Patent ID: 7313983

Claim:
A bottle opener, comprising: a thin, generally planar body formed of a substantially rigid material, said body having upper and lower edges and forward and rearward ends; a jaw opening formed in said lower edge of said body proximate said forward end, for engaging a cap on a bottle; a fulcrum portion formed on said lower edge of said body on a forward side of said jaw opening, for pivoting against a top of a cap that is engaged by said opening; at least one concavely contoured finger receiving portion formed on said lower edge on a second side of said jaw opening, for lifting said body of said opener while pivoting said fulcrum portion on a cap that is engaged by said jaw opening so as to remove said cap from said bottle; and a cushioning plug member mounted in said finger receiving area, said plug member being formed of a substantially soft, resiliently compressible material for cushioning a lifting finger when removing a cap from a bottle.