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US 4,607,543 AGranted
Digital bottle opener
OwnerFrederick Mahinventor
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Abstract
A bottle opener with counter is described which is capable of removing crown or twist caps from beverage bottles and which has a digital display indicating the number of bottles opened during a certain period. It is of relatively simple construction and is hand-held, comprising a handle or body containing the counter and a head with bottle cap engaging structure. The application of leverage or torque in removal of a bottle cap causes the counter, which may be either mechanical or electronic, to be advanced.
Claims14
A bottle opener with counter comprising:
- a body adapted to be hand-held by a user;
- bottle-cap engaging means integral with said body adjacent one end thereof and adapted to remove the cap from a bottle when appropriate leverage is applied to said body;
- counter means in said body;
- and
- counter actuating means operatively associated with said bottle-cap engaging means and operable to increase the count recorded by said counter means each time leverage is applied to said body in removing a cap from a bottle.
2 more elements
A bottle opener with counter comprising:
- a handle;
- bottle-cap engaging means;
- means operatively connecting said handle to said bottle-cap engaging means and permitting relative movement of said handle with respect to said bottle-cap engaging means when said bottle-cap engaging means engages the cap of a bottle to be opened and leverage is applied to said handle;
- counter means positioned in said handle;
- and
- counter actuating means operable to advance the count of said counter by one each time leverage applied to said handle in removing a cap from a bottle.
3 more elements
A bottle opener with counter comprising:
- a body;
- bottle-cap engaging means integral with said body adjacent one end thereof and adapted to remove the cap from a bottle when appropriate leverage is applied to said body;
- counter means in said body;
- counter actuating means operatively associated with said bottle-cap engaging means and operable to increase the count recorded by said counter means each time leverage is applied to said body in removing a cap from a bottle;
- and
- counter reset means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.