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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2006
Daniel P. Kehoe, Whitby, Ontario, CA;
Daniel P. Kehoe, Whitby, Ontario, CA;
Other;
Abstract
A beverage container opener which includes a housing having a holding surface and a first operational part is disclosed. The operational part includes a first gripping member for engaging at least a first portion of a circumference of a bottle cap and a second gripping member for engaging a different second circumferential portion of the bottle cap. A slider is actuable by the user from at least the holding surface to effect relative movement between the first and second gripping member towards each other to engage the circumference of the bottle cap therebetween. The rotation of the housing while the first and second gripping members engage the bottle cap, thereby facilitating rotation of the bottle cap by providing greater torque forces thereon.