Tear top can opener
OwnerJohn A. Bittelinventor
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Abstract
A tear top can opener for opening the closure of a container having a pull ring located adjacent the peripheral edge of the container including a handle, an opener end formed with a finger perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the opener for engaging the pull ring and a bulbous body having a parabolic shaped edge for allowing the opener to be pivoted on the container in order to lift the pull ring vertically to open the closure.
Claims4
A tear top can opener for opening a closure lid of a container, the closure lid having a pull ring operably connected to a weakened score line, the pull ring being located adjacent the peripheral edge of the container, the opener comprising:
- a handle for grasping the opener;
- an intermediate bulbous shaped body portion adjacent said handle having a longitudinal axis and a parabolic shaped, pivoting edge for pivoting the opener on the container during the opening of the closure lid;
- and,
- an opener end adjacent said intermediate portion having an end edge and a slot located adjacent said end edge defining a finger integrally formed with said end edge and located perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and on the opposite side of said pivoting edge;
- said finger being sized for insertion into said pull ring whereby said pull ring is held in said slot during the opening operation permitting the pull ring to be lifted in a perpendicular direction to remove the closure lid when said opener is pivoted on said pivoting edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.