Can opener
AssigneeMitchell & Cooper Limited
InventorJohn Anthony Edwards
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Abstract
A can opener has a blade-carrying member pivotably connected to a housing and a hooked connection between the blade-carrying member and the housing that permits the blade-carrying member to be disconnected from the pivotal connection when an actuator of the can opener is moved to a release position. The can opener may be provided with a stop to prevent the disconnection and removal of the blade-carrying member unless the actuator is in the release position.
Claims25
A can opener operable in use to rotate a container relative to a blade of the can opener, the can opener comprising a housing, a blade-carrying member releasably connected to the housing and pivotable relative thereto, and actuation means for pivoting the blade-carrying member and for rotating a container, wherein a hooked connection is provided between the blade-carrying member and the housing, the hooked connection being separable so as to enable the blade-carrying member to be removed from the housing when the actuation means is moved to a release position so that the blade-carrying member can be removed from the actuation means;
- the can open further comprising stop means to prevent the separation of the hooked connection unless the actuation means is in the release position, wherein the stop means comprise a projection on one of the housing and the blade-carrying member and a recess in the other of the housing and the blade-carrying member.
A can opener operable in use to rotate a container relative to a blade of the can opener, the can opener comprising a housing, a blade-carrying member releasably connected to the housing and pivotable relative thereto, and actuation means operable to pivot said blade-carrying member and to rotate a container, the actuation means including a cam follower engageable with the blade-carrying member and a spring, the cam follower being movable by a cam surface of the actuation means to effect pivotal movement of the blade-carrying member relative to the housing, and the spring being provided between the cam follower and the housing, wherein a hooked connection is provided between the blade-carrying member and the housing, said hooked connection being separable so as to enable the blade-carrying member to be removed from the housing when the actuation means is moved to a release position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.