Patent ID: 8646361

Claim:
A device for opening container closures comprising: an elongated handle portion having a first end and a second end, and an upper substantially planar surface and a lower substantially planar surface; an opener portion extending from the first end of the handle portion and having a pry edge located at a free end thereof, wherein the opener portion further includes: a first side edge and a second side edge defining a width of the opener portion, and an upper surface and a lower surface defining a depth of the opener portion; an inner cam surface defined by a first radius from a first center of rotation for the opening device, and provided on the upper surface of the opener portion and extending from the pry edge toward the first end of the handle portion; an eccentric outer cam surface defined by a second radius from a second center of rotation for the opening device, and provided on the lower surface of the opener portion and extending from the pry edge toward the first end of the handle portion, wherein the eccentric outer cam surface projects below a lower surface of the opener portion forming a hump; a fulcrum point located at a point where the lower surface of the opener portion meets a second end of the eccentric outer cam surface; and wherein the width of the opener portion is greater than the depth of the opener portion; and said first center of rotation for the opening device defining said inner cam surface and said second center of rotation for the opening device defining said outer cam surface are both located below said upper substantially planar surface.