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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6971180 | Paint can channel perforating apparatus A paint can channel perforating apparatus includes a perforating member, a stiffening brace and a plurality of perforating bits. The perforating bits are arranged normal to the plane defined by the perforating member. A protective housing may be adapted to enclose t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6955288 | Metallurgically bonded layered article having a curved surface A layered article having a curved surface made of a supporting metal metallurgically bonded to a supported metal. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 5203087 | Can top opener and sealer A punch member is provided sized to span the top of a can. The punch member includes a pair of spaced blades for piercing the can top and after use is adapted to be re-inserted into the pierced holes to provide a seal for the can top. In an alternative em... | 04/20/1993 |
| 4917258 | Snap-on lid for opened soft drink cans A snap-on lid for covering opened beverage cans securely enough to contain effervescent gases effectively during storage of the beverages in such a container, including a collar defining a groove which is downwardly open to receive an upwardly-directed ed... | 04/17/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4267929 | Lid arrangement for a ski wax can with a tear-off casing A lid arrangement for a ski wax can with a tear-off casing. Said lid comprising a bottom surrounded by a peripheral skirt adapted to lie against the exterior of the casing. A sharp edge or knife edge is arranged on the interior of the lid at its skirt and... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4190957 | Container opener and method of utilizing the same 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 container opener includes a closure member having depending therefrom an annular blade tapering in hei... | 03/04/1980 |
| 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 |
| 3931905 | Beverage container opener and sealing device A combination opener and closure device for press tab type beverage containers is disclosed. The device includes a circular top plate having a downward depending peripheral flange. Integral projections extend from the interior surface of the top plate ada... | 01/13/1976 |
