| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 081300090 | Combined or plural | 43 |
| 20080245190 | FOOD GUIDE FOR USE WITH A DISPENSING END OF A CONTAINER | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090114065 | CONTAINER CLOSURE SOUND-OUTPUTTING AND DISCONNECTING ARTICLE AND METHOD - An article for enabling disconnection of a closure from a container, and the output of sound thereupon. The article includes a closure capture enabling element, for enabling capture of the closure, and a handle, connected to the closure capture enabling element, for enabling movement of the closure capture enabling element for capture, disconnection, and removal of the closure thereby relative to the container. It also includes a sound outputting circuit, for enabling sound to be outputted upon capture and movement of the closure in a direction for enabling disconnection of the closure from the container, and a sound outputting actuation enabling element, for enabling actuation of the sound outputting element. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090158899 | COMBINED CARBINER CLIP AND BOTTLE OPENER - A device which functions as both a bottle opener and carabiner. The device being a triangular structure having a pivotable segment disposed on one side of the structure, and a lip extending inwardly disposed either of the two remaining sides. The pivotable segment can be manually moved from a closed position to an open position and is urged back into a closed position by a biasing means. A portion of the device is placed on top of the cap of a bottle with the lip positioned underneath the cap such that a user can urge the cap out of engagement with the bottle by applying a downward force to the device. The device can also be used to secure an auxiliary device therein by moving the pivotable segment to an open position and inserting a leg of the device through an opening in the auxiliary, and then closing the pivotable segment. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090178514 | Removal device for pour top spouts - A removal device for removing an internal seal from a pour top spout, which includes a body having a curved central portion disposed between a first end portion and a second end portion that forms an included angle of less then one hundred and eighty degrees therebetween. At least a portion of the body has a cross section substantially formed in a shape of a closed plane curve and the outer surface of the body is dimensioned to fit within the opening of the ring of the internal seal of the pour top spout along the entire length of the body. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090260486 | INTEGRATED CARTON AND BOTTLE OPENER - A container package that includes a structural component for holding a plurality of containers, and an opener affixed to the structural component and configured to allow a user to open one of the plurality of containers without removing the opener from the structural component. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100077890 | MULTIPURPOSE OPENER - A multi-purpose opener including a head portion having a top side, a bottom side and a tip, the head portion being connected to a handle at a first angle. The head portion includes a curved member protruding from the top side of the head portion and an elongate hook-like member protruding from the bottom side. A pronged element is provided protruding from the tip of the head portion. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100206137 | ELECTRIC CAN OPENER HAVING REMOVABLE OPENER TOOLS - An electric can opener for opening a top of a metal can which includes a housing that has a top end and a front side. A can cutting mechanism is on the front side of the housing proximate the top end of the housing. A hand held jar grip is removably mounted on the top end of the housing. The top end of the housing includes a recess that receives an interior surface of the hand held jar grip. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100212458 | BOTTLE OPENER RING - A finger or thumb ring bottle opener with a continuous band with a tab defined by a pair of notches located at the back of the ring and the tab does not extend beyond the top, bottom or exterior surfaces of the ring. In use, the ring is placed on the finger of the user with the tab facing the fingertips and is positioned on a bottle cap so that the tab engages the bottom portion of the skirt of the bottle cap and a portion of the cap is in the notches of the ring. Forward and upward force applied to the ring through the finger causes the cap to separate from the bottle. In one embodiment, a platform is disposed on the front of the ring for promotional indicia or ornamentation. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100319494 | Interchangeable Bottle Opener With Bottle Cap Receptacle - The present invention describes a novelty, mountable bottle opening device configured to display an interchangeable, theme-based display panel upon a vertical surface. The mountable bottle opening device includes a support base structure, an intermediate connecting element, an interchangeable decorative overlay panel, a bottle cap removal device, a bottle cap disposal receptacle, and at least one decorative cover. Many of the elements are interchangeable and provide for displaying unlimited and diverse themes. As the device is used to remove a bottle cap, the user perceives an audio message, visual message and/or mechanical event. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110088517 | SYSTEM FOR PRETREATING SAMPLE - The present invention provides a system for pretreating sample that can unplug a rubber-plugged sample tube and a resin-plugged sample tube in one unplugging unit. The system for pretreating sample includes a sample rack on which a plugged sample tube can be mounted, a conveyor line for conveying the sample rack, and an unplugging unit that has a clamp device for holding the plugged sample tube at the time of unplugging and a plug chuck device for chucking the plug of the plugged sample tube held by the clamp device and unplugging the sample tube. The plug chuck device can unplug both the rubber-plugged and resin-plugged sample tubes. More specifically, the plug chuck device has a combination of an unplugging chuck having a suitable shape for unplugging the rubber-plugged sample tube and another unplugging chuck having a suitable shape for unplugging the resin-plugged sample tube. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110146452 | Gas Cap Tool - This tool aids a user remove a twist cap. This tool provides an extension to a tight area while providing the user with a solid grip to twist a gas cap on or off. This tool is best suited for removing gas caps from automobiles. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110154955 | Combination pet collar and bottle opener - A combination dog collar and bottle opener device includes a two-ply strap and combination D-ring and bottle opener. The strap includes a first ply of rubber, preferably recycled from an inner tube. The second ply is mechanically stitched using an interwoven thread to the first ply. A plastic quick-release coupling device acts as a clasp system for selectively and releasably coupling a strap first end to a strap second end. The combination D-ring and bottle opener comprises a generally flat frame body having a first arm and a second arm, a first linking member connecting the first and second arms at a first end of the frame body and a second linking member at a second end of the frame body. An intermediate linking member arranged generally parallel to the first and second linking members and being located at an intermediate position includes a radius bottle pry and offset grooves. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110185858 | Universal barrel opener - A barrel opener includes a handle ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110232423 | Combination Beverage Can Opener and Cover - A combination beverage can opener and cover comprises a semi-circular sheet of plastic having a top surface and a bottom surface and a straight diametric edge having an arcuate notch located proximate the center of the edge. A tab is connected by a living hinge to a circumferential edge of the device midway along its circular perimeter. When used as an opener for a beverage can having a stay-on tab, the device is first slipped under the can's pull ring and used to lift the pull ring so as to rupture the prescored tab and bend it down into the can. To affect closure, the device is rotated about the can's rivet attachment until the semicircular sheet of plastic overlays the opening through which the contents are dispensed. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110259151 | Watchband Bottle Opener with Central Extending Projection to Receive a Bottlecap Thereunder - A bottle opening wristband, having: a pivot member; a buckle loop rotatably connected to the pivot member; a first projection extending from a center edge of the buckle loop, the projection being dimensioned to be received under an edge of a bottle cap; and a second projection positioned opposite the first projection, wherein the first and second projections are positioned on opposite sides of the pivot member. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110283840 | CORKSCREW WITH SEMI-AUTOMATIC TELESCOPIC CAPSULE-CUTTER - The corkscrew according to the invention, which has the basic structure of a conventional corkscrew, comprising a helix ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110290080 | Nail Clipper With Nail Polish Bottle Top Twist Off Capabilities - Tools, such as nail clippers, include at least one lever pivotally movable towards and away from another portion of the tools. Yieldable gripping pads of elastomeric material such as rubber, yieldable plastic or the like are disposed on facing surfaces of the lever. The facing pads are usable for clamping about the screw on top of a bottle of nail polish inserted between the pads allowing twisting off of the top by counter-clockwise rotation of the tool relative to the nail polish bottle. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110296955 | MULTI PURPOSE BEVERAGE CONTAINER OPENER - A multiple-function beverage container opener for lifting container lid lift tabs comprises a thin, relatively long and narrow body suitable for holding in a user's thumb and fingers. The body has a front edge and top and bottom surfaces, the front edge having a beveled top and undersurfaces at the edge that extends rearwardly at an acute angle with respect to the bottom and top surfaces whereby the opener edge may be slipped under a container lid tab. There is a ring aperture and an aperture for a bottle cap opener in the surfaces at opposite ends and the top and bottom parallel surfaces of the tool is bowed, and the perimeter is curved inwardly and outwardly. The opener is provided which features and is ergonomically-shaped. The bottle cap opener is located towards the end of the opener adjacent to the opposite the beveled edge which is the pry-bar type opener for the pull tab lids. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20130068070 | POWERED BOTTLE OPENING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED WRAPPER CUTTER - The present disclosure provides a bottle opening device comprising first and second receptacles to receive at least a portion of a neck of a bottle, with the first receptacle including a wrapper cutting apparatus having at least one cutting element configured to cut a sever in a wrapper on the neck of the bottle, wherein the cutting element is movable towards and away from the wrapper on the neck of the bottle, and the second receptacle including a stopper extractor apparatus configured to remove a stopper from the bottle. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130192426 | STAND FOR A CORKSCREW - A stand for receiving a corkscrew having a body with a bottom portion having a magnetic metallic bottom surface or a magnetic member. The stand comprises a bottom portion for contacting a horizontal surface; a top portion being opposed to the bottom portion, and a peripheral wall at least partially extending between the bottom and top portions. The top portion defines a base for receiving the corkscrew's body, the base comprising a magnetic member or a magnetic metallic upper surface adapted to magnetically affix the bottom portion of the corkscrew's body to the base. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130291687 | Pet Identification Tag Beverage Opener - Pet identification tag beverage opener systems and methods are herein disclosed. According to one embodiment an exemplary pet identification tag beverage opener includes an attachment means, an identification region, a beverage opener and a lever arm. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130319179 | CORK REMOVAL APPARATUS - A cork removal device for facilitating the removal of a cork from a bottle, including a central body portion; a helix associated with the central body portion; a removal member attached to the central body portion; a ratchet assembly associated with the helix; and a stop indication member situated below the ratchet assembly and above a pointed end of the helix. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130327183 | PORTABLE DATA STORAGE DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH A BOTTLE OPENING FUNCTION - A portable data storage device equipped with a bottle opening function is to open a bottle cap fastened on a bottle. The portable data storage device includes a body, a storage element, a bottle opening set and a movable set. The body has a distal end with a front area and a rear area adjacent to the front area. The storage element is held in the body. The bottle opening set is connected to the distal end and includes a claw opener located on the front area and a press member located on the rear area that has a press end remote from the body. The claw opener has a claw latch end formed lower than the press end. The movable set is located movably between the press end and claw latch end. The data storage device thus formed has data access and bottle opening functions. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130327184 | COMBINATION FIVE GALLON BUCKET OPENER AND METHOD - A combination five gallon bucket opener, includes a handle portion and a head portion, a first opener feature located in the head portion, the first opener feature having a plurality of engaging members and a bearing surface, at least one of the engaging members configured to receive a tab of a lid, at least one of the engaging members configured to engage a top surface of the lid, and a second opener feature located in the head portion, the second opener feature having at least one extended member configured to receive a cap, the at least one extended member having at least one feature defined therein to engage a corresponding feature on the cap. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140020512 | SOMMELIER'S CORKSCREW - A sommelier's corkscrew having an elongated first shaft ( | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140102259 | Carabiner Bottle Opener - A bottle opener comprising a carabiner frame with an inwardly opening pivoting gate on a first side of the frame and an appendage comprising an area engagable with an underside of a bottle cap. The appendage protrudes into a space within the carabiner frame from a point on an interior of a second side of the frame opposite the first side. When the gate is opened, a free end of the gate fits under the appendage. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140109727 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGE CONTAINER OPENER - A multi-functional beverage container opener may include a first bottle opener, a first rotating portion, a second rotating portion, a junction, and a blade. In one embodiment, the first bottle opener may include a first hook and a second hook, creating a space to receive the cap of the beverage. When in use, the cap of the beverage is inserted into the space, and the first hook and second hook are disposed slightly underneath the cap to clamp it, and the user can easily remove the cap by holding the first rotating portion or second rotating portion and lifting the opener. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140123813 | Combination Can and Bottle Opener - A combination can and bottle opener includes a housing, a power supply, a motor and a gear train. A wheel extends at least partially outside of the housing and is operatively connected by the gear train to the motor. At least a portion of the wheel is configured to engage at least a portion of a can such that the can rotates with the wheel. A lever is pivotally attached to the housing between a first position for accommodating at least a portion of the can and a second position for engaging and opening the can as the can rotates with the wheel. A corkscrew is at least partially surrounded by the housing. The gear train operatively connects the corkscrew to the motor such that the corkscrew rotates with respect to the housing upon actuation of the motor to engage a cork to facilitate removal of the cork from a bottle. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140157958 | Bottle Cap Opening System - A bottle cap opening tool for removing an externally knurled interiorly threaded cap from a bottle with an externally threaded opening. The various embodiments having at least one end formed in a generally circular configuration with a central aperture, the interior surface of the central aperture having raised sections adapted to engage the knurled external surface of an internally threaded bottle cap. Each of the preferred embodiments described within can be used alone or in combination with one another. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140174258 | CAP HANDLING TOOLS AND METHODS OF USE | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140196574 | UNIVERSAL ADJUSTABLE MARINE DECK FILL LID KEY - A universal adjustable deck fill lid key may comprise a handle and a slide, the handle and the slide each mounting one small pin and one large pin, and the slide being slidably mounted on the handle in a manner that enables a user to position the slide along the handle such that either the small pins or the large pins may engage the holes of a two-hole deck fill lid to enable the key to remove or re-install the deck fill lid in a wrench-like manner. In one embodiment, the universal deck fill lid key may additionally incorporate a slot head to enable the key to interface with and operate a slotted deck fill lid. In another embodiment, the universal deck fill lid key may additionally incorporate a drive nut to enable the key to interface with and operate a socket deck fill lid. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140238199 | Multiple-Way Bottle Cap Opener and Method - A beverage opener is provided having a body and a receiver. The body has a generally planar bottom surface, an outer peripheral edge, and a top surface. The receiver has a wall portion defining a recess in the bottom surface of the body. The receiver also has an array of spaced-apart ones of: a) recesses and b) notches disposed about the recess to provide a bottle opener. The array of ones of: a) recesses and b) notches are compatibly formed to receive and mate with a first array of another of: a) recesses and b) notches on one twist-off bottle cap and a second, distinct array of another of: a) recesses and b) notches on another twist-off bottle cap. A pry-off crown cap opener can also be provided along the receiver. A promotional branding beverage opener is also provided. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140290439 | Canopy Tent Pole Mounted Bottle Opener - The Canopy Tent Pole Mounted Bottle Opener (“Opener”) is a device that will be used for opening bottles and cans in conjunction with a canopy tent leg. While neither the canopy tent nor the canopy tent leg is a part of this patent application, the Opener is designed to be compatible and used in conjunction with several different types and brands of canopy tent legs that are already in the market. Using a simple, but effective design, the Opener can be attached to any of the canopy tent's collapsible legs and allow the user to pry open a bottle or can of his/her beverage of choice. The angle in which the Opener has been designed is unique and the only angle in which the proper amount of downward force may feasibly be applied to pry open a bottle without spilling the contents. Moreover, the protruding portion of the Opener can serve as a hook that may be used to hold a garbage bag to catch and collect discarded bottle caps. The hook may also serve several other functions such as a coat or hat rack as the user sees fit. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140338499 | UNIVERSAL BOTTLE AND JAR OPENER - A lid opener is provided. The lid opener includes a solid body piece having a first end, the solid body piece being adapted to flex. The solid body piece can further include an annulus defined in the first end, with the annulus defining a gradually diminishing diameter from the first end. The annulus is configured to be inserted over and functionally engage a lid of a container to facilitate the removal of the lid from the container. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150298953 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL 21-IN-1 OPENER - “MULTIFUNCTIONAL OPENER 21 IN 1”. Beverage can seal opener produced in plastics, elastomers, silicones, rubbers and other polymers shaped as elliptical elongated tubes ( | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150336782 | CONTAINER OPENER - A container opener is configured to remove a lid from a container. The container opener has a housing configured with a top slot and a front slot. An adjustable blade is inserted into the housing through the front slot and mechanically coupled to a movable jaw member. A slider and locking unit inserted into the top slot and attached to the adjustable blade such that movement of the slider within the top slot moves the adjustable blade in and out of the front slot. A stationary jaw member is attached to the housing. The movable jaw member is configured to be placed a distance from the stationary jaw member in order to hold the lid such that rotating the housing removes the lid from the container. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150353333 | Encased Wine Opener With Bottle Opener - An improved wine opener/bottle opener that may be encased within an attractive housing, wherein the user may manipulate the position of the opener and bottle opener to accommodate different sized users as well as different sized bottles. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160046473 | Bottle Opening Device - A bottle opening device includes a sports projectile and an insert. The sports projectile has an outer surface and a cavity extending into the outer surface. The cavity is defined at least partially by a bearing surface of the sports projectile. The insert has an opening that extends through the insert and between a first face surface and an opposing second face surface of the insert. The insert is received within the cavity of the sports projectile such that (i) the first face surface of the insert engages the bearing surface of the sports projectile and (ii) the second face surface of the insert is at least substantially flush with the outer surface of the sports projectile in an area adjacent to the cavity. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160185582 | Cork and Bottle Cap Removing Bullet Apparatus and Related Methods - Disclosed are various embodiments of an apparatus in the shape of a bullet for opening corked and capped bottles and methods of doing the same. | 06-30-2016 |
| 081300150 | Attached to receptacle or closure | 4 |
| 20080245191 | Device for opening and sealing a beverage can lid - A device for opening and re-sealing a flip-tab beverage can lid includes a pull handle connected with a base portion. The base portion is tapered and further comprises an upper and lower base portion. The pull handle facilitates the opening of the lid and the base portion is configured to cover and optionally seal the lid opening. A sleeve portion is contained within the base portion and is configured to receive the flip-tab of a beverage can lid. The beverage can lid is opened by lifting the pull handle away from lid surface to cause a tab lip of the flip-tab to rotate towards the lid surface and act as a lever to punch out a swinging seal in the lid surface that is defined by a scored area. The pull handle further facilitates rotation of the base portion about the lid surface and into a covering position that covers the lid opening and keeps the can contents free from outside contaminants. The base portion can then be depressed into a sealing position that seals the lid opening and substantially eliminates the loss of carbonation from the beverage can. The device is held in the sealing position by a ridge that spans the perimeter of the lower base portion and hold the device firmly against the lid opening and lid surface. The device can be taken out of the sealing position by lifting the pull handle. In this manner a user of the present invention can repeatedly open and re-seal the opening of a beverage can lid as desired. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20100147114 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH BOTTLE OPENER - In accordance with an embodiment, a beverage container is provided which includes an external indication that the beverage container includes a bottle opener or other food opener inside. Such external indication can be in the form of words, or a pictorial or symbolic representation of a bottle opener. When the consumer purchases the container of beverages, they can open the container to remove the bottle opener, and then use the bottle opener to open the individual bottles. This eliminates the need to purchase separately or find a previously-owned bottle opener, and can encourage sales of certain bottled beverages over others that do not include their own bottle opener. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110079110 | Mountable bottle opener and removable cap holder - A mountable bottle opener and a removable bottle cap holder. The holder hangs from the bottle opener on an angled portion of the opener. The holder may be removed by pulling it off the opener to empty its contents. The holder has a slot into which is fitted further a curved portion of the opener and then the angled portion. The opener also has a flat portion mounted to a flat surface. The angled portion projects forward from a top end of the flat portion. The curved portion projects from the angled portion. The curved portion includes edges that define an open window that enable bottle caps to be pried off. The holder is arranged with its mouth beneath where the prying occurs to catch pried off caps. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110107878 | Tobacco Tin with Bottle Opener - A tobacco tin can include a container portion further comprising a main body and a hook member, and a lid further comprising a major portion and an engagement member. The lid is sized to fit over the container portion so that the lid is removably attachable to the container portion. The hook member extends outwardly so that the outermost point of the hook member extends towards the lid and the engagement member extends outwardly so that the outermost point of the engagement member extends towards the container portion when the lid is removably attached to the container portion. | 05-12-2011 |
