| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 081300400 | Gripping type | 21 |
| 20090277306 | PILL CONTAINER OPENER - A container opener that is used by a user to remove a cap of a bottle or container such as, but not limited to, a medicine bottle or container that includes a childproof cap. The container opener includes a cavity that is designed to at least partially receive the cap of a bottle or container. The cavity can include one or more gripping elements designed to engage the cap when inserted in the cavity. The cavity can be designed to receive a plurality of different sized caps. The container can include a magnifier. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100288080 | BOTTLE OPENING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - Tool for opening bottles closed by caps, forming a bottle opener ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100319493 | JAR OPENER AND METHOD FOR LOOSENING JAR LIDS SUITABLE FOR ARTHRITIC PERSONS - Embodiments of an improved jar opener and method for loosening jar lids particularly suitable for persons with arthritic hands are generally described herein. The jar opener includes first and second leveraging elements coupled by a threaded rod and a dual-axis hinge assembly. The jar opener includes curved cut-out regions of different curvatures and the dual-axis hinge assembly includes selectable pivot points to accept jar lids of various diameters. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110061497 | Jar opener - An immobilization device to grip the threaded closure/cap of a container has spring-driven cam-actuated jaws to grip a full range of sizes of closures/caps, with raked gripping teeth that permit free-wheel rotation of a closure/cap within the jaws. On reversal of rotation, the teeth grip the closure/cap. One embodiment has blades each with a projecting toe that holds the closure/cap. Two forms of latch are available, one providing enhanced gripping of the closure/cap; the second providing automatic operation of the closure jaws. Shock absorbers protect the mechanism against damaging impacts resulting from uncontrolled action of the return spring. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110072938 | Corkscrew - A corkscrew has a body, an extension housing, a corkscrew element and at least one pushing lever. The body is hollow and has a sleeve and a stationary housing. The extension housing is connected extendably to the stationary housing to make the length of the body extendable. The corkscrew element is mounted moveably in the body and has a grip end, a screw end and a toothed segment. The at least one pushing lever is mounted pivotally on the sleeve. Each pushing lever has a toothed end engaging the toothed segment on the corkscrew element. The corkscrew element can be moved upward several times with pivoting the at least one pushing lever and thereby extending the extension housing relative to the body to the body to provide a laborsaving effect. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110088516 | CONTAINER LID OPENING DEVICE - A device for rotating and opening a screw cap of a container is provided. A lid opening device | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110179911 | Wrench for Removal of Motor Vehicle Radiator Cap and/or Oil Filter Cap - An automotive repair tool for removal of an engine fluid cap includes a scalloped interior opening through a circular base having a circumferential edge surface transverse to the axis of the rotation of the cap. The base receives a U-shape metal bracket welded thereto and aligned axially with the rotational axis of the base member. The opening through the base member is compatible with and generally congruent with a fluid cap for an internal combustion automobile engine. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110247461 | LID REMOVAL TOOL - A combination of a lid knob and tool having interlocking capability provides an easily removed tool with a handle for applying an added prying, lifting or twisting force to a lid. The vertical cross-section of a sliding interlocking engagement is a dovetail shape. The knob is elongate and the slidable engagement between the tool assembly and the elongate knob positioned horizontally across the top of the lid allows for the selective positioning of the tool at different points on the knob. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120036964 | BOTTLE OPENER - Bottle opener for opening a bottle closed with a screw cap, in particular a wine bottle, wherein the bottle opener includes an annular contact element ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20130098210 | Bottle Cap Opener - A twist-off cap bottle opener having a varying cap engaging radii. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130283979 | CAP WRENCH FOR MILITARY STYLE FUEL CANS - A tool for removal of a portable fuel container cap includes a scalloped interior opening in a circular head attached to at least one handle. The application of torque by this tool to the cap of a portable fuel container for easy removal and tightening of said cap from the container. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20150135906 | STOPPER REMOVER - An opener for removing a stopper from a bottle includes a handle, first and second prongs extending from the handle, and at least one barb formed on at least one of the prongs for engaging the bottom of the stopper. In one form, the barb is flexible and flexes to and fro relative to the prong between a first position lying substantially coplanar with the prong and a second position extending therefrom to assist in pulling the stopper from the bottle. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150329338 | STOPPER REMOVER - An opener for removing a stopper from a bottle includes a handle, a prong extending from the handle, and at least one barb formed on the prong for engaging the bottom of the stopper. In one form, the barb is flexible and flexes to and fro relative to the prong between a first position lying substantially coplanar with the prong and a second position extending therefrom to assist in pulling the stopper from the bottle. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160067851 | VEHICLE GAS CAP GRIP - A gas cap grip is provided. The gas cap grip includes a body having a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end. A first slot is formed in between a first protrusion and a second protrusion extending from the bottom end. The first slot is sized to snugly receive a gripping portion extending from a gas cap of a vehicle. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160130125 | Storage Container Opening And Closing Assist Devices And Kit Comprising Same - A device for assisting a user in the opening and closing of jars and bottles. The device may have an outer band adapted to be attached around the outer surface of a lid or cap. The band may have a cross strap which keeps the band oriented in the proper location. The band may have serrated surfaces on the inside or the outside of the band to assist with frictional gripping. The band may be adapted to remain on the jar during the use life of the jar. | 05-12-2016 |
| 081300410 | Finger grapple type | 2 |
| 20090255377 | Opener for bottles and the like - Provided is an opener that allows for a smaller angle of aperture between the members when used, even with handle parts and trapping parts of the same size. Furthermore, the opener can be easily and reliably turned, so as to remove a cork or cap, with a hand covering the cork or cap. The opener comprises a pair of members; the members each having a handle part, a trapping part for trapping a cork or cap, and a hinge part; the trapping part is located between the handle part and the hinge part; the pair of members is hingeably coupled at the hinge parts so as to rotate around a hinge axis between an open position and a closed position; and the hinge parts project in the lengthwise directions of the members. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110259153 | Tool And Method For Removing And Installing A Tamper-Resistant Cap Of A Pest Control Device - A tool includes a hub, at least two opposed fingers depending from the hub, and at least two opposed skirt sections configured different from the fingers. The skirt sections depend from the hub and are disposed adjacent the fingers. The opposed skirt sections have a second transverse distance between lower edges thereof that is greater than a first transverse distance between lower edges of the opposed fingers. The fingers are resiliently moveable relative to the skirt sections. Each of the fingers is circumferentially spaced from the adjacent skirt section by a gap. At least a portion of the gap is formed in the hub. The at least two fingers and the at least two skirt sections are circularly aligned such that each of the fingers and each of the skirt sections lie on a common circle. | 10-27-2011 |
| 081300420 | With reciprocating closure-engaging | 1 |
| 20100101372 | SUCTION JAR OPENER - A suction jar opener includes a suction cup or other vacuum-creating mechanism secured to a handle. The suction cup forms a grip between a lid of a jar and the suction cup, allowing the handle to be rotated to remove the lid. The handle is preferably pivotable between a position that releases the suction and a position that causes a suction and is radially extending away from the jar. | 04-29-2010 |
| 081300440 | With pivoted closure-engaging parts | 3 |
| 20090084226 | INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINER (IBC) TOTE WRENCH - Disclosed is a wrench for tightening or removing caps on containers. More specifically a wrench to tighten or remove a tote cover. Disclosed is a combination tote cover wrench that has accommodations for a torque wrench. Also disclosed is just a tote cover wrench. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20120247277 | Extractor apparatus for a bottle stopper - An extractor for removal of plastic stopper from liquid-containing bottles is formed as pliers with inwardly facing wedge-shaped jaw portions. Cutouts formed in the jaw portions allow them to encircle the stopper under the flange. Squeezing force applied to the jaw portions gradually wedges the jaw portions between the flange of the stopper and the neck of the bottle, thereby unseating the stopper and allowing its extraction from the bottle without spilling contents of the bottle. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130186240 | Adjustable Jar Opener - A adjustable jar opener comprising a pair of handles and a pivot connecting the handles is described herein. The pivot provides movement of the handles to rotate relative to each other and the pivot can be disengaged and re-engaged allowing one handle to slide along a blade increasing or decreasing in size to accommodate a variety of jar and bottle sizes. The pivot generally remains engaged by the action of a spring. Rubber grips used on the handles provide compliance between the jar opener and the jar or bottle lid and to increase the contact friction between the jar or bottle and the jar opener. | 07-25-2013 |
