Patent ID: 7172489

Claim:
A jar opener for opening a jar having a screw-on lid comprising: (a) a base having a jar supporting surface; (b) a generally vertically extending guide connected to said base; (c) a carriage assembly operably associated with said guide for movement relative to said guide between a first position and a second position, said carriage assembly comprising; (i) a carriage; (ii) a lid engaging assembly connected to said carriage for engaging the screw-on lid when said carriage is in said second position, said lid engaging assembly including a lid engaging member and rotating mechanism operably associated with said lid engaging member for rotating said lid engaging member, said rotating mechanism comprising a drive screw connected to said carriage and a driven tube connected to said lid engaging member; and (d) operating means operably associated with said carriage for moving said carriage between said first and second positions.