Patent ID: 8069751
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: B67B

Abstract:
1. A device for removing sealed dome lids from both a regular mouth type Mason jar and a wide mouth type Mason jar, the device comprising: a unitary body having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion having an opening configured for receiving a regular mouth type Mason jar, said lower portion having an opening configured for receiving a wide mouth type Mason jar, and both said upper portion and said lower portion including internal threading for engaging a respective jar; at least one hole positioned through a side of each of said upper portion and said lower portion; and, at least one lifting pin and spring assembly for each said hole, wherein said lifting pin is positioned through said at least one hole for selective contact with the jar and said spring biases the lifting pin with respect to said upper and lower portions of the body; whereby, upon placing the device onto a sealed Mason jar, a user presses and holds the lifting pin inward such that said lifting pin is depressed inward lightly against the jar and under the lip of the dome lid, whereupon unscrewing of the device causes the body to rise upon the threads of the jar, the lifting pin to slide along the underneath lip of the dome lid, lift the dome lid, and thus break the seal and open the jar.