Patent ID: 7398714

Claim:
A jar opener comprising: a manually portable housing; a pair of opposing jar engaging gripping members extending from said housing; a pair of opposing lid engaging gripping members extending from said housing below and adjacent said pair of opposing jar engaging gripping members' extension from said housing, said lid engaging gripping members freely rotatable with respect to said housing and said pair of opposing jar engaging gripping members, said pair of opposing jar engaging gripping members extending below said pair of opposing lid engaging gripping members; a motor operably linked through a planet gear system to close said jar engaging gripping members onto a jar and to close said lid engaging gripping members onto a lid, and to move said lid engaging gripping members with respect to said jar engaging gripping members to open a jar; a battery power supply; a motor control capable of being actuated with a single manual actuation and controllably connected to said motor and to said battery power supply.