Patent ID: 8074567
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: B30B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A manual container compression device defining a container compression device cavity for holding a beverage container, wherein the container compression device is configurable between an extended configuration and a compressed configuration for manually compressing the beverage container, the container compression device comprising: a first compression surface; a plurality of first linking members pivotably connected to said first compression surface; a second compression surface; a plurality of second linking members pivotably connected to said second compression surface; a first handle junction; and a second handle junction, said first handle junction being located opposite to said second handle junction, wherein said first handle junction is formed by pivotally connecting one of said plurality of first linking members with one of said plurality of second linking members and said second handle junction is formed by pivotally connecting the other of said plurality of first linking members with the other of said plurality of second linking members, and wherein at least one of said plurality of first linking members is pivotably connected with at least one of said plurality of second linking members via a releasable locking device, said releasable locking device being configurable between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration to lockingly configure the container compression device between the extended configuration and the compressed configuration, wherein when the container compression device is configured in the extended configuration the container compression device cavity is larger than when the container compression device is configured in the compressed configuration.