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US 6,786,113 B2Granted
Ring opener
OwnerStephen Nicholas Brailsford, Ivan Romero Mendezinventors
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Abstract
A ring opener for opening tab-top cans and capped containers having a lip portion for removing a container tab when engaged with the container tab, and a tooth portion for removing a container cap from the container's mouth when applied to the container cap.
Claims16
A ring for opening a capped bottle, the ring comprising:
- a body portion favorably sized for accommodating an operator's finger therein, the body portion defining:
- a cap receiving area on a first side of the body portion having opposed edges for engaging a container's cap;
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- a comfort insert to substantially absorb the pressure exerted by the body portion on the operator's finger wherein the comfort insert is located on an interior surface of the body portion.
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A ring for opening a tab-top container and a capped bottle, the ring comprising:
- a body portion favorably sized for accommodating an operator's finger therein, defining:
- a cap receiving area on a first side of the body portion having opposed edges for engaging a container's cap wherein one of the opposed edges of the receiving area defines a tooth extending into the receiving area for engaging a containers cap;
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- a lip extending outwardly from an end of the body portion on the first side for engaging a container's tab wherein the lip terminates in a hook member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.