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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6675487 | Can opener A manually operable can opener includes elongate first and second operating elements pivotally connected to each other intermediate their ends and having first and second handle members respectively. The can opener has a traction wheel rotatably mounted o... | 01/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6101727 | Hand pump-action can opener A dual-handle pump-action can opener that can be operated by either hand and cuts the exterior wall of the seam of a can, rather than the top lip of the can. The dual-handle pump-action can opener includes: (a) a housing having a first handle; (b) a cutti... | 08/15/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6094828 | Outer seam wall can opener An improved outer wall can opener includes a retractable and extendable traction wheel which selectively grips a can to be opened between it and an outer seam wall cutting wheel. The cutting wheel is a ring which is supported by a generally cylindrical st... | 08/01/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5692309 | Can opener A can opener has two relatively pivotable body portions, one carrying a rotary cutting wheel and the other a rotary traction wheel having parallel axes, the opener being arranged to receive the rim of a can between the two wheels and to orbit the can as t... | 12/02/1997 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4633589 | Can opener An improved can opener for removing the tops of cans of both straight sided tin can containers and containers having recessed tops such as commonly found in extruded aluminum cans used in the beverage industry. The improvement modifies the conventional ha... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4301595 | Can opener A can opener (10) has a cutter roll (40) for cutting an outer seam wall (49) of a double end seam (41) securing a can end (43) to a can body (45). A traction roll (20) of the opener (10) is engageable with the end seam (41) and is rotatable to drive the c... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4125941 | Can opener adapter for beverage cans An adapter is provided for the conventional can opener which allows the can opener to be used for removing the top of a common aluminum type beverage can. A circular ring sized to slidably fit the outside of a beverage can is held in position by a support... | 11/21/1978 |
