# US 9,775,328 B1 · Attachment mechanism and bottle opener with strap or collar > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,775,328 B1 - Document ID: US9775328B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 14/827,968 - Filed: 2015-08-17 - Granted: 2017-10-03 - Earliest claimed: 2009-12-28 - Applicants: Paul Fidrych - Inventors: Paul Fidrych - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9775328B1 ## CPC - A01K 27/001: {Collars} - A01K 27/002: {Harnesses} - A01K 27/006: {with light-emitting or ornamental devices} - B67B 7/16: for removing flanged caps, e.g. crown caps - Y10T 29/49826: Assembling or joining - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS - B67B: APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS (opening or closing devices attached to, or incorporated in, containers or container closures B65D) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A combination strap or collar and bottle opener device that may be designed to have a short height and/or width and may include a combination attachment member and bottle opener. The bottle opener may be made in a number of different shapes, for example, a D shape (including D-ring), an oval shape, etc. A plastic quick-release coupling device may be included as a clasp system for selectively and releasably coupling two or more strap areas or ends together. The combination attachment mechanism and bottle opener may include a generally flat frame body having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening may be smaller than the second opening and may be separated by an intermediate or first linking member at a first end of the frame body, a second linking or cross member, and a third linking or cross member at a second end of the frame body. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A strap or collar, comprising: a strap; and a bottle opener coupled to the strap, the bottle opener comprising: a main frame portion that is approximately planar and having a first opening and a second opening being adjacent to one another and sharing a first cross member, the first opening being bounded by a second cross member opposite the first cross member and the second opening being bounded by a third cross member; a pry hook formed from a punch out of and connected to the first cross member so as to leave a third opening in the first cross member, and the pry hook protruding outward from the approximately planar main frame, the pry hook cooperating with the third cross member in opening a bottle; wherein the strap is fixedly attached to the bottle opener through the first opening and at least the second opening height is smaller than a diameter of a bottle cap so that the third cross member abuts the top of a bottle cap when opening a bottle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The strap or collar according to claim 1, wherein the bottle opener first cross member and third cross member couple with two side members to form a D-ring, and the D-ring is securely attached to the strap in an orientation parallel to a main surface of the strap so that a bottle may be opened without twisting the strap when the strap is around the neck of a wearer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The strap or collar according to claim 1, wherein the third cross member is curved. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The strap or collar according to claim 1, wherein the first cross member is taller than the second cross member and the third cross member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The strap or collar according to claim 1, wherein the pry hook is in half U shape, half V shape or an L shape. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The strap or collar according to claim 1, wherein the bottle opener has a third opening that is located adjacent to the pry hook, and the first opening is smaller than the second opening and the third opening is smaller than the first opening. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The strap or collar according to claim 1, wherein the first opening is smaller than the second opening, and the second opening is approximately a semi-circular shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The strap or collar according to claim 1, wherein the bottle opener is a combination bottle opener and attachment mechanism that has a planar height of approximately 15-22 mm and a width of approximately 14-17 mm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The strap or collar according to claim 1, further comprising a harness, wherein the bottle opener is connect via the strap to a shoulder strap of the harness integral to a backpack or one of a plurality of interconnected straps of the harness with one or more pouches. ### Claim 10 An apparatus, comprising: a strap; and a bottle opener coupled to the strap, the bottle opener comprising: a first smaller opening; a second larger opening; and the first smaller opening and the second larger opening being adjacent to one another and sharing a first cross member, the first smaller opening being bounded by a second cross member opposite the first cross member and the second larger opening being bounded by a third cross member for cooperating with the first cross member in opening a bottle; wherein the third cross member has a first wall that faces and is adjacent to the second larger opening, and a second wall, opposite the first wall, that is open to the outside and unbounded by further structure; and wherein the strap is fixedly attached to the bottle opener through only the first smaller opening, such that a clip may be attached to and move freely on the third cross member without being obstructed by the strap or any further structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the third cross member includes a pry hook section with a pry hook. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the pry hook protrudes into the second opening. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the bottle opener is a combination bottle opener and attachment member having a D shape. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the second cross member includes a pry hook formed in one side of the second cross member that does not protrude into the second larger opening. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the second larger opening is formed in the shape of an oval and of dimension such that a bottle cap will fit into the second larger opening in a larger diameter axis direction but will not fit into the second larger opening in a smaller diameter direction of the oval shape. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a harness including a plurality of interconnected straps, wherein the strap is connected to at least one of the plurality of interconnected straps. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a harness including a plurality of interconnected straps, wherein the strap is connected parallel with or perpendicular to at least one of the plurality of interconnected straps. ### Claim 18 A combination bottle opener and attachment member with strap, comprising: a strap; and a bottle opener and attachment member having a first rectangular opening and a second oval opening that share a first cross member, wherein the bottle opener is connected to the strap via only the first rectangular opening and the second oval opening has dimensions so that it will remove a bottle cap from a bottle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The combination bottle opener and attachment member with strap according to claim 18, wherein the oval opening is larger than the rectangular opening and the oval opening has dimensions such that a bottle cap will fit into the oval opening in a larger diameter axis direction but will not fit into the oval opening in a smaller diameter direction. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The combination bottle opener and attachment member with strap according to claim 18, further comprising: a first buckle mechanism coupled to a first area of the strap; and a second buckle mechanism coupled to a second area of the strap, wherein the combination bottle opener and attachment member is coupled to a third area of the strap and the first buckle mechanism and second buckle mechanism may be coupled together so that the strap and buckle mechanisms form a collar, and wherein the second oval opening is formed of dimension such that a bottle cap will fit into the opening in a larger diameter axis direction but will not fit into the second larger opening in a smaller diameter direction of the oval shape.