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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald J Bainton, Kenilworth, IL (US);
Carmen T Mascia, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Continental Group, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
30410 ; 30443 ;
Abstract
A container opener particularly adapted for opening a container wherein the end wall of the container is provided with a preformed line of weakness. The opener includes a cover which functions as a temporary closure and has depending therefrom an annular blade for effecting rupture along the line of weakness. A magnet is centrally located with the blade for retaining the cutout end wall portion. The opener may include a housing having means for interlocking beneath the double seam securing an end unit to a container body, or it may have arms which are interlockable with the double seam.