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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7213340 | Battery-operated can opener A battery-operated can opener includes a DC motor, a battery, a switching lever that controls electric connection between the battery and the DC motor, an actuating arm coupled to the switching lever for moving a cutter out of the can opening for cutting the lid of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7020967 | Rod cutting device A rod cutting device includes a cutting head including a stationary cutting blade and a movable cutting blade for cutting off a waste part of a rod, and a waste part holding mechanism disposed near a cutting operation completing position, toward which the movable cu... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6671970 | Can lid lifter for can opener This invention relates to a novel can lid lifter for a hand operated can opener. More particularly, the invention is directed to a novel can lid lifter for a hand operated can opener that cuts the outer seam wall of a can, rather than the top interior lid... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6510613 | Ergonomic can opener An ergonomic, electric can opener sits squarely on a kitchen counter and has working features such that the user need not turn the opener to see where to place the can. The housing and working features of the can opener are situated at about a 45 degree a... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6505405 | Electric can opener An electric can opener has a handle that is used to `close` a blade towards a traction wheel so as to pinch a top rim of a can while the lid is removed, in a known manner. When the handle is moved downwards, the blade is carefully controlled in its moveme... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6351889 | Adjustable-height can opening appliance A can opening appliance is provided herein. The appliance includes a primary housing having a front surface including a can opening mechanism and a rearwardly facing locking surface. A base includes at least one upwardly extending projection for slidable ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6279236 | Can opener A household electric can opener operable by vertical movements of a control button. The can opener has an easily removable assembly that includes all of the exposed operating parts, including a cutting blade, a can drive wheel, the control button, and a l... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6098293 | Can opener with rotating bottom support A can opener is provided including a housing and an elevator mounted on the housing. Next provided is a blade assembly having a rotating blade. The blade assembly is coupled to the elevator for being moved downwardly upon a can such that the blade engages... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6092292 | Can opener A can opener (30) includes a housing (32) which supports a drive wheel (64) for rotating a can (82) loaded on the opener. While the can (82) is being rotated by the drive wheel (64), a cutter (74) is severing a lid (80) of the can therefrom. An actuator (... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6088921 | Can opener with a lid magnet The present invention is a can opener with a manual turning knob and a magnet. The can opener has a first cutting side, second turning side, an upper handle, and a lower handle. The manual turning knob comprises a wheel with indentations. The top of the w... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5992026 | Kitchen appliance with pivotal mounting A pivotally mounted kitchen appliance including a mounting bracket for mounting flush with a flat surface, the bracket defining a recessed area and at least two mounting members that extend therefrom, a housing including a can opener and having an upper p... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5666735 | Can opener with moving lid retainer A can opener having a housing, a cutting blade, a can moving system, and a lid retainer. The cutting blade is movably connected to the housing between a cutting position and a retracted position. The lid retainer is pivotably connected to the housing betw... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5430945 | Manually pivotable magnetic unit on a can opener for holding and releasing the cut lid of a can The invention is a unit that is attachable to a side face of a handle of a can opener, which unit is manually operable to engage a magnet upon the lid of a can so as to magnetically hold the lid from dropping into the contents of the can as it is cut away... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5403053 | Can opening and liquid expelling apparatus A device for detaching the top of the can and draining the fluid contained therein. In the first embodiment, an upper and lower handle are adjustable in relation to one another to account for different can sizes. A conventional can opener is attached to a... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5022159 | Hand-held can opener A hand-held can opener is provided with a grip handle, a grip block pivotally mounted to the forward end of the grip handle, a scissor handle pivotally mounted to the grip block and having a one way roller clutch connection with a unidirectionally driven ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4831735 | Adjustment height can opener An electrically operated portable can opener being adjustable in height to enable opening various size cans, the can opener having a primary housing which is partially received within a secondary base housing with a rotary cam serving to control the raisi... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4734986 | Can-openers A tool which operates to remove the end wall (17) of a can by cutting through an outer part of the rim (11) of the can comprises a manually rotatable drive wheel (8) and a cutter wheel (12) arranged tightly to grip a cam rim therebetween. The cutter wheel... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4726119 | Can opener A can opener includes an operating rotary handle body incorporating a rotary serrated clamping head to clamp a projecting edge joint of a can against a cutting disc. The clamping head is mounted on an eccentric shaft which is driven by a central shaft of ... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4590822 | Beverage can opening apparatus Beverage can opening apparatus includes a base portion, a support portion, a can engaging portion, a biasing portion and a fastening portion. The base portion includes a substantially flat plate section. The support portion includes spaced shaft supportin... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4561182 | Electric can opener An electric can opener comprising an opener body and a body support. The opener body includes a cutter and a toothed wheel adapted to be rotated by an electric motor. A can to be opened is placed on the wheel at its upper projecting edge, and rotated by t... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4521965 | Hand-driven, reciprocating can opener A can opener for opening cylindrical metal cans by means of a reciprocating, circular motion produced by holding the can opener in the hand of the user and moving it up and down while also rotating it about a vertical axis. The can opener includes a handl... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4327490 | Can opener A pocket can opener comprises a body with a propelling wheel and a handle for rotating the propelling wheel and a cutter blade pivotally attached to the body so that both the handle and the cutter blade can fold down across the body with the cutter blade ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4190956 | Can opener An opener for removing an end panel portion of a container end unit. The opener includes a simple housing which may be molded of plastics material and which carries a blade for penetrating and severing the end panel along a preformed weakening line in the... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4186485 | Opener having seam gripping means A container opener particularly adapted for opening a container wherein the end wall of the container is provided with a preformed line of weakness. The opener includes a cover which functions as a temporary closure and has depending therefrom an annular ... | 02/05/1980 |
| 3990608 | Container tapping devices Tubular conduits with axially overlapping parts are swivelly keyed to each other by an annular key and a retaining nut. A cutter tip is on the end opposite the swivel end of the outer conduit along with an internal support housing a square yoke that slida... | 11/09/1976 |
