Improvements in and relating to Can Openers.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 11th Dec., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Can Openers.
I, JOHN BRADY, Engineer, of Blackwells Island, in the County of New York,
and State of New York, United States of America do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
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My invention relates to an improved combined can opener and ice pick, the
object thereof being to provide an article of this character which is cheap,
durable, and simple in construction and adapted for use on all sizes of cans.
The invention will be hereinafter fully described and specifically set forth in
the annexed claims.
In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, showing it in operative position
on the can; and
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.
In the practice of my invention, I employ a bar, B, having an upwardly ex-
tending loop or hood, 13, adapted to carry a revoluble cutting disc, b, mounted
on an axis secured in the hood B. The downwardly extending end B2 of the
bar B carries a horizontal handle, D, with which to revolve the har B, and will
hereinafter be referred to.
The bar B is further provided with a series of perforations B³, adapted for
engagement with the prong or spur, C, of the removable handle C. This spur
acts as a pivot around which the bar B revolves; it is also used independently as
an ice pick when removed from the bar B.
In operation, the bar B is placed diametrically across the top of a can A and
the prong C of the removable handle C is entered into one of the holes 'B³ of
the bar B at or near the centre of the can A and forced downward through the
can, thereby acting as a pivot about which the bar B is made to revolve by
applying pressure to the handle 1), causing the disc to cut a circular piece
from the top of the can. The prong C of the handle C is long and tapering,
adapted to be used further as an ice pick.
my
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim, is:
1. In a can opener, the combination of a bar, an adjustable pivot, a revoluble
cutting disc mounted upon said bar, and a handle for revolving the bar, sub-
stantially as shown and described.
2. In a can opener, the combination of a bar, a revoluble cutting disc mounted
therein, a handle for revolving the bar, a removable handle having a spur
thereon, and a series of perforations adapted for engagement with the spur of
said removable handle, substantially as shown and described.
3. In a can opener, the combination of a bar, a revoluble cutting disc mounted
therein, a series of perforations adapted for engagement with a removable pivotal

page_text: handle, a removable pivotal handle and a fixed handle for revolving the bar
about the removable pivotal handle, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 29th day of October 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE
40 Chancery Lane. London W.C. Agents.

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 11th Dec., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Can Openers.
I, JOHN BRADY, Engineer, of Blackwells Island, in the County of New York,
and State of New York, United States of America do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to an improved combined can opener and ice pick, the
object thereof being to provide an article of this character which is cheap,
durable, and simple in construction and adapted for use on all sizes of cans.
The invention will be hereinafter fully described and specifically set forth in
the annexed claims.
In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, showing it in operative position
en the can; and
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.
In the practice of my invention, I employ a bar, B, having an upwardly ex-
tending loop or hood, 13, adapted to carry a revoluble cutting disc, b, mounted
on an axis secured in the hood B. The downwardly extending end B2 of the
bar B carries a horizontal handle, D, with which to revolve the har B, and will
hereinafter be referred to.
The bar B is further provided with a series of perforations 133, adapted for
engagement with the prong or spur, C, of the removable handle C. This spur
acts as a pivot around which the bar B revolves; it is also used independently as
an ice pick when removed from the bar B.
In operation, the bar B is placed diametrically across the top of a can A and
the prong C of the removable handle C is entered into one of the holes B³ of
the bar B at or near the centre of the can A and forced downward through the
can, thereby acting as a pivot about which the bar B is made to revolve by:
applying pressure to the handle D); causing the disc 6 to cut a circular piece
from the top of the can. The prong C of the handle C is long and tapering,
adapted to be used further as an ice pick.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim, is:
1. In a can opener, the combination of a bar, an adjustable pivot, a revoluble
cutting disc mounted upon said bar, and a handle for revolving the bar, sub-
stantially as shown and described.
2. In a can opener, the combination of a bar, a revoluble cutting disc mounted
therein, a handle for revolving the bar, a removable handle having a spur
thereon, and a series of perforations adapted for engagement with the spur of
said removable handle, substantially as shown and described.
3. In a can opener, the combination of a bar, a revoluble cutting disc mounted
therein, a series of perforations adapted for engagement with a removable pivotal
:

page_text: handle, a removable pivotal handle and a fixed handle for revolving the bar
about the removable pivotal handle, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 29th day of October 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE
40 Chancery Lane. London W.C. Agents.