Tool for opening a can or the like

A tool for opening a can or the like, comprising a body part formed as an integral member and including a first portion extending in a first plane and a second portion extending in a second plane which is substantially transverse to said first plane, said first portion being elongated in a first direction and having a wall which bounds two cutouts spaced from one another in the direction of elongation and each having an outlet which opens at said second plane, each of said cutouts being bounded by a first wall section and a second wall section formed in said wall and spaced from one another in the direction of elongation, said second portion being also elongated in said first direction and having two pointed tips and two cutting edges which are located in said second plane, spaced from one another in the direction of elongation and face in opposite directions so that they can be utilized for opening by a left-handed person and a right-handed person, respectively, said second portion having two further wall sections which partially overlap and laterally limit the respective outlets of said cutouts of said first portion, so that when the body part is placed onto a bead of a can or the like and the bead is received in one of said cutouts, the first portion of said body part is supported on the bead from above by a respective one of said first wall sections, whereas a wall of the can or the like is firmly clamped between a respective one of said second wall sections of said first portion and a respective one of said further wall sections of said second portion of said body part, and when the second portion is forced into a cover of the can or the like said one second wall section of said first portion abuts against the bead from below.