Patent ID: 7730620

Claim:
A plastic package opener comprising: a body formed from a memory retention material; the body having a first, planar leg extending along a first longitudinal axis with an inner end and an outer end, and a second leg extending along a second longitudinal axis with an inner end and outer end, with the inner end of the first leg being attached to the inner end of the second leg, the first and second leg longitudinal axes defining a plane of actuation within which the outer end of the first leg can be actuated toward the outer end of the second leg; the inner end of the first leg having a planar interior surface that is normal to the plane of actuation and faces the second leg; the first leg forming a bend along a bend line that extends obliquely across the width of the first leg and obliquely across the first longitudinal axis such that the outer end of the first leg extends toward the second leg, wherein the oblique angle of the bend line causes the outer end of the first leg to be turned into a slicing plane that is oblique to the plane of actuation; and the outer end of the first leg having a cutting edge thereon, the cutting edge lying in the slicing plane.