Patent ID: 6948404

Claim:
An easy to use jar opener especially for people with arthritis, comprising in combination: a substantially elongated handle, said handle defining a longitudinal axis, and wherein said handle having a distal end and a proximal end, with the distal end defining a arcuate surface generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and wherein said arcuate surface contains gripping teeth for frictionally engaging a jar lid and wherein said teeth mate with lids having ribbed edges; an adjustable strap member having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein said distal end is fixedly attached to a side in the longitudinal plane of said handle and adjacent said concave surface, and wherein said strap member is ribbed so as to frictionally engage said lids, and wherein said proximal end of said strap and the region adjacent thereto is detachably secured to the exterior longitudinal surface of the handle at the side opposite the side on which the distal end is attached; and means for detachably securing said strap to said handle.