pair of blades being configured to puncture the beverage can to form a pair of spaced slots in the beverage can when the pair of blades is urged into the beverage can, a perimeter edge of each blade of the pair of blades with respect to the blade holder being rounded wherein the blade is configured to not pierce skin when the blade is urged against the skin, each blade of the pair of blades tapering toward the perimeter edge such that the pair of blades is configured to facilitate widening the slots as the pair of blades penetrate the beverage can, the perimeter edge having a perpendicular portion which extends away from the blade holder and an inclined portion which extends from a first end at the perpendicular portion to a second end, the inclined portion being angled toward the blade holder from the first end to the second end, the perimeter edge having an inset portion positioned at the second end of the inclined portion, the inset portion being inset from the inclined portion toward the blade holder, the inset portion being oriented parallel to the bottom surface of the blade holder, each blade of the pair of blades having a thickness of less than 0.25 inches, the pair of blades being spaced a distance such that the pair of blades is configured for forming the slots in the beverage can on opposite sides of a drinking spout and an opener tab of the beverage can, the distance being between 1.25 inches and 1.75 inches;
• a catch being coupled to the blade holder at the rear end of the blade holder, the catch engaging the sleeve when the blade holder pivots away from the top side of the sleeve to stop the blade holder at a raised position with respect to the sleeve, the blade holder forming an acute angle with the top side of the sleeve when the blade holder is positioned in the raised position, the acute angle being less than 45.0 degrees;
• a strap being coupled to a top surface of the blade holder and forming a closed loop;
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• a connector releasably coupling the strap to the blade holder, the connector comprising a first mating member coupled to the blade holder and a second mating member coupled to the strap, the connector comprising a snap fastener.