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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5367776 | Can opener A can opener comprising a housing having a handle. A cutting wheel having a cutting edge for severing a can wall is mounted in the housing. There is a traction wheel having a gripping surface to engage the can. The traction wheel are rotatable and the axi... | 11/29/1994 |
| 4941262 | Can opener The can opener has two support members (10 and 11), a rotatable drive wheel (17) on one of the support members (10) for advancing the opener around a can, a cutting blade (18) on the other member (11), and two handles (13 and 14) for pivoting the support ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4922617 | Electrically driven can opener The electrically driven can opener is composed of a housing (1) accommodating a drive mechanism, a drivable drive wheel (2) which is located on the outside of a housing wall (3), a cutter (8) rotatably supported on the housing wall (3) at a distance from ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4702007 | Rechargeable electric can opener A rechargeable electric can opener including a can-feed wheel disposed on an outer face of a flat casing mounting a motor and a reduction gear mechanism therein, a cutter having a cutting edge capable of turning up-and-down to open a lid of the can in coo... | 10/27/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4534108 | Electric can opener with juice squeezing attachment An electric can opener comprises a can opener body, a can opening attachment and a juice squeezing attachment. The can opener body is provided with a drive shaft, a motor for rotating said drive shaft, a vertically holding portion and a horizontally holdi... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4207676 | Can opener The present invention relates to a can opener comprising a cutter moved in the vertical direction by an operation lever and a feed gear mechanism disposed below the cutter, in which by the co-operative action of the cutter and the feed gear mechanism, a l... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4053981 | Power operated can opener having automatic shutoff means, a removable hand lever assembly, and a manual crank A motor driven can opener includes a pivotal hand lever assembly which may be removed from the can opener frame. A latch on the frame engages an edge portion of the hand lever to retain the lever on the frame throughout its normal operating range. A plate... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4028807 | Can opener latch for releasing cutting assembly To facilitate the cleaning of a can opener cutter, the pivoted handle on which it is mounted is arranged for easy removal. The shaft on which the handle is pivoted has an undercut section. A keeper edge mates with the undercut section of the shaft to rest... | 06/14/1977 |
