Patent ID: 8001872
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: B67B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A jar opener for loosening a jar lid using human force, the jar opener comprising: first and second leveraging elements; a threaded rod coupling the leveraging elements; and a dual-axis hinge assembly coupling the first and second leveraging elements opposite a handle end of the first and second leveraging elements, wherein the first and second leveraging elements have at least two sets of oppositely positioned curved cut-out regions between the rod and the dual-axis hinge assembly to accept jar lids of different sizes, wherein the threaded rod is at least partially threaded and is provided through elongated holes in the first and second leveraging elements to couple the first and second leveraging elements, wherein the elongated holes are located between the curved cut-out regions and the handle ends of the first and second leveraging elements, wherein both the elongated holes have a greater elongation toward an inside of the first and second leveraging elements and have a lesser elongation toward an outside of the first and second leveraging elements, and wherein the greater elongation on the insides of the first and second leveraging elements is to allow for the threaded rod to pass through both the first and second leveraging elements as the first and second leveraging elements are separated to accept jar lids of different sizes.