Can opener

A can opener, comprising

• a first substantially flat member extending in a first direction and having two lateral sides spaced from one another in a second direction transverse to said first direction, said first member having two slots arranged and open at one of said lateral sides so that each slot can surround a bead of a can;
• a second substantially flat member also extending in said first direction and also having two lateral sides spaced from one another in transverse direction, said second member having two cutting edges each arranged in the region of a respective one of said slots and extending between the lateral sides of said second member, said cutting edges facing away from one another so that they can be used alternately by a left-handed person and a right-handed person, said members being separate members and connected with one another along one of the lateral sides of each of said members movable between an operative position in which said members are unfolded and extend transversely to one another, and an inoperative position in which said members are folded and extend substantially parallel to one another, said members being dimensioned so that said second member has an outer contour which is located within the outer contour of said first member completely, when said members are in said inoperative position;
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• means for movably connecting said members with one another and arranged between said cutting edges, as considered in said first direction.