Patent ID: 7779729
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: B67B

Abstract:
1. A drum lid removal tool for drums having lids with a snap fit lip that clamps over the rim of a drum without a protruding edge comprising: a) an elongated handle having a hand-gripped section, a lever section, and a midsection therebetween, wherein said lever section between said midsection and a lever member is uniform in shape without any projections extending from said lever section; b) a blade holder extending outwardly from said midsection at an angle in the range of 64° to 72° from the longitudinal axis of the handle, wherein said blade holder has a surface extending from said handle to a free end of said blade holder that faces said lever section of said handle; c) a blade having a knife-like tip, said blade being detachably affixed to the free end of said holder and extending toward the handle, wherein said blade has an inner surface that has a portion that abuts the free end of said blade holder and has a portion that extends from said portion that abuts said free end of said blade holder to said knife-like tip that is at an angle in the range of from about 34° to about 42° from said surface of said blade holder, the tip of the blade being spaced apart from the handle; and, d) said lever member at the lever end of the handle, wherein said lever member abuts a terminal end of said lever section such that said lever section is completely located between said lever member and said midsection, said member having a lid contact section having a lower terminal end located farthest from the handle that is completely on the same side of the handle as the blade holder that is completely planar, wherein the lid contact section is on the same side of the handle as the blade holder and is positioned whereby when the tip of the blade is inserted between the lip of the lid and, the rim of the drum, upward movement of the handle grip section will cause the lever member to contact the drum lid and be a pivot point about which the handle will rotate forcing the blade to move the lip away from the rim allowing the lid to be removed from the rim.