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US 4,790,220 AGranted
Safety seal stripper
OwnerJames Lloydinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus which enables the user to easily remove a bottle cap having a safety seal from a container such as a milk or juice container. The apparatus fits over the cap and safety seal unit and allows the user to easily separate the safety seal from the bottle cap by rotation of the apparatus with respect to the cap. Neither the cap or bottle is deformed so that the cap may be used to reseal the container after separation of the safety seal.
Claims11
An apparatus for stripping a safety seal from a safety cap, said apparatus comprising:
- a cap engagement means adapted to engage a safety cap and allow rotational movement between said safety cap and said said apparatus;
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- safety seal stripper means extending from said cap engagement means so as to project into a notch in said safety seal upon engagement of said safety cap by said cap engagement means such that upon rotational movement of said apparatus with respect to said safety cap, said safety seal is separated from said safety cap.
An apparatus for removing a safety seal from a container having a safety cap, said apparatus comprising;
- a cap engagement means comprising a cap contacting surface and a cap engagement ring extending from said cap contacting surface, said cap engagement means adapted to engage a safety cap and allow rotational movement between said cap and said apparatus;
- gripping means extending from said cap engagement means;
- storage means oriented on said gripping means;
- safety seal stripper means extending from said cap engagement means, such that upon engagement of a safety cap by said cap engagement means, said safety seal stripper means is oriented in a notch in said safety seal and said cap contacting surface is oriented substantially parallel to and adjacent the top surface of said safety cap, such that upon rotational movement of said apparatus with respect to said cap, said safety seal is separated from said safety cap.
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