Patent ID: 7240589

Claim:
A universal opener for opening twist cap and pull tab beverage containers, said opener comprising, a housing having an upper surface contoured for gripping by a user's hand, and a lower surface, the housing extending in an axial direction from a generally tapered forward end portion to distal rearward end portion, a first operation part being disposed at said forward end portion, the first operation part including, a rearwardly extending slot extending inwardly into said housing a distance of at least about 3 mm, the slot having a lateral dimension selected between about 1 and 3 cm and being sized to engagably receive an end portion of a beverage container pry tab therein, a second operational part being disposed towards said rearward end portion, the second operational part including, a recess formed in said lower surface, a pair of gripping members at least partially disposed in said recess, a first one of said gripping members being fixedly secured to said housing, the second other one of said gripping members being configured for movement relative to said first gripping member between a first position remote from said first gripping member and a second position spaced a distance theretowards, said recess having a dimension selected to receive a portion of a beverage container twist cap therein in a position interposed between said first and second gripping members, when said gripping members are in said first position.