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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alex H. Amanat, Wildwood, MO (US);
Paul H. Wunderlich, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Assignee:
Minimizim, LLC, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/744 ; B67B 7/54 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/744 ; B67B 7/54 ;
Abstract
An apparatus removes a tamper-proof seal from a mouth of a container and retains the tamper-proof seal to prevent any of the seal from falling into the container. The apparatus includes a body having a top surface and a bottom surface. A sidewall circumscribes the body and extends substantially perpendicularly from the top surface of the body. A first projection extends substantially perpendicularly from the top surface and is disposed radially inward from the side wall. A plurality of second projections extend from the top surface of the body and are disposed circumferentially around body top surface.