Patent ID: 9695026
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B67B

Claim:
1. A bottle cap remover, comprising: a bottle cap prying structure having a bottle cap receiving opening therein with opposing edge portions, wherein the bottle cap prying structure is a piece of steel, wherein a bottle cap edge engaging portion of the bottle cap prying structure is defined by a first one of the opposing edge portions of the bottle cap receiving opening, wherein a bottle cap bearing portion of the bottle cap prying structure is defined by a second one of the opposing edge portions of the bottle cap receiving opening, and wherein the bottle cap bearing portion is curved such that a central portion thereof protrudes toward the first one of the opposing edge portions of the bottle cap receiving opening; a main body fixedly attached to the bottle cap prying structure, wherein the main body is made of polymeric material and is formed over edge portions of the bottle cap prying structure for securing the bottle cap prying structure in a fixed relationship with respect to the main body, wherein the main body includes a magnet receiving receptacle that extends over said protruding central portion of the bottle cap bearing portion, wherein the magnet receiving receptacle has an open bottom end and wherein a portion of the bottle cap prying structure extends at least partially across the open bottom end of the magnet receiving receptacle such that a top surface of the bottle cap prying structure is exposed within the magnet receiving receptacle; and a magnet positioned within the magnet receiving receptacle, wherein the magnet and the magnet receiving receptacle are jointly configured such that at least a portion of the magnet is positioned over said protruding central portion of the bottle cap bearing portion, and wherein the magnet abuts the top surface of the bottle cap prying structure such that the magnet is retained within the magnet receiving receptacle in contact with the top surface of the bottle cap prying structure through magnetic attractive force that engages the magnet with the top surface of the bottle cap prying structure.