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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7779729 | Drum lid removal tool A tool for removing the lid of a metal drum wherein the lid is clamped over the drum rim without protruding edges, the tool having an elongated handle with a blade carried by an angularly positioned holder affixed to the midsection of the handle, the blade being of ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7370558 | Wristwatch buckle bottle cap opener system A bottle opening wristwatch band, including: a pivot member; a buckle loop rotatably connected to the pivot member; a buckle clasp rotatably connected to the pivot member, the buckle clasp having a protrusion thereon, the protrusion being dimensioned to be received ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7313983 | Bottle opener A compact, ergonomic, pocket-sized bottle opener having a thin, generally flat body. The bottom edge of the body includes a jaw opening and at least one area for receiving a lifting finger. A plug of resiliently yielding material is mounted in the finger-receiving a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7287792 | Crown neck container gripping device The present invention is directed toward a bottle gripping device that grips a bottle at discrete points comprising a minimal area of the bottle. More specifically, the gripping device typically contacts the bottle at four discrete points and such total area of cont... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7195041 | Tie wrench for bending fence mounting clips around fencing wire to secure fencing wire to a fence post A tie wrench for bending mounting clips to secure a fence wire to a fence post is disclosed. The tie wrench utilizes a hook that is positioned beneath the fence wire but above an outer portion of the mounting clip. The tie wrench is pulled toward the user to twist a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7171831 | Tool for turning keys A tool for turning keys comprising a tool body having an elongate slot adapted to removably receive the head of a key. The tool has an aperture, by means of which a key ring is attached to the tool. The aperture may have a constriction to prevent the key ring slidin... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165475 | Bottle opener The invention also provides for a bottle opener that includes a finger engaging portion adapted to at least partially surround at least one finger. A handle portion is fixed to the finger engaging portion. The handle portion includes an opening head. The opening hea... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7124663 | Bottle opener A bottle opener includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes an engaging section. The second member comprises a cap-removal portion and a grip portion. One of the first member and the second member includes two slots defined therein. An axl... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114233 | Engine cover puller A device for facilitating the separation and removal of an engine cover from a sealing surface on an engine. The engine cover puller may reduce or eliminate the deformation of an engine cover during its removal and allows for its potential reuse. In addition, the en... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108021 | Tie wrench for bending fence mounting clips around fencing wire to secure fencing wire to a fence post A tie wrench for bending mounting clips to secure a fence wire to a fence post is disclosed. The tie wrench utilizes a hook that is positioned beneath the fence wire but above an outer portion of the mounting clip. The tie wrench is pulled toward the user to twist a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096759 | Method and apparatus for opening of containers A flip-top can opener comprising: a length of rigid material; a wedge-shaped head located at a distill end of the length of rigid material; a hook located near the wedge-shaped head, and configured to engage an edge of a rim of a flip-top can such that when the flip... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086310 | Non-slip bottle opener A non slip bottle cap opener (100) for installing onto a key ring or key chain with other keys is formed with the approximate length and thickness of a standard key to allow it to be comfortably carried on the key ring or chain like an ordinary key. The opene... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7004371 | Gripper and method for detaching packaged chip from PCB A gripper for detaching a packaged chip from a PCB. The gripper comprises a plurality of hooks, elastic slices, and a heating device. These hooks are used for gripping and hooking the packaged chip. Each hook includes a chip-upholding part and a chip-gripping part, ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6907650 | Pipe plug puller Pipe plugs are difficult to remove due in part to the design of the pipe plug to be extremely tight fit with a pipe. Pipe plugs are described as being removed by a pipe plug removal tool. The pipe plug removal tool permits easy access to a trench and employs leverag... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6761088 | Bottle opener A bottle opener for opening a bottle in an efficient manner. The bottle opener includes a substantially rigid panel having a first surface, a second surface, a third surface and a fourth surface wherein the first and second surfaces are opposite surfaces. The third ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6618886 | Can opener An opener having a grip-like body in which at one end is integrated a cutting mechanism for cutting open tins. An oppositely-lying thickened end has a receiving groove in which a pull hook is pivotally mounted about a pivot pin over a predetermined angle.... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6378398 | Tool for breaking a vacuum in a preserving jar closed with a screw cap A tool for breaking a vacuum in a preserving jar closed with a circular lid. The tool is provided with an oblong handle (1), which at one end has a portion (5) for engaging the cap (7) of a preserving jar (8), and a jaw (2) for engaging the lower edge of ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6199452 | Pail opener and resealer device A tool device constructed and arranged to open and reseal plastic pail lids. The device is comprised of a rigid, unitary, and elongated body structure with a center and a tip end. The body structure having a handle portion, a lid opening structure, and a ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5950296 | Combination of a container and an unlocking tool for the container An unlocking tool for opening a container operates by the action of a lever. The container includes a first half and a second half connected to each other for rotation. The first half includes a latch finger, and the second half has a hole for receiving t... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5934159 | Opener for package closure The present invention is an opener for a package closure. The opener is designed to work with a push tab that has a depressable end which may pierce the package. The opener has a handle and a protrusion. The protrusion may be attached to the handle, or th... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5931059 | Bucket lid removing tool A bucket lid remover is provided including a strip having an inboard extent with a U-shaped configuration. An outboard extent has a generally J-shaped configuration with a vertically oriented upper portion and an angled lower portion coupled to a bottom e... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5839358 | Kneading paddle extraction device A kneading paddle extraction device for removing the kneading paddle from a loaf of bread made by an automatic bread making machine, while minimizing damage to the loaf, is provided. A kneading paddle containing a substantially central aperture for receiv... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5829965 | Multifunction waiter's tool A new multifunction waiter's tool for combining functions of bottle opener, cigarette lighter, and bread crumb remover. The inventive device includes a handle portion. A bottle opener is pivotally coupled with the handle portion. A utility knife is pivota... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5771759 | Beverage container easy opener In accordance with the present invention, a can tab opener is provided, having a handle portion 12, and an upper outwardly extending first opening member 14. A second lower opening member 16 is provided, having a distial end 18 which is inclined downwardl... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5699928 | Easy flip top tab lifter The present invention is a disposable device which is attached to the tab of a conventional aluminum beverage can at the time of manufacture. When a consumer pulls the device upward, the tab is likewise pulled upward to a position in which the consumer ca... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5609076 | Container opener A chain link device to remove a cap from a container, comprising a chain having a series of links interconnected at pivot locations; the chain having a first looping portion sized to grip a bottle cap; and the chain having a second handle portion projecti... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5476023 | Lid removing devices A lid removing device comprises a clamp consisting of a front leg, a rear leg and a central segment therebetween. A vertically positioned front leg is formed as a solid generally rectangular shaped block. A rear leg is formed as a solid generally rectangu... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5465430 | Cap glide puller A cap glide puller comprising an elongated handle. A head is longitudinally offset at one end of the handle. A hook diagonally extends downwardly from the offset end of the handle towards the head. The head and the hook are capable of engaging a cap glide... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5267494 | Bottle opener The present disclosure provides an improved bottle opener incorporated on a key having a head and a body. The head has a U-shaped cutout at a downward angle in the range of about 30° to about 60° with fulcrum and lifting edges. The cutout has a width of... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5261299 | Bottle opener A bottle opening device with a bottle opener having a handle supported on a flexible sheet of material. The sheet of material has two straps and an intermediate part. The intermediate part has the handle of the bottle opener fixed to it and rests in the p... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5189750 | Combination bottle opener and can opener A combination bottle opener and can opener is disclosed. A bottle opening element may be movably connected to a can opening element. The bottle opening element may include a first end having an angled portion and a protrusion that cooperate to define a bo... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5169305 | Multi-purpose gas lighter This invention relates to a multi-purpose gas lighter which has an incurve in the body to receive the hem ridge of a drink can, a can tab lifting device, a bottle opening device, a perfume chamber for emission of fragrance, and a triangle piece to hang ke... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5163346 | Anti-freeze bottle opener A bottle cap and seal remover for removing the bottle cap and seal from a bottle of gas line anti-freeze, enabling the contents of the bottle to be poured into a gas tank. A first embodiment is formed as a hand-held opener which may be mounted on a key-ri... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5133233 | Bottle opener glove Bottle opening tool having bottle cap-engaging hook and end fulcrum bar, each secured to a rigid back plate, is incorporated into the palm of a glove. Back plate is shaped to conform to the shape of the palm of the wearer'hand. Bottle cap is removed by ba... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4979407 | Bottle opener A bottle opener includes a handle having a substantially circular first bottle opener portion at one end thereof with a centrally disposed first opening extending through the first bottle opener portion to remove a twist-off screw cap from a bottle and ca... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4967436 | Combination lid removal tool A tool is set forth defined by generally planar sides, including a central handle defined by a concave top surface overlying an undulating convex bottom surface. The tool includes an enlarged head at a forward end of the handle defined by a "C" shaped cav... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4858502 | Closed container opener A closed container opener, particularly a microcentrifuge tube opener (10) is adapted to open a closed container, particularly a microcentrifuge tube (16) comprising a container (30) with an opening (32), and a lid (36) for the container, the lid having a... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4757568 | Paint brush having supporting and prying means A paint brush having a ferrule telescopically receiving a handle at one end and the bristles at the other is disclosed with supporting and prying means on one side thereof for adapting the brush to hang from the rim of a paint can, in spaced relation from... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4719824 | Pull tab opener A pull tab opener for use on pop-top cans such as are used for beverages having a mounting with fingers gripping the edge of the can opposite the pull tab and a lever arm hinged to the mounting for rotation downward and over the pull tab. The arm has a li... | 01/19/1988 |
