Patent ID: 6182368
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B67B

Abstract:
A can opener comprising:an elongate body,a lever connected to said body for relative pivotal movement about a first axis between open and closed positions,a spring resiliently biasing said lever from said body towards the open position,a turning knob located at a front end of said body,a traction wheel supported for rotation about a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis by the knob to turn a can,a rotary cutting disk rotatable by the knob for opening the can while the can is being turned, anda mounting plate rotatably supporting said cutting disk, said mounting plate being movable by said lever to slide linearly between a rearward position corresponding to the open position in which said rotary cutting disk is remote from said traction wheel and a forward position corresponding to the closed position in which said rotary cutting disk is close to said traction wheel, wherein one of said body and said lever has a resiliently biased hook and the other of said body and said lever has a hole for releasable engagement by said hook for holding said lever in the closed position against resilient biasing of said spring.