Patent ID: 7004049

Claim:
A can opener including: a first operating element having a first handle member, a second operating element having a second handle member, the first and second operating elements being pivotally connected to each other, a traction wheel rotatably mounted with the first operating element, a cutter blade rotatably mounted with the second operating element, wherein movement of the handles relative to each other moves the traction wheel and cutter blade between an inoperative position to receive a rim of a can therebetween and an operative position in which the traction wheel and cutter blade engage the rim of the can, the first handle including a sleeve having a first end with an opening for receiving a screw cap within the sleeve, an internal wall including one or more projections for engaging the screw cap, and a second end with a slot and a blade adjacent an edge of the slot, and the second handle including a tapered portion for engaging under the lift tab of a drink can.