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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Progressive International Corporation, Kent, WA (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Kent, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Kent, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B 7/00 (2006.01); B67B 7/70 (2006.01); B67B 7/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B 7/32 (2013.01); B67B 7/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A can opener includes a pair of handles attached for pivotal movement between an open position to receive a rim of a can and a closed position to trap the rim between a cutting blade and a traction wheel. A crank having a handle is positioned on one side of the pair of handles and includes a cavity formed in the crank for housing a ratchet assembly configured to drive a traction wheel located on the opposite side of the pair of pivoting handles.