EP 2392541 A3 20130220 - Multi purpose beverage container opener
Title (en)
Multi purpose beverage container opener
Title (de)
Mehrzweck-Getränkebehälteröffner
Title (fr)
Appareil polyvalent d'ouverture de récipients de boissons
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 79534610 A 20100607
- AU 2011100039 A 20110107
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2392541A2] A multiple-function beverage container opener for lifting container lid lift tabs comprises a thin, relatively long and narrow body (10) suitable for holding in a user's thumb and fingers. The body has a front edge (12) and top and bottom surfaces (20,22), the front edge (12) having a beveled top and undersurfaces (26,28) at the edge that extends rearwardly at an acute angle with respect to the bottom and top surfaces whereby the opener edge (12) may be slipped under a container lid tab. There is a ring aperture (32) and an aperture (30) for a bottle cap opener in the surfaces at opposite ends and the top and bottom parallel surfaces (20,22) of the tool is bowed, and the perimeter is curved inwardly and outwardly. The opener is provided which features and is ergonomically-shaped. The bottle cap opener (30) is located towards the end of the opener adjacent to the opposite the beveled edge (12) which is the pry-bar type opener for the pull tab lids.
IPC 8 full level
B67B 7/16 (2006.01); B67B 7/40 (2006.01); B67B 7/44 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B67B 7/16 (2013.01); B67B 7/30 (2013.01); B67B 7/403 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 4463631 A 19840807 - BARNES JAMES E [US], et al
- [A] EP 0918038 A1 19990526 - FARELLI CESARE [IT]
- [A] US 2671959 A 19540316 - JOSEPH SILBERHORN ARTHUR
- [A] FR 2519957 A1 19830722 - SOUHART JACQUES [FR]
- [A] DE 3306741 A1 19840830 - HEUBL WALTER
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2392541 A2 20111207; EP 2392541 A3 20130220; CA 2741904 A1 20111207
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11166231 A 20110516; CA 2741904 A 20110601