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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1998
Kwok Kuen So, Kowloon, HK;
Ki Mee Kitchenware, Ltd., Kowloon, HK;
Abstract
A can opener includes an elongate body, a lever hinged to the body for relative pivotal movement about a horizontal axis between open and closed positions, and a turning knob at a front end of the body. The can opener includes a traction wheel supported for rotation by the turning knob, turning a can, a rotary cutting disk rotatable by the knob for opening the can while the can is being turned, and a mounting plate rotatably supporting the cutting disk. The mounting plate is movable by the lever to slide linearly between a rearward position corresponding to the open position in which the cutting disk is spaced from the traction wheel and a forward position corresponding to the closed position in which the cutting disk is close to the traction wheel.