Patent ID: 11858682
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A container opening device, for use with a sealable container having a closure attachable thereto to seal the container, wherein the closure has a peripherally weakened zone, or a partly peripherally weakened zone, wherein the container opening device comprises:
an actuator tab configured to operatively attach to the closure adjacent the peripherally weakened zone, the actuator tab comprising a first end that is configured to project at least partly over the peripherally weakened zone, a second opposite end, and a hinge connection that is configured to attach the actuator tab to the closure, the hinge connection being located proximate the first end of the actuator tab such that actuation of the actuator tab between first and second positions of the actuator tab is configured to cause the first end of the actuator tab to abut against the peripherally weakened zone to allow shearing or detachment of the peripherally weakened zone from its weakened periphery thereby to provide an opening to an interior of the container, in use; and
a pull member attached to the actuator tab to facilitate actuation of the actuator tab between the first and second positions wherein the pull member is integrally formed with and pivotally attached to the actuator tab, wherein the pull member defines a loop with an up-turned portion at an end portion thereof which is engageable by a finger, or portion thereof, of a user, in use, wherein the pull member is flexibly displaceable relative to the actuator tab between a first position and a second position, wherein the up-turned portion extends obliquely from a longitudinal axis of the pull member such that when the pull member is in the first position, the pull member is folded above the actuator tab such that the pull member is located in a first plane which is substantially parallel to a second plane in which the actuator tab lies and the up-turned portion extends above the first plane and in a third plane extending obliquely from the first plane, the up-turned portion intersecting with a remainder of the loop at a first point disposed on a first side of the longitudinal axis and a second point on a second side of the longitudinal axis, and wherein in the second position of the pull member, the pull member is pivotally displaced in the direction of the second end of the actuator tab such that it is located in a fourth plane substantially transverse to the second plane to allow a finger, or portion thereof, of a user to be locatable in the loop to apply a pulling force on the pulling member to cause actuation of the actuator tab from the first to the second position, in use.