Patent ID: 6092460
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A portable, hand-held strainer device for separating liquid from solid of canned food, which comprises:(a) an upper member and a lower member, each of said upper member and lower member having a handle end and having an operating end, said upper member and lower member being defined relative to each other based on positioning of the operating end of each when in use, said upper member and lower member being pivotally connected to one another in scissor-like fashion;(b) said lower member having a can support connected to its operating end including a support base having a substantially flat surface which faces the operating end of said upper member;(c) a floating strainer member connected to said operating end of said upper member, said strainer member being generally circular and adapted to fit inside at least one size of an open can of food and;(d) a ratchet-locking member located on one of said upper member and said lower member, and a ratchet engaging member located on the other of said upper member and said lower member, said ratchet-locking member having a plurality of ratchets for engaging said ratchet engaging member at different separation levels between said upper member and said lower member handle ends, said ratchet-locking member including a spring for biasing in a locking position and having a trigger for releasing from said locking position to an unlocking position.