Patent ID: 8366086

Claim:
A hand held opener for opening a frangible closer comprising a handle adapted to be gripped by an operator; a motion actuator; a first shaft operatively connected to the motion actuator; a second shaft operatively connected to the motion actuator; a first gripper portion on an end of the first shaft adapted to grip the frangible closer in a first location, the first gripper portion comprising a first side element and a second side element opposed to the first side element; a second gripper portion on an end of the second shaft adapted to grip the frangible closer in a second location, the second gripper portion comprising a third side element and a fourth side element opposed to the third side element; wherein the motion actuator provides first movement that moves the first side element toward the third side element and moves the second side element away from the fourth side element provides movement to the first and second shafts to bend the frangible closer in a first direction, and the motion actuator provides second movement that moves the first side element away from the third side element and moves the second side element toward the fourth side element to bend the frangible closer in a second direction opposite the first direction to open the frangible closer.