Patent ID: 7409892
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: B67B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a housing; an opening formed in the housing for receiving a bottle top sealed with a pry-off bottle cap; a prying device disposed within the housing opposed to the opening for receiving the sealed bottle top and cap and for exerting an opening force to remove the cap from the bottle top; and an elastomeric material disposed in the opening and effective to allow passage of the sealed bottle top and cap, to provide a swiping action against the bottle top as it is removed from the housing, and to resist passage of the removed cap through the opening; wherein the elastomeric material comprises an insertion opening, the insertion opening being dimensioned sufficiently small to inhibit passage of the removed cap when the elastomeric material is in a relaxed state, and the insertion opening being dimensioned sufficiently large to pass the sealed bottle top and cap when the elastomeric material is in a stretched state.