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Lighter and bottle opener combination

Patent 6544030 Issued on April 8, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject March 30, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

Container opener
Patent #: 4373223
Issued on: 02/15/1983
Inventor: Miller

Combination cigarette lighter and bottle opener
Patent #: 4560344
Issued on: 12/24/1985
Inventor: Kietaibl

Lighter of the disposable type having a bottle-opener for bottles with crown-corks, which is attached to said lighter
Patent #: 4569653
Issued on: 02/11/1986
Inventor: Becker ,   et al.

Bottle opener and lighter cover
Patent #: 4642827
Issued on: 02/17/1987
Inventor: Karuzas

Container opener and lighter combination
Patent #: 4854856
Issued on: 08/08/1989
Inventor:

Multi-purpose gas lighter
Patent #: 5169305
Issued on: 12/08/1992
Inventor: Kee

D374740

Inventor

Application

No. 822394 filed on 03/30/2001

US Classes:

431/253, COMBINED7/151, RECEPTACLE OPENER OR CLOSURE REMOVER81/3.55Levering or prying type

Examiners

Primary: Clarke, Sara

Foreign Patent References

  • 3240377 DE. 05/11/1984
  • 2001-139030 JP. 05/11/2012

International Class

F23Q 002/32

Abstract

A lighter and bottle opener combination for supplying a user of a lighter with a convenient bottle opener. The lighter and bottle opener combination includes a housing having a first end, a second end and a peripheral wall extending between the first and second ends. The housing has a chamber therein. A fuel is located in the chamber. A lighting assembly for igniting the fuel and producing a flame is in communication with the chamber. The lighting assembly is attached to the second end of the housing. The first end of the housing has an arcuate slot therein defining a bottle cap engaging portion of the housing. The slot may be positioned against a bottle and the housing biased against a bottle cap on the bottle such that the bottle cap is removed from the bottle.

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