US 7,582,350 B2 · Multi-opener device

Abstract

A container opening tool includes first and second legs hingedly secured to one another. Each leg has proximal and distal portions each having an aperture wall including a gripping material. The aperture walls form of the first and second legs are positionable to form proximal and distal apertures. The aperture walls of the distal portions define an elongate aperture, such as an oval or ellipse. Bottle opening flanges secure to the first and second legs and project into the proximal aperture. When the legs are pivoted together, the flanges are positioned adjacent one another and function as a single bottle opener. A blade secures to the second leg near the distal end positioned within a recess formed proximate the distal end of the second leg. A projection is formed on the distal end of the first leg and positionable proximate the blade to press a bag against the blade.

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Dependent claims

A container opening tool comprising:

first and second legs hingedly secured to one another, each leg comprising:
proximal and distal portions each having an inner aperture wall including a gripping material, the aperture walls of the proximal portions of the first and second legs positionable to form a proximal aperture and the aperture walls of the distal portions of the first and second legs positionable to form a distal aperture, the proximal and distal apertures having different sizes;
the first leg having an outer surface opposite the inner proximal aperture wall;
and
a projection secured to the outer surface and extending substantially tangentially from the outer surface to define an interior space between the projection and the outer surface.

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A container opening tool comprising:

first and second legs pivotally secured to one another, each leg comprising:
proximal and distal portions each having an inner aperture wall including a gripping material, the aperture walls of the proximal portions of the first and second legs positionable to form a proximal aperture and the aperture walls of the distal portions of the first and second legs positionable to form a distal aperture, the proximal and distal apertures having different sizes, the first leg having a first outer surface opposite the inner proximal aperture wall, the second leg having a second outer surface opposite the inner proximal aperture wall;
and
a first inner contact surface on the first leg and a second inner contact surface on the second leg, the first and second inner contact surfaces being adjacent one another when the first and second legs are pivoted toward one another to form the proximal aperture and the distal aperture;
the first leg further having a blade with a sharpened edge, the blade being positioned within a recessed portion of the first leg such that the sharpened edge is below the first inner contact surface;
and
the second leg further having a projection, the projection being configured to abut the sharpened edge of the blade when the first and second legs are pivoted adjacent one another to form the distal aperture.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Multi-opener device

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