Patent ID: 7370557
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: B65D,B67B

Abstract:
1. A bottle opener having a substantially annular shape, comprising: a substantially annular member including a central opening, the central opening having a substantially cylindrical shape and an axis; and a first inwardly extending bottom flange and a second inwardly extending top flange at axially opposite ends of the central opening, wherein the first inwardly extending bottom flange has a planar, axially-inward facing first surface that extends radially inwardly on opposite sides of the opening for engaging a lower surface of a bottle cap, and a curved or inclined second surface opposite the first surface for enabling the opener to be snapped over the bottle cap into a position at which the first surface can be caused to engage the lower edge of the bottle cap to facilitate removal of the cap, and at which the first surface engages opposite sides of the lower edge of the bottle cap to retain the cap between the first and second inwardly extending flanges, wherein the second inwardly extending flange has a substantially planar axially-inward facing surface that engages the top of the bottle cap to retain the cap following removal and to apply pressure to the top of the bottle cap during replacement of the cap on a bottle, and wherein the opener further includes an inwardly facing wall adjacent an radially outer surface of the opener, the wall intersecting the radially outer surface of the opener at a sufficient angle to enable the opener to hook under a pull-tab of a can and lift the tab when the opener is pivoted in an appropriate direction.