Patent ID: 9156668
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B67B

Abstract:
1. A bottle cap lifter for lifting a bottle cap from a bottle, the bottle cap having an exposed surface and a peripheral bottle cap edge, the bottle cap lifter comprising: a body comprising a first body surface with a peripheral rim bounding at least a portion of a recess extending into the first body surface, the body comprising a second body surface opposed to the first body surface, the second body surface being in a fixed position relative to the first body surface and at least a portion of the second body surface being positioned above and overlying the recess when the first body surface is oriented to face downwardly; a lever including first and second lever end portions and first and second opposed lever surfaces, the first lever end portion comprising a distal end; a pivot coupled to the body and to the lever and positioned to pivot the lever to the body at a location adjacent to the first lever end portion and spaced from the distal end of the first lever end portion such that the lever is pivotal about a pivot axis between a first lever position and plural second lever positions, wherein in the first lever position at least a portion of the second lever end portion is overlaid by portions of the first and second body surfaces, and wherein in the second lever position said at least a portion of the second lever end portion extends outwardly from the body and a bottle cap engaging portion of the first lever end portion is overlaid by a portion of the recess and the recess is overlaid by a portion of the second body surface, wherein in the second lever position the bottle cap engaging portion of the first lever end portion is spaced from the first body surface by the recess so as to allow the positioning of a portion of the peripheral bottle cap edge between the bottle cap engaging portion of the first lever end portion and the first body surface such that the bottle cap engaging portion of the first lever end portion is positioned to engage a portion of the peripheral bottle cap edge when the bottle cap is inserted into the recess and between the first body surface and the bottle cap engaging edge portion with a portion of the peripheral rim engaging the exposed surface of the bottle cap.