Can opener with moving lid retainer
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsRichard B. Kosten, Robert A. St. John
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AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsRichard B. Kosten, Robert A. St. John
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A can opener having a housing, a cutting blade, a can moving system, and a lid retainer. The cutting blade is movably connected to the housing between a cutting position and a retracted position. The lid retainer is pivotably connected to the housing between a recessed position in a recess of the housing and an extended position. The cutting blade is located in front of the recess when it is in its retracted position to keep the lid retainer in the recess. However, when the cutting blade is moved to its cutting position, the cutting blade is moved out of the path of the recess to allow the lid retainer to move from its recessed position to its extended position. The cutting blade can also push the lid retainer back to its recessed position when the cutting blade is moved back to its retracted position.
A can opener comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.