Patent ID: 6739061
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B67B

Abstract:
An automatic can opener comprising:a) a housing having a top end and a bottom end in the set up configuration; b) a can-supporting unit located near the bottom end of said housing and including (1) a can-supporting platform having a plurality of suction cups thereon, (2) a lift mechanism located between the can-supporting platform and the bottom end of said housing, (3) the can-supporting platform being movably connected to said housing to move between a first location adjacent to the bottom end of said housing and a second location spaced apart from the first location toward the top end of said housing followed by the can-supporting platform being rotated a complete rotation about a longitudinal axis of the can-supporting platform after the platform has been moved from the first position to the second position, and (4) a control button on the top end of said housing and connected to the lift mechanism and to a power source and activating the lift mechanism when the control button is in an ON configuration; c) a can opener unit in said housing adjacent to the top end of said housing and having a fixed can-opening blade thereon.