Patent ID: 6836920

Claim:
A pop-top can lip cleaner element having a generally “Y”-shaped body comprising: a central portion; a handle portion extending outward from said central portion to an outward end thereof; a generally horizontally disposed lid and groove-cleaning inner leg portion extending inward from said central portion to an inner end thereof; and a generally vertically disposed upper lip-cleaning depending leg portion extending downward from said central portion to a lower end thereof; said lid and groove-cleaning inner leg portion having a lower surface conforming with the shape of the lid and peripheral groove of a pop-top can; said upper lip-cleaning depending leg portion having a curved inner surface conforming with the shape of the upper lip of a pop-top can; and said lid and groove-cleaning inner leg portion and said upper lip-cleaning depending leg portion forming a lip receiver at their intersection which is curved, conforming with the shape of the peripheral rim of a pop-top can; whereby said cleaning element is useful for pressing a cleaning web against the exposed surfaces of a pop-top can which generally come into contact with the mouth and lips of the user when drinking therefrom, the cleaning being accomplished by the user grasping said handle portion and sliding said cleaning element and said web in a reciprocal backward and forward motion around the pop-top can lid within the contact area, thereby cleaning the contact area from dirt, debris, and other contaminants.