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Can opener

Assignee: Harvey Aluminum Inc
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Filing: 1964-12-11
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Granted: 1965-12-07
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Expires: 1984-12-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Leo M Harvey
  • 👤 Ralph W Hilton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 19:28
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B5/00; F16B5/04; F16B5/045; B; B21; B21D; B21D39/00; B21D39/03; B21D39/031; B21D39/032; B21D51/00; B21D51/16; B21D51/38; B21D51/383; B65; B65D; B65D17/00; B65D17/28; B65D17/34; B65D17/401; B65D17/4012

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 127 words
A CAN AND OPENER FOR ESTABLISHING SPACED POURING AND VENT OPENINGS THEREIN, AND INCLUDING: (A) A CAN HAVING AN IMPERFORATE WALL WITH SPACED PREDETERMINED WEAKENED POURING AND VENT AREAS THEREON; (B) AND AN OPENER OVERLYING THE WALL AND COMPRISING A BODY OF HINGEDLY COUPLED SECTIONS EXTENDING OVER AND FASTENED TO EACH OF SAID PREDETERMINED AREAS RESPECTIVELY, WITH A LEVER SECTION FASTENED TO THE PORING AREA AND EXTENDING TO THE SAID VENT AREA, AND WITH A LEVER SECTION CONTINUING FROM THE FIRST MENTIONED LEVER SECTION AND FASTENED TO THE VENT AREA AND EXTENDED LATERALLY THEREFROM AND ADAPTED TO BE LIFTED FOR OPERATING THE OPENER TO SEQUENTIALLY SHEAR FROM THE WALL THE VENT AREA AND THEN LIFT THE FIRST MENTIONED LEVER TO SHEAR FROM THE WALL THE POURING AREA.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 127 words
A CAN AND OPENER FOR ESTABLISHING SPACED POURING AND VENT OPENINGS THEREIN, AND INCLUDING: (A) A CAN HAVING AN IMPERFORATE WALL WITH SPACED PREDETERMINED WEAKENED POURING AND VENT AREAS THEREON; (B) AND AN OPENER OVERLYING THE WALL AND COMPRISING A BODY OF HINGEDLY COUPLED SECTIONS EXTENDING OVER AND FASTENED TO EACH OF SAID PREDETERMINED AREAS RESPECTIVELY, WITH A LEVER SECTION FASTENED TO THE PORING AREA AND EXTENDING TO THE SAID VENT AREA, AND WITH A LEVER SECTION CONTINUING FROM THE FIRST MENTIONED LEVER SECTION AND FASTENED TO THE VENT AREA AND EXTENDED LATERALLY THEREFROM AND ADAPTED TO BE LIFTED FOR OPERATING THE OPENER TO SEQUENTIALLY SHEAR FROM THE WALL THE VENT AREA AND THEN LIFT THE FIRST MENTIONED LEVER TO SHEAR FROM THE WALL THE POURING AREA.

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