Patent ID: 6220118
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: B67B

Abstract:
A pop tab opener for opening flip-top cans with ease, comprising:(a) a lever of rigid material of sufficient size having a thin and narrow cross section,(b) a bend forming a scoop having an inclination beginning at the end of the lever,(c) said lever of rigid material preferably is made of stainless steel about 3.5 inch (9 cm) long having a cross section of approximately 9/16 inch (1.4 cm) wide at the aft section and having another cross section of at least 3/8 inch (1 cm) by said bend forming a scoop, and a thickness of about 1/16 (1.6 mm),(d) a tab-retracting arm,(e) a head of sufficient size to fit at the base of the tab extending upwardly at the end of said bend forming a scoop converging rearward with a tapered corner on the left and right side, and(f) said tab-retracting arm is centered on top of the lever just before the bend forming a scoop having two oblique angles of about 45 degrees and extending over about halfway thereof and substantially spaced and facing the end,whereby said lever fits underneath the can tab, enters the arcuate slot and over or past the rivet and joins at the base of the tab and pivots thereof in an upwardly direction facilitating the opening of flip-top cans, easily and conveniently.