Combination can-opener tool
United States Patent 3909860
A combination can opener-type tool is essentially made from a single stamping. The combination tool comprises at one end a bottle opener and can piercer facing in opposite directions and separated by a lid opener which lies substantially in the main plane of the tool. The intermediate section of the tool includes a cut-out portion with gripping edges which serves as an opening device for various bottles and the like, a raised mounting portion about which a corkscrew is hinged and a pair of projecting guards extending outwardly therefrom which also may be used for peeling potatoes and the like. The other end of the tool includes a can opening portion including a piercing and cutting blade and a vegetable peeler.
US Patent References:
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Arbanasin - September 1916 - 1199651
Combination kitchen tool
Toman - April 1934 - 1956405
Corkscrew with point protector
Ippolito - January 1948 - 2434212
Opener
Stiller - August 1964 - 3142903
Cutlery utility assembly
Emmons - June 1968 - 3389412
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Arbanasin - September 1916 - 1199651
Combination kitchen tool
Toman - April 1934 - 1956405
Corkscrew with point protector
Ippolito - January 1948 - 2434212
Opener
Stiller - August 1964 - 3142903
Cutlery utility assembly
Emmons - June 1968 - 3389412
Application Number:
05/502402
Publication Date:
10/07/1975
Filing Date:
09/03/1974
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Export Citation:
Primary Class:
Other Classes:
7/158, 81/3.090
International Classes:
B67B7/04; B67B7/16; B67B7/44; B67B7/46; B67B7/00; B25F1/00; B67B7/44
Field of Search:
7/14.25,14.2R,14.2A,14.6,1A 81/3.1R
Primary Examiner:
Smith, Al Lawrence
Assistant Examiner:
Parker, Roscoe V.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Spellman & Joel
Claims:
What is claimed is
1. A combination can opener-type tool made from a single stamping comprising:
2. A combination can opener-type tool in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
3. A combination can opener-type tool in accordance with claim 2 wherein:
4. A combination can opener-type tool made from a single stamping in accordance with claim 2 further including:
5. A combination can opener-type tool made from a single stamping in accordance with claim 2 wherein:
6. A combination can opener-type tool made from a single stamping in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
7. A combination can opener-type tool made from a single stamping in accordance with claim 2 further including:
1. A combination can opener-type tool made from a single stamping comprising:
2. A combination can opener-type tool in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
3. A combination can opener-type tool in accordance with claim 2 wherein:
4. A combination can opener-type tool made from a single stamping in accordance with claim 2 further including:
5. A combination can opener-type tool made from a single stamping in accordance with claim 2 wherein:
6. A combination can opener-type tool made from a single stamping in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
7. A combination can opener-type tool made from a single stamping in accordance with claim 2 further including:
Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a kitchen or cutlery type tool and particularly to combination can opener type tool which is essentially manufactured from a single stamping.
The prior art includes various combination type tools which are generally manufactured from one or more parts in a rather complicated series of steps. Typical prior art arrangements are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,956,405 to Toman, 2,434,212 to Ippolito, 3,142,903 to Stiller, and 3,389,412 to Emmons. These patents fail to disclose the precise combination tool structure of the present invention and are manufactured in a less expeditious and more costly operation. The U.S. Pat. No. 1,374,356 to Welsh and 2,637,584 to Atkinson are merely of interest for their disclosure of manufacturing composite articles from a metal blank.
The advantages of a tool which performs the functions of a peeler, a conventional can piercer, cork screw, can opener and top remover are readily apparent since only one such tool is necessary in a kitchen rather than a plurality of separate tools. A single tool of the type comprising the present invention is thereby cutting the expense and is less expensive to purchase and permits greater flexibility and time saving. While the broad concept of such tools has been disclosed in prior art, none of the prior art disclosures are pertinent to the present invention which may be essentially manufactured from a single stamping. The prior art patents cited above are merely intended to include representative patents of interest and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of prior art patents.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to a combination can opener-type tool which is essentially manufactured from a single stamping. The tool comprises at one end a bottle opener, lid opener and can piercer. The intermediate section of the tool includes a cut out portion having the plurality of internal teeth which function as a lid remover, an outwardly extending mounting portion to which a cork screw may be mounted and a pair of outwardly projecting guards which may also function as a potato peeler, etc. The other end of the tool includes a conventional can opener arrangement including a piercing and cutting blade and a guide element which rests on the lip of the can and a curved portion having an elongated cutaway section with sharpened edges to serve as a vegetable peeler.
Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide a new and improved combination-type tool particularly for kitchen use.
Another object of this invention is to provide a new and improved can opener-type tool which may be manufactured essentially from a single stamping.
A more specific object of this invention is to provide a new and improved combination tool which includes a peeler, a can opener, a cork screw, a can piercer, a top remover, a lid opener and a bottle opener.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Other objects and advantages of this invention may be seen from the following description when viewed in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the stamping from which the present invention is assembled;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the combination can opener-type tool comprising the present invention; and,
FIG. 3 is a side view of the invention in elevation.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Referring now to the drawings, the invention comprises a combination can opener-type tool 10 which is essentially manufactured from a single stamping 11. FIG. 1 depicts a blank which has been initially formed by a punch and die and which will be shaped into the tool of FIGS. 2 and 3 in subsequent forming operations. The advantages of the tool 10 are readily apparent since the entire tool 10 may be shaped by a progressive punch and die arrangement in an automatic feed and assembly sequence eliminating the need for separate assembly operations which would add substantially to the cost of the tool.
The combination tool 10 of the present invention comprises at one end a bottle opener 12 including a projecting lip 13 for insertion beneath the cap and a curved end portion 14 which contacts the upper surface of the bottle cap and establishes a pivot point for movement of the tool 10.
A lid opener 16 is located between the bottle opener 14 and a can piercer 17. The lid opener 16 remains in the plane of the blank 11 shown in FIG. 1 while the bottle opener 14 and the can piercer 17 are folded 90° on either side of the lid opener during the manufacturing operation. The lid opener 16 includes an outwardly extending portion 18 and an end portion 19 at right angles thereto. The can piercer 17 faces in the opposite direction to lid opener 14 and includes a pointed outer end 21 for piercing can surfaces and a lip 22 which contacts the raised edge of a can for purposes of leverage.
The intermediate section of the tool 10 includes a lid or top remover 23 having curved wall portions 24 and 26 and internal tooth portions 27 and 28 on opposite walls thereof. The internal teeth 27 and 28 function as a lid remover when a bottle of a substance such as nail polish is inserted therein and gripped by the teeth 27 and 28. The intermediate section of the tool 10 also includes a pair of outwardly extending projections 29 and 31, the edges of which may also function as a peeler particularly in the case of the projection 31. In addition, projections 29 and 31 also serve as guards or grips during the use of tool 10.
The walls 35 and 36 are formed closely together at their respective ends 45 and 46 to provide an outwardly extending mounting portion having an aperture 32 which serves as a mounting for a cork screw 33. The cork screw 33 may be mounted in a separate operation by means of a pin 34 if it is desired to have the flexibility of this particular element included in the tool 10. The cork screw 33 is recessed between walls 35 and 36 so that it is not in the way of other portions of the tool 10 during the operation thereof.
The other end of the tool 10 comprises a can opener 37 including a cutting and piercing blade 38 and a guide portion 39 which rests on the top of the can. This end also includes a curved upper surface 41 having a recess 42 therein with sharpened edges 43 and 44 to serve as a vegetable peeler.
The combination tool described above provides a high degree of utility flexibility without the use of separate tools. Furthermore, since only one tool is required, the over-all expense of purchasing a single tool rather than a plurality of separate tools is much lower. As an additional advantage, since the tool is manufactured essentially from a single stamping, there are considerable economies in the manufacture thereof.
While the invention has been explained by a detailed description of certain specific embodiments, it is understood that various modifications and substitutions can be made in any of them within the scope of the appended claims which are intended also to include equivalents of such embodiments.
The present invention relates to a kitchen or cutlery type tool and particularly to combination can opener type tool which is essentially manufactured from a single stamping.
The prior art includes various combination type tools which are generally manufactured from one or more parts in a rather complicated series of steps. Typical prior art arrangements are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,956,405 to Toman, 2,434,212 to Ippolito, 3,142,903 to Stiller, and 3,389,412 to Emmons. These patents fail to disclose the precise combination tool structure of the present invention and are manufactured in a less expeditious and more costly operation. The U.S. Pat. No. 1,374,356 to Welsh and 2,637,584 to Atkinson are merely of interest for their disclosure of manufacturing composite articles from a metal blank.
The advantages of a tool which performs the functions of a peeler, a conventional can piercer, cork screw, can opener and top remover are readily apparent since only one such tool is necessary in a kitchen rather than a plurality of separate tools. A single tool of the type comprising the present invention is thereby cutting the expense and is less expensive to purchase and permits greater flexibility and time saving. While the broad concept of such tools has been disclosed in prior art, none of the prior art disclosures are pertinent to the present invention which may be essentially manufactured from a single stamping. The prior art patents cited above are merely intended to include representative patents of interest and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of prior art patents.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to a combination can opener-type tool which is essentially manufactured from a single stamping. The tool comprises at one end a bottle opener, lid opener and can piercer. The intermediate section of the tool includes a cut out portion having the plurality of internal teeth which function as a lid remover, an outwardly extending mounting portion to which a cork screw may be mounted and a pair of outwardly projecting guards which may also function as a potato peeler, etc. The other end of the tool includes a conventional can opener arrangement including a piercing and cutting blade and a guide element which rests on the lip of the can and a curved portion having an elongated cutaway section with sharpened edges to serve as a vegetable peeler.
Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide a new and improved combination-type tool particularly for kitchen use.
Another object of this invention is to provide a new and improved can opener-type tool which may be manufactured essentially from a single stamping.
A more specific object of this invention is to provide a new and improved combination tool which includes a peeler, a can opener, a cork screw, a can piercer, a top remover, a lid opener and a bottle opener.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Other objects and advantages of this invention may be seen from the following description when viewed in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the stamping from which the present invention is assembled;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the combination can opener-type tool comprising the present invention; and,
FIG. 3 is a side view of the invention in elevation.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Referring now to the drawings, the invention comprises a combination can opener-type tool 10 which is essentially manufactured from a single stamping 11. FIG. 1 depicts a blank which has been initially formed by a punch and die and which will be shaped into the tool of FIGS. 2 and 3 in subsequent forming operations. The advantages of the tool 10 are readily apparent since the entire tool 10 may be shaped by a progressive punch and die arrangement in an automatic feed and assembly sequence eliminating the need for separate assembly operations which would add substantially to the cost of the tool.
The combination tool 10 of the present invention comprises at one end a bottle opener 12 including a projecting lip 13 for insertion beneath the cap and a curved end portion 14 which contacts the upper surface of the bottle cap and establishes a pivot point for movement of the tool 10.
A lid opener 16 is located between the bottle opener 14 and a can piercer 17. The lid opener 16 remains in the plane of the blank 11 shown in FIG. 1 while the bottle opener 14 and the can piercer 17 are folded 90° on either side of the lid opener during the manufacturing operation. The lid opener 16 includes an outwardly extending portion 18 and an end portion 19 at right angles thereto. The can piercer 17 faces in the opposite direction to lid opener 14 and includes a pointed outer end 21 for piercing can surfaces and a lip 22 which contacts the raised edge of a can for purposes of leverage.
The intermediate section of the tool 10 includes a lid or top remover 23 having curved wall portions 24 and 26 and internal tooth portions 27 and 28 on opposite walls thereof. The internal teeth 27 and 28 function as a lid remover when a bottle of a substance such as nail polish is inserted therein and gripped by the teeth 27 and 28. The intermediate section of the tool 10 also includes a pair of outwardly extending projections 29 and 31, the edges of which may also function as a peeler particularly in the case of the projection 31. In addition, projections 29 and 31 also serve as guards or grips during the use of tool 10.
The walls 35 and 36 are formed closely together at their respective ends 45 and 46 to provide an outwardly extending mounting portion having an aperture 32 which serves as a mounting for a cork screw 33. The cork screw 33 may be mounted in a separate operation by means of a pin 34 if it is desired to have the flexibility of this particular element included in the tool 10. The cork screw 33 is recessed between walls 35 and 36 so that it is not in the way of other portions of the tool 10 during the operation thereof.
The other end of the tool 10 comprises a can opener 37 including a cutting and piercing blade 38 and a guide portion 39 which rests on the top of the can. This end also includes a curved upper surface 41 having a recess 42 therein with sharpened edges 43 and 44 to serve as a vegetable peeler.
The combination tool described above provides a high degree of utility flexibility without the use of separate tools. Furthermore, since only one tool is required, the over-all expense of purchasing a single tool rather than a plurality of separate tools is much lower. As an additional advantage, since the tool is manufactured essentially from a single stamping, there are considerable economies in the manufacture thereof.
While the invention has been explained by a detailed description of certain specific embodiments, it is understood that various modifications and substitutions can be made in any of them within the scope of the appended claims which are intended also to include equivalents of such embodiments.