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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6966100 | Tool having a support The present invention relates to an improved method and device for supporting a tool (16, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E 16F, 16G or 16H) or display item (16J) on the rim (17, 47A or 87) of a cont... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6360444 | Method and apparatus for opening containers and reducing waste from containers A method and apparatus for opening containers and reducing waste from containers are described. The apparatus includes an opener device and a puncture device. The opener device facilitates the removal of a lid from a container without damaging the lid or ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 5644848 | Folding safety can opener and method for opening cans A folding can opener and an improved method for opening cans are provided. The can opener includes a handle; a cutter pivotably mounted to the handle; and a locking mechanism for the cutter. The cutter can be locked in an operating position in which a poi... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5456060 | System for slitting and opening coin rolls The coin roll slitting device of this invention comprises a main body section of a size that is convenient to be grasped by a user's thumb and fingers, an arm section extended outward from said body section and provided with a downwardly extending end pro... | 10/10/1995 |
| 4932130 | Key for gripping and piercing a beverage can A key for gripping a beverage can end while simultaneously allowing piercing of the can body. The key has a rigid shaft, one end adapted for use as a handle, and a forked construction at the other end defining two arms. The first arm is adapted to pierce ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4887734 | Method and apparatus for opening and reclosing beverage cans Apparatus for opening and reclosing beverage cans in a first embodiment includes a tool having piercing and forming portions for opening an aperture in and shaping a flap depending from an end wall of a beverage can spaced a predetermined distance spaced ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4835860 | Carton-opening tool A hand tool for opening a paperboard carton having a push-in tab at a top corner. The tool has a generally spoon-shaped body with a bowl at one end of a handle and a bent arm extending from the handle in the same direction as the bowl and terminating in a... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4684038 | Device for tapping containers filled with liquid Device for tapping containers filled with liquid, in particular, tin cans filled with beer, with a mounting for fixing the device relative to the container, with a tubular piercing member sharpened at the front which penetrates the wall of the container, ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4234988 | Pail opening device This invention is a tool for removing plastic lids from pails used in the supply of food stuffs, syrup, paints, and the like. This invention includes a handle with a floating knife blade of such configuration that it is adapted quickly to cut slots around... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4136448 | Can opener A sealable edged aperture is produced in a can top by a generally triangular shaped cutting element which severs a flap-like portion from the can top. The cutting element also includes a wedging structure for folding a portion of the severed flap into abu... | 01/30/1979 |
