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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 |
| 6886260 | Electromotive can opener An electromotive can opener comprises a body. The body is formed by a first half and a second half. A motor, a touch switch for actuating the motor, a high twisting gear set, and a cutter handle are assembled to the body. In the high twisting gear set, a plurality o... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6516524 | Battery operated portable can opener A can opener for severing a lid from a can. The can opener includes a housing having a shape generally in the form of a semi-sphere. The housing has a semispherical shell and an opposing working face. A cutting mechanism is positioned on the working face ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6189221 | Can opener appliance having a side-cutting mechanism This invention is directed to a can opener appliance with a side cutting mechanism. The can opener appliance includes housing portions, which include a cutter support mounted therein. A cutter wheel is mounted at least partially within the cutter support ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5170565 | Can opener A can opener comprising an electric motor (2) driving in rotation a shaft (4) carrying a roller (7), as well as a cutting blade (9), the shaft being mounted both rotatably and axially movably by a bidirectional drive mechanism comprising a compression spr... | 12/15/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4901441 | Can opener The invention discloses a can opener having a driving wheel (4) which is adapted to be driven by a drive unit, is rotatably mounted on a housing (1) and which, for the purpose of propelling a can (24), engages from outside under the seam (6) at the point ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4622749 | Electric can opener An electric can opener operable in one hand of a user includes a body, a rotatable can driving wheel mounted on the front surface of the body, a cutter similarly mounted on the body, an electric motor accommodated inside the body to actuate the can drivin... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4251917 | Portable drum opener A portable drum opener tracks around a cover rim of a drum while cutting through an outer lip of the cover rim. It includes a rotatably driven drive wheel for engaging a radially inward facing surface of the cover rim for advancing the opener around the d... | 02/24/1981 |
| 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 |
| 3995366 | Push button operated can opener A power operated can opener includes a feed wheel that is driven by a shaft carried on a pivotal yoke, with the shaft being driven by an electric motor through reduction gearing. A pawl is pivoted to a rock plate which is in turn pivoted to a spring loade... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3983625 | Power operated can opener having power pierce means A power operated can opener includes a hand lever which pivots on the can opener frame to carry a cutting element into and out of cutting position. A can feed wheel is carried on a motor driven shaft which is supported for limited vertical movement within... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3955276 | Electrically motor driven can opener Electrically driven device for automatically opening food cans using a serrated wheel to turn the can and a fixed cutting element, consisting of an oscillating arm supporting the spindle of the serrated wheel and controlled in its movement by a cam, with ... | 05/11/1976 |
