Can opener

Abstract

Abstract THE DISCLOSURE OF THE PRESENT APPLICATION DESCRIBES THE LEVER TYPE CAN OPENER DEVICE ADAPTED TO BE STORABLY MOUNTED ON THE LID OF A CAN OF THE TYPE COMMONLY KNOWN AS A DOUBLE-SEAL CAN AND USED FREQUENTLY AS A PAINT CAN LID. THE OPENING DEVICE IS FORMED FROM A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR RECTANGULAR BLANK AND CONSISTS OF A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR BODY PORTION WHICH IS FORMED WITH A TONGUE AT ONE END ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EXTENDING GROOVE FORMED IN THE CAN LID SUCH THAT IT MAY BE MOUNTED ON THE CAN LID IN A POSITION WHEREIN THE BODY PORTION EXTENDS RADIALLY INWARDLY OF THE CAN LID. THE TONGUE MEANS IS FORMED BY BENDING ONE END OF THE SUBSTANIALLY RECTANGULAR BLANK UPON ITSELF TO FORM A U-SHAPED PROJECTION ADAPTED TO FIT WITHIN THE U-SHAPED GROOVE OF THE CAN LID. THE U-SHAPED PORTION IS CONNECTED TO THE BODY PORTION BY AN ARCH-SHAPED POSITION WHICH IS ADAPTED TO PROVIDE CLARENCE FOR THE CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EXTENDING RIDTE NORMALLY FORMED ADJACENT TO THE U-SHAPED CHANNEL OF A DOUBLE SEAL PAINT CAN LID. A LIP MEANS IS PERFERABLY FORMED AT THE OTHER END OF THE BODY AND ADAPED TO BE INSERTED BETWEEN THE RIM OF THE CAN LIDE AND THE CAN WHEN THE LID IS USE.

Inventors

• 👤 Garry W A Martens

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