Global Patent Index - EP 2392541 A3

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

EP 2392541 A3 20130220 (EN)

Application

EP 11166231 A 20110516

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)

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