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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7784190 | Can opener A can opener has first and second operating elements pivotal with respect to one another. The first operating element has a rotatable traction wheel and the second operating element has a cutting assembly. The operating elements pivot such that traction wheel and cu... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7587831 | Can opener A can opener (100) has two pivotal handles (110 and 120), a traction wheel (200) and a cutter blade (300) movable by respective handles (110 and 120) for cutting open a can, and a pivotable lever (400). There i... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7409768 | Can opener Can opener includes frame; rotating, toothed wheel cutting blade; and counterpoised drive wheel. A first, perforating relationship can provide the lid of a can with perforations about its outer boundary for draining liquids; and a second, lid boundary-releasing rela... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7353607 | Can opener A can opener (100) has two pivotal handles (110 and 120), a traction wheel (200) and a cutter blade (300) movable by respective handles (110 and 120) for cutting open a can, and a pivotable lever (400). There i... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7168170 | Can opener A can opener has two pivotable handle members and a traction wheel and a rotary cutter movable by the handle members respectively between an inoperative position in which the wheel and cutter are spaced apart for mounting onto a can and an operative position in whic... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6851195 | Can opener A can opener includes a body with a handle, a traction wheel rotatably mounted on the body, an operating element for turning the traction wheel, and a cutter. The cutter is moveable between an inoperative position for receiving a rim of a can between the traction wh... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6789325 | Can opener A can opener has a first and a second handle member pivotably connected to be moveable between an open disposition and a closed disposition. They can be squeezed together in one hand of the operator to rotate a drive wheel. A cutting wheel is mounted onto the first ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6691419 | Can opener with two pivotally connected levers in laid down position A can opener includes a first lever, and a second lever pivotally connected to the first lever. The levers are in laid down position when a cutting wheel of the can opener is cutting a can. The first lever is equipped with a first wheel having domed protr... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6477775 | Device and methods for opening closed containers A device for opening a sealed container, the device comprising, a first arm having a proximal and distal end, a second arm having a proximal and distal end, a cutting device, and at least one guiding device, wherein the guiding device is disposed on one o... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6249980 | Can opener A can opener has a blade-carrying member pivotably connected to a housing and a hooked connection between the blade-carrying member and the housing that permits the blade-carrying member to be disconnected from the pivotal connection when an actuator of t... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6182368 | Can opener A can opener includes an elongate body, a lever hinged to the body for relative pivotal movement about a horizontal axis between open and closed positions, and a turning knob at a front end of the body. The can opener includes a traction wheel supported f... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6158130 | Industrial can opener A heavy duty industrial can opener operated by hand or by motor which accommodates various sizes of cans and cuts the outer seam wall of a can rather than the top lip of the can. The can opener includes a cutting wheel with a cutting edge and a traction w... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5970618 | Cutter wheel type can opener A cutter wheel type can opener includes a first handlebar and a second handlebar pivoted together, a lever pivoted to the first handlebar, a gear mounted on the first handlebar at one end, a cutter wheel mounted on the second handlebar at one end and rota... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5802725 | Portable metal drum opening apparatus Portable metal drum openers allow the use of a cutting head with a relatively small diameter so that most metal drum covers can be removed without having to beat down or remove bungs in the cover. The cutting head is spring mounted so that the small diame... | 09/08/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5664333 | Hand held and base operated can opener combination A hand held and base operated can opener combination that can be both operated in a base mounted counter top configuration and a portable hand held configuration is disclosed. Consisting of a base unit with an integral power supply and battery charger, it... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5581897 | Plier-type can opener A plier-type can opener has two arms 1, 2 that are pivotally connected to one another. The rotatable parts required for the can opener to cut open a lid of a can and to advance the can are combined into preassembled units that are mountable to the arms. T... | 12/10/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5421092 | Pivotably mounted kitchen appliance A kitchen appliance has a working unit with a motor and a mounting bracket for pivotably mounting the working unit under a kitchen cabinet. The working unit has a housing with a working area at a first face and a decorative second face. In a first positio... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5347720 | Can opener The invention relates to a can opener which removes the lid (E) of a can by cutting through an outer part of the rim (R) of the lid. The can opener comprises two body portions arranged for relative pivotal movement about an axis, one portion carrying a ro... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5197197 | Hand-held squeeze lever or pincer-type can opener To facilitate manufacture and eliminate the possibility of sharp corners projecting from metallic elements of a can opener, a bearing bushing (21) for a feed wheel shaft (20), to which a serrated feed wheel (15) and a twist knob (16) are connected, the ha... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5181322 | Can openers A can opener of the type in which the can is opened by cutting through an outer part of the rim joining the lid with the main body of the can. Cam means (51) are arranged to engage outside wall of the can immediately beneath the rim, the engagement undern... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5121546 | Can opener A can opener comprising a housing having a handle. There is a cutting wheel with a cutting edge for severing a can wall, the cutting wheel defining a cutting wheel axis. There is a traction wheel having a gripping surface to engage a can, the traction whe... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4833783 | Can opener with continuously variable clutch In the invention of a manually operated can opener, an angular drive shaft attaches to the upper handle of a pivotally connected pair of handles. At the higher end of said drive shaft, a crank is rigidly attached and at the lower end, to rotate therewith,... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4689886 | Hand held can opener An improved can opener having a handle with which the operator steadies the an being opened by a downward pressure on the handle to a flat surface beneath the can. At the bottom of the can opener is a protruding lip which prevents the can opener from lifti... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4663849 | Combination can opener/knife sharpener with pivotal mounting A combination can opener and knife sharpening appliance having a generally rectangular box-shaped housing with the can opening mechanism on the front wall thereof and the knife sharpening mechanism protruding from the rear wall of the housing and provided... | 05/12/1987 |
