Class 81/3.4 - Gripping type

Subclass of Class 81 - Tools
Definition: Removers not provided for in the subclasses indented hereunder,
No. of applications: 40
Last issue date: 02/23/2012

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20120042753	ELECTRIC CAN OPENER AND METHOD OF OPENING A CAN To solve problems in a conventional electric can opening apparatus wherein it is impractical to drain the unwanted liquid from the inside of the can after opening the container and disposing of the top lid or top without touching it. The composite can opener includes a ...	02/23/2012
20120036964	BOTTLE OPENER Bottle opener for opening a bottle closed with a screw cap, in particular a wine bottle, wherein the bottle opener includes an annular contact element (1) having an inside surface (2) for resting against the screw cap, wthe inside surface (2) delimi...	02/16/2012
20110290080	Nail Clipper With Nail Polish Bottle Top Twist Off Capabilities Tools, such as nail clippers, include at least one lever pivotally movable towards and away from another portion of the tools. Yieldable gripping pads of elastomeric material such as rubber, yieldable plastic or the like are disposed on facing surfaces of the lever. The...	12/01/2011
20110289889	Handheld Tube Capper/Decapper A tube capper and decapper and method of using the same. The tube capper includes a handheld housing that supports a one-dimensional array of spindles. Each spindle is shaped to receive a cap. A drive mechanism rotates each spindle of the one-dimensional array in unison...	12/01/2011
20110247461	LID REMOVAL TOOL A combination of a lid knob and tool having interlocking capability provides an easily removed tool with a handle for applying an added prying, lifting or twisting force to a lid. The vertical cross-section of a sliding interlocking engagement is a dovetail shape. The k...	10/13/2011
20110226093	BOTTLE OPENER FOR POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE BOTTLES A bottle opener for opening polyethylene terephthalate bottles is disclosed to include a base, an adapter pivotally mounted in the base and defining therein an open chamber, retainers coupled between the base and the adapter and adapted for moving the cap of a polyethyl...	09/22/2011
20110179911	Wrench for Removal of Motor Vehicle Radiator Cap and/or Oil Filter Cap An automotive repair tool for removal of an engine fluid cap includes a scalloped interior opening through a circular base having a circumferential edge surface transverse to the axis of the rotation of the cap. The base receives a U-shape metal bracket welded thereto a...	07/28/2011
20110146452	Gas Cap Tool This tool aids a user remove a twist cap. This tool provides an extension to a tight area while providing the user with a solid grip to twist a gas cap on or off. This tool is best suited for removing gas caps from automobiles....	06/23/2011
20110088516	CONTAINER LID OPENING DEVICE A device for rotating and opening a screw cap of a container is provided. A lid opening device 1 constructed from a plate material is provided with a circular arc-shaped section 11 formed by bending a plate surface into a circular arc shape, and two oppose...	04/21/2011
20110072938	Corkscrew A corkscrew has a body, an extension housing, a corkscrew element and at least one pushing lever. The body is hollow and has a sleeve and a stationary housing. The extension housing is connected extendably to the stationary housing to make the length of the body extenda...	03/31/2011
20110061497	Jar opener An immobilization device to grip the threaded closure/cap of a container has spring-driven cam-actuated jaws to grip a full range of sizes of closures/caps, with raked gripping teeth that permit free-wheel rotation of a closure/cap within the jaws. On reversal of rotati...	03/17/2011
20100319493	JAR OPENER AND METHOD FOR LOOSENING JAR LIDS SUITABLE FOR ARTHRITIC PERSONS Embodiments of an improved jar opener and method for loosening jar lids particularly suitable for persons with arthritic hands are generally described herein. The jar opener includes first and second leveraging elements coupled by a threaded rod and a dual-axis hinge as...	12/23/2010
20100288080	BOTTLE OPENING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME Tool for opening bottles closed by caps, forming a bottle opener (16), capable of being actuated by a single hand, including means for automatically holding said cap (12) after opening and comprising at least one bottle opening push-off area (14), e...	11/18/2010
20100186553	Bottle Cap Remover An air powered bottle cap remover that can rotate at a slower speed than a conventional air powered wrench tip. The present invention rotates conventionally via air from an air powered tool such as that typically found in an auto garage. One end of the present invention...	07/29/2010
20100132511	Gripping Devices and Methods Thereof A device for gripping a cylindrical object comprises two gripping springs and an actuator, wherein: each gripping spring comprises a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an arcuate section disposed therebetween; the gripping springs are disposed on the de...	06/03/2010
20100132512	Frangible Opener A hand held opener for opening a frangible closer comprising a handle adapted to be gripped by an operator, a motion actuator operatively connected to the handle, a first shaft connected to the motion actuator, a second shaft connected to the motion actuator, a first gr...	06/03/2010
20100083794	Double-ended tool for opening soft-sided sealed condiment packets and fluid containers having membrane seals A condiment opening tool includes a central connecting body having first and second opposite ends, at least one prong having a pointed end, and mounted to the first end of the connecting body so as to extend the pointed end away from said connecting body. A pair of arms...	04/08/2010
20090277941	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPENING AMPOULES An ampoule opener (1) has a cylindrical body portion (10) with a cavity (11) at an end thereof adapted to receive at least part of the head portion (53) of an ampoule (50). A retaining mechanism, such as an resiliently expandable O-rin...	11/12/2009
20090277306	PILL CONTAINER OPENER A container opener that is used by a user to remove a cap of a bottle or container such as, but not limited to, a medicine bottle or container that includes a childproof cap. The container opener includes a cavity that is designed to at least partially receive the cap o...	11/12/2009
20090229418	HAND-HELD DEVICE FOR REMOVING AN ENCLOSURE FROM A CONTAINER A device for removing an enclosure from a container includes a housing at least partially enclosing at least one reversible motor and at least two spaced-apart cams. The cams are rotatable in a first rotational direction in which the cams grasp the container and in a se...	09/17/2009
20090199517	DEVICE FOR INSERTING TWIST LOCK CONTAINER SAFETY FITTINGS A device for inserting and removing securing fittings for twist-lock containers includes a support plate for containers, which is provided with a pneumatically or hydraulically driven screwing mechanism with a slot gripper for each expected position of a securing fittin...	08/13/2009
20080078270	Cap Opening Apparatus [Problems] To solve problems in a conventional cap opening apparatus wherein it is uneconomical and requires a large storage space to prepare dedicated cap opening apparatus to open the caps of various cans and bottles sealed by different systems and, in a conventional ...	04/03/2008
20080072709	Container top opener with directionally inclined gripping ribs This invention is directed toward a container top opener with a hand gripping portion and a concave container top gripping portion. The device has a series of tapered gripping ribs which allow the device to be used on a wide range of container top sizes. The gripping ri...	03/27/2008
20080060480	TOOL AND METHOD FOR REMOVING AND INSTALLING A TAMPER-RESISTANT CAP OF A PEST CONTROL DEVICE A tool for removing a cap from a pest control device includes a hub and at least four fingers depending from the hub in circumferentially spaced relationship with each other to cooperatively define a socket for receiving the cap within the tool. The fingers are resilien...	03/13/2008
20080028892	DEVICE FOR GRIPPING CAPS FOR A CAPPING MACHINE A device for gripping caps, which can be applied to a capping machine, comprising a support having a hollow guide portion, a connection portion, and a bell-shaped portion and a retention element having a hub portion, which is mounted so that it can slide within said gui...	02/07/2008
20070227308	Oil filter remover An oil filter remover comprising a sleeve, having an interior surface, an exterior surface, an open end and a closed end with indentations on the interior surface, and a reservoir. The oil filter is slid into the oil filter remover and the oil filter is unscrewed, the e...	10/04/2007
20070204726	BOTTLE CAP REMOVER A bottle cap remover includes a pair of axially nested socket sections of different diameters depending axially from a larger-diameter grasping section. Each of the socket sections includes frictional gripping members along their inner walls that are adapted to friction...	09/06/2007
20070157764	Combined rear and front vehicle axle seal installation tool A universal tool for installation of an annular seal for a front axle as well as a rear axle of a vehicle includes a handle, a customized body member capable of being reversibly attached to the handle for placement and insertion of one of two sizes of seals in the motor...	07/12/2007
20070000353	Vehicle lube filter unfastening fixture A vehicle lube filter unfastening fixture includes a bottom plate which has two opposing slots each allows a L-shaped clamping plate sliding therein. The clamping plate has one end vertically extended below the slots and exposed to form a clamping surface and another en...	01/04/2007
20060266160	Multifunctional opener A multifunctional opener includes a main body having two opposite sides formed with two upright clamping portions and having an inside formed with an engaging recess located between the two clamping portions. Thus, the clamping groove and the engaging recess of the main...	11/30/2006
20060254390	Stopper removing tool A hand tool (1) for removing a stopper from a pressurized vessel (eg a bottle of sparkling wine) of a type where the stopper is retained by a wire cage, the wire cage including a wire band at or adjacent a neck ring on the vessel, the wire band being secured by a...	11/16/2006
20060243098	BOTTLE CAP OPENER A bottle cap opener for opening twistable type caps. The opener may include a housing to apply a twisting force to the caps. Twisting force may also be applied via a handle. The opener also may include cap grabbers movable within the housing. The progressively narrowing...	11/02/2006
20060236814	BOTTLE CAP TURNING DEVICE A bottle cap turning device for untightening or tightening a bottle cap during an opening operation or closing operation, respectively. The bottle cap turning device preferably progressively engages and further grips the bottle cap when the bottle cap turning device is ...	10/26/2006
20060207390	Beverage container opener A beverage container opener which includes a housing having a holding surface and a first operational part is disclosed. The operational part includes a first gripping member for engaging at least a first portion of a circumference of a bottle cap and a second gripping ...	09/21/2006
20060174728	Jar opener The invention provides a novel, easy to use, hand-operated apparatus for effortlessly loosening the threaded lid of ajar or bottle having a screw-on lid and readily accommodates jars or bottles of different sizes. One form of the invention includes a base having a jar s...	08/10/2006
20050229750	Jar opener A hand-held jar opener first stores rotational user energy in a clock spring while progressively closing a grip means to engage lids of different sizes. Next it grips the lid and provides mechanical advantage to the user to initially loosen it. Lastly it releases said s...	10/20/2005
20050193867	Tool for facilitating removal of container closing devices A tubular ring includes an inner surface for receiving a bottle cap. A top portion extends from one side of the ring to provide an elongated outer surface and a bottom portion extends from the opposite side of the ring to define an opening for receiving the cap. The cap...	09/08/2005
20050044995	Container opener A torquing device for assisting in the removal of a lid from a container. The device comprises a housing having a first engagement surface. Moveably mounted to the housing is an engagement member having a second engagement surface. The first and second engagement surfac...	03/03/2005
20050028646	Rotating cap opener A screw lid opener is disclosed which can be converted in an extremely simple manner from one lid radius to another With a screw lid opener having a lever-like handle with a clamping device thereon for holding a screw lid, the lid radius is set by three clamping cheeks ...	02/10/2005
20050028645	Bottle cap remover A bottle cap remover can include structure for facilitating the assembly of the bottle cap remover. The structure can include a slot established within the top portion of an interior surface of the body of the bottle cap remover. The cover of the bottle cap remover, by ...	02/10/2005

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