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Bottle top cutting device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1996-01-02
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Granted: 1998-01-27
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Expires: 2016-01-02
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is directed to a bottle top cutting device which includes a base and a housing. The housing has an aperture formed therein, the aperture configured to allow the passage of a bottle tip thereinto while precluding insertion of a finger. A razor is housed in the housing and is positioned such that as the bottle tip is slid in the aperture towards the razor, the tip is cut off of the bottle.
Inventors
- 👤 Pamela J. Thompson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:44
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26D; B26D1/00; B26D1/01; B26D1/02; B67; B67B; B67B7/00; B67B7/30; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S83/00; Y10S83/929; Y10S83/946; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/929; Y10T83/9493
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
A bottle top cutting device, the device comprising: a base configured to be mounted to a surface; a housing mounted to the base and projecting therefrom, the housing having an interior, the housing comprising: (a) a top wall, the top wall having a first aperture formed therein, the aperture providing access to the interior of the housing; (b) a bottom wall opposite the top wall, the bottom wall having a second aperture formed therein, the aperture providing access to the interior of the housing, the aperture being sufficiently large to emplace a top of a bottle in the aperture and being slidable therein; (c) a plurality of sidewalls extending between the top wall and the bottom wall; (d) a first recess formed in the interior and disposed intermediate the top wall and the bottom wall, such that the aperture in the top wall of the housing provides access to the first recess; (e) a second recess formed in the interior and disposed intermediate the first recess and the bottom wall, the second recess comprising a seat for a razor blade; and (f) a razor blade, the razor blade having a cutting edge, the razor blade being seated in the second recess, the cutting edge traversing the second aperture, and wherein the second recess is in registry with the aperture formed in the bottom wall, and further wherein a bottle top is engageable with the cutting edge to sever the top from the bottle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
243 words
A bottle top cutting device, the device comprising: a base configured to be mounted to a surface; a housing mounted to the base and projecting therefrom, the housing having an interior, the housing comprising: (a) a top wall, the top wall having a first aperture formed therein, the aperture providing access to the interior of the housing; (b) a bottom wall opposite the top wall, the bottom wall having a second aperture formed therein, the aperture providing access to the interior of the housing, the aperture being sufficiently large to emplace a top of a bottle in the aperture and being slidable therein; (c) a plurality of sidewalls extending between the top wall and the bottom wall; (d) a first recess formed in the interior and disposed intermediate the top wall and the bottom wall, such that the aperture in the top wall of the housing provides access to the first recess; (e) a second recess formed in the interior and disposed intermediate the first recess and the bottom wall, the second recess comprising a seat for a razor blade; and (f) a razor blade, the razor blade having a cutting edge, the razor blade being seated in the second recess, the cutting edge traversing the second aperture, and wherein the second recess is in registry with the aperture formed in the bottom wall, and further wherein a bottle top is engageable with the cutting edge to sever the top from the bottle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The bottle top cutting device of claim 1, further comprising a cover.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The bottle top cutting device of claim 2 further comprising a hinge disposed on the top wall adjacent to the first aperture, the cover being attached to the hinge, the hinge urging the cover through the first aperture into the first recess in the interior of the housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The bottle top cutting device of claim 1 further including a dual faced razor blade disposed in the second recess.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The bottle top cutting device of claim 1 further comprising a third recess in communication with the second recess, the third recess configured to receive a receptacle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The bottle top cutting device of claim 4 further comprising a receptacle slidably seated in the third recess.
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