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Daniel E Kroeger

Robert C Anderson

A unitary opener device for tab-type cans, which is extremely inexpensive to fabricate, simple to use and reliable in operation. A first embodiment comprises a unitary member having a handle portion adapted to be gripped by a user, and a working end portion having a pair of relatively inflexible nose portions, the nose portions being separated by a slot dimensioned to receive the exposed portion of the can opening tab. One of the nose portions has a shorter length than the other, while each of the nose portions is provided with an external convex fulcrum surface adapted to engage the can surface bearing the tab to assist in raising the exposed portion of the tab away from the can surface and rupturing the seal between the tab and the can surface. A second embodiment comprises a unitary member having a handle portion adapted to be gripped by a user, and a working end portion having a single relatively inflexible nose portion dimensioned to be received in an aperture in the exposed portion of the can opening tab in frictional engagement therewith, so that insertion of the nose portion into the tab aperture, followed by rotation of the handle portion in a plane substantially perpendicular to the can surface, provides an opening force sufficient to rupture the seal between the tab and the can surface. The handle portion includes an inner surface with a portion adapted to contact the edge of the can, permitting the device to function as a handle.

Tab top can opener

A urine specimen collector comprising a fixture adapted to be removably installed on the rim of a water closet and including a bracket member with an inverted U-shaped clamp portion dimensioned to embrace the rim of the water closet, a downwardly extending curved leg portion for contacting the inner surface of the water closet, and an annular receptacle secured to the bracket member; and a removable liner assembly including a carrier member supported by the annular receptacle and having a central aperture in registry with the aperture in the annular receptacle and a laterally extending handle portion, and an integrally formed liner received within the central aperture and the receptacle aperture, the liner having a peripheral flange received by the upper surface of the carrier member. The bracket member includes means extending upwardly from the top surface of the U-shaped clamp portion for providing supplemental stability for the fixture and including an upwardly extending abutment element engageable with the lower surface of the seat portion of the water closet when installed in situ. The liner has an upper body portion extending above the peripheral flange and terminating in a rim which extends downwardly and outwardly thereof for removably receiving a locking cover member having a mating rim portion engageable with the upper body rim portion when the cover member is secured to the liner.

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San Leandro, CA, United States of America

Daniel E Kroeger