Pry device adapted for removing container lids

A pry device adapted for removing a lid from a container of a type having an upright wall terminating in an upper rim on which a collar of the lid is releasably secured and the upright wall having a flange extending outwardly therefrom proximate to the rim, comprising:

• (a) a first lever member having a first handle portion and a first lip portion opposite said first handle portion, said first lip portion being configured to engage an edge portion of the collar of the lid when the lid is releasably secured to the container;
• (b) a second lever member having a second handle portion and a second lip portion opposite said second handle portion and being pivotally connected to said first lever member at said first and second handle portions proximate said first and second lip portions, said second lip portion being configured to engage the flange on the container;
• (c) a linkage element having a first linkage end portion being pivotally connected to said first handle portion of said first lever member opposite said first lip portion and a second linkage end portion opposite said first end portion;
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• (d) a fulcrum element having a fulcrum handle portion and a first fulcrum end portion opposite said fulcrum handle portion, said fulcrum element being pivotally connected to said linkage element at said second end portion and to said second lever member opposite said second lip portion and proximate said first fulcrum end portion so that, by actuating said fulcrum handle portion of said fulcrum element, said first and second lip portions move between a contracted position wherein said first and second lip portions are separated a first distance sufficient to respectively engage the edge portion of the collar of the lid and the flange and an expanded position wherein said first and second lip portions are separated a second distance greater than said first distance, said first and second lip portions operative to exert a prying force between the edge portion of the collar of the lid and the flange thereby removing the edge portion of the collar of the lid from the upper rim of the container when the first and second lip portions are moved from said contracted position to said expanded position.

A pry device adapted for removing a lid from a container of a type having an upright wall terminating in an upper rim on which a collar of the lid is releasably secured, the upright wall having a flange extending outwardly therefrom at a location proximate to the upper rim, comprising:

• (a) a first lever member having a first handle portion and first lip portion opposite said first handle portion, said first lip portion being configured to engage an edge portion of the collar when the lid is secured to the container;
• (b) a second lever member having a second handle portion and a second lip portion opposite said second handle portion, said second lip portion being configured to engage the flange on the container;
• (c) a fulcrum element interconnecting said first and second lever members for relative pivotal movement therebetween so that said first and second lip portions are movable between a contracted position wherein said first and second lip portions are separated a first distance sufficient to respectively engage the edge portion of the collar of the lid and the flange and an expanded position wherein said first and second lip portions are separated a second distance greater than said first distance, said first and second lip portions operative to exert a prying force between the edge portion of the collar of the lid and the flange thereby removing the edge portion of the collar of the lid from the rim of the container when the first and second lip portions are moved from said contracted position to said expanded position;
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• (d) pivotal connection means for interconnecting said fulcrum element to a selected one of said first and second lever members at a pivotal connection point for relative pivotal movement therebetween, said pivotal connection point being movable along one of said fulcrum element and said selected one of said first and second lever members.

A pry device adapted for removing a lid from a container of a type having an arcuate upright wall having a curved contour terminating in an upper rim on which a collar of the lid is releasably secured, the upright wall having a flange extending outwardly therefrom at a location proximate to the upper rim, comprising:

• (a) a first lever member having a first handle portion and a first lip portion opposite said first handle portion, said first lip portion being arcuately configured to have a common contour with the upright wall and to engage an edge portion of the collar when the lid is secured to the container;
• (b) a second lever member having a second handle portion and a second lip portion opposite said second handle portion, said second lip portion being arcuately configured to have a common contour with the upright wall and to engage the flange on the container;
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• (c) a fulcrum element interconnecting said first and second lever members for relative pivotal movement therebetween so that said first and second lip portions are movable between a contracted position wherein said first and second lip portions are separated a first distance sufficient to respectively engage the edge portion of the collar of the lid and the flange and an expanded position wherein said first and second lip portions are separated a second distance greater than said first distance, said first and second lip portions operative to exert a prying force between the edge portion of the lid and the flange thereby removing the edge portion of the collar of the lid from the rim of the container when the first and second lip portions are moved from said contracted position to said expanded position.