CA1141106A - Combination ring/bottle opener - Google Patents
Combination ring/bottle openerInfo
- Publication number
- CA1141106A CA1141106A CA000399497A CA399497A CA1141106A CA 1141106 A CA1141106 A CA 1141106A CA 000399497 A CA000399497 A CA 000399497A CA 399497 A CA399497 A CA 399497A CA 1141106 A CA1141106 A CA 1141106A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- lip
- ring
- fulcrum member
- invention defined
- finger ring
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
- B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
- B67B7/16—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers for removing flanged caps, e.g. crown caps
- B67B7/162—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers for removing flanged caps, e.g. crown caps the removing device being formed by at least two articulated parts, e.g. pliers
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
- B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
- B67B7/16—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers for removing flanged caps, e.g. crown caps
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Devices For Opening Bottles Or Cans (AREA)
Abstract
FINGER RING BOTTLE OPENER
Abstract A combination finger ring and bottle cap opener has a swingably mounted fulcrum member which in one position is spaced from an upstanding lip on the ring to cooperate with a bottle cap beneath which the lip is hooked to peal the cap from a bottle, and having a second position in which the ful-crum member is swung to cover and at least partially conceal the lip.
Abstract A combination finger ring and bottle cap opener has a swingably mounted fulcrum member which in one position is spaced from an upstanding lip on the ring to cooperate with a bottle cap beneath which the lip is hooked to peal the cap from a bottle, and having a second position in which the ful-crum member is swung to cover and at least partially conceal the lip.
Description
S~e iEication FINGER RING ~3OTTLE OPENER
Field of Invention This invention relateæ to bottle openers, and parti-cularly to a combination bottle opener and finger ring.
., .I Background of the Invention i, There have been suggestions in the prior art that bot-~ tle openers may be provided in the form of a finger ring which1 may be worn by a person and used while worn as a bottle cap opener. Two such devices are shown in United States Patents ! - 1,578,627 and 2,548,517. In both such instance~ the bottle opener has exposed cap or bottle opening portions which appear ¦ un~ightly or may even be dangerous, not only to the user, but in the event the user should accidentally contact another por-tion of their body or someone else. ~ecause of the generally unsightly appearance of these prior art rings; it is not like-ly that one wouId wear them except when used for the intended purpose. ~ f Summa~ the Invention .~ .
! 20 We have conceived of a combination finger ring and bot-. ~ ' ; ~ tle opener which may be worn as a deçorative ring, and which, I when desired to be used for bottle cap opening, may be quickly ~ converted into a condition for fulfilling such purpose. The l~ device in~cludes a finger ring portion for reception over a human finger. On the exterior surface there is a projecting lip for hooking beneath the edge of a bottle cap~ A fulcrum J member is pivotally mounted on the ring for movement between retracted func~ionally inoPerative position in which it is symmetrically contiguous with the exterior of the ring and ~i~ 30 co~ers the projecting tip, and an extended functionally opera-tive position in which the fulcrum member extends away from ' the ring to a position spaced from the lip for engaging the top of a bottle cap whose edge is hooked beneath the lip. The design is such that with the lip hooked beneath the edge of the cap and the fulcrum member engaging the top of the cap, the wearer can readily pry the cap from a bottle. When in-tended simply for decorative wear, the ring may be quickly con-verted to its decorative appearance by pivoting the fulcrum member to its symmetrically contiguous position against the ring body.
Brief Description of the Drawin~
Fig. l is a side elevation of my improved combination finger ring and bottle opener in its decorative condition;
Fig. 2 is similar to Fig. l but with the fulcrum member shifted to its functionally operative position for removing a bottle cap;
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing my improved finger ring positioned in engagement with a bottle cap for the remov-al thereof.
~- Brief Description of Preferred Embodiment As shown in the drawings, my combination finger ring and bottle opener comprises a finger ring or annulus lO adap-ted to be received over a human finger. The ring includes an inside surface 12 of generally cylindrical configuration. An external surface 14 is concentric with the internal surface throughout a major portion of its circumaxial extent but is shaped at one side of the annulus to provide an increased thickness por,tion 16 having a pair of substantially flat and parallel surfaces 18 and 20 separated by an upstanding shoul-, ~ der portion 22. The shoulder portion 22 is configured at one ~I end to define a projecting lip 24 which overhangs an upwardly ¦ facing surface 26 of the shoulder. The forward surface of the ;~
lip is tapered as at 28 to provide a configuration enabling the lip to be hooked beneath the edge 30 of a bottle cap 32 as ; ~ best shown in Fig. 4. The opposite end of shoulder 22 is . , ~
shaped to define a boss 34. Opposite sides 36 and 38 of the boss 34 are of the same width as the remaining portion of the shoulder 27.
Mounted on the ring, or annulus 10, or shiftable move-ment is a fulcrum member 40. The fulcrum member is shiftable between a retracted functionally inoperative position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 in which it is symmetrically contiguous with the exterior 14 of the ring, and an extended functionally opera tive position shown in Figs. 2 and 4. For this purpose the fulcrum member is pivotally mounted on the boss 34 by a pivot pin 42 extending throu~h a hole in the boss and into a hole 44 in the fulcrum member. The fulcrum member is longitudinally slotted at 46 to be received in a sli~Jht interference fit with the boss and the shoulder 22. Opposite ends of the fulcrum member are tapered as at 48 and 50 such that with the fulcrum member in the inoperative or retracted position such surfaces tend to blend in a contiguous symmetrical design with adiacent surfaces of the ring or annulus pin. In addition, surface 48 serves a functional purpose in acting as a stop against the surfaces 18 and 20 when the fulcrum member is swung to the ; operative position shown in Figs. 2 and 4. In such case the surfaces 18 and 20 limit the swinging movement of the fulcrum ... .
! member.
The free end 52 of the fulcrum member is adapted to engage the top of a bottle cap as shown best in Fig. 4 when the lip 24 is hooked beneath the edge of the cap. By then applying upward pressure to the ring, the lip 24 will peal or pry the bottle ca;p from the bottle B. Such may be accom-plished by the wearer of the ring simply exerting a force in the direction of the arrow A of Fig. 4 while holding the bot-tle B in the opposite hand against movement.
It will be noted that the slot 46 in the fulcrum member 40 covers and conceals the lip 24 when the fulcrum member is ' in the retrac~ted or functionalIy inoperative position, thereby I 35 preventing the lip from catching on either other portions of the wearer or other articles or persons.
. - :
r The ring and fulcrum member may be made of any suitable materials. Prototype models made of brass have been found to work satisfactorily.
The top surface 54 may be suitably engraved or provided with decorative stones or otherwise treated as may be desired to add a more decorative appearance to the ring.
It will be noted when the ring is in use to remove a bottle cap, that the cap will abut the surface portion 26 of the shoulder 22 as shown best in Fig. 4, and such limits the projection of the lip 24 beneath the edge of the bottle cap, thus tending to prevent the l:ip from breaking the rim of the bottle as the cap lS removed.
. .
:
. ;~ .
:,, ~
.,. ~
~: .
....
Field of Invention This invention relateæ to bottle openers, and parti-cularly to a combination bottle opener and finger ring.
., .I Background of the Invention i, There have been suggestions in the prior art that bot-~ tle openers may be provided in the form of a finger ring which1 may be worn by a person and used while worn as a bottle cap opener. Two such devices are shown in United States Patents ! - 1,578,627 and 2,548,517. In both such instance~ the bottle opener has exposed cap or bottle opening portions which appear ¦ un~ightly or may even be dangerous, not only to the user, but in the event the user should accidentally contact another por-tion of their body or someone else. ~ecause of the generally unsightly appearance of these prior art rings; it is not like-ly that one wouId wear them except when used for the intended purpose. ~ f Summa~ the Invention .~ .
! 20 We have conceived of a combination finger ring and bot-. ~ ' ; ~ tle opener which may be worn as a deçorative ring, and which, I when desired to be used for bottle cap opening, may be quickly ~ converted into a condition for fulfilling such purpose. The l~ device in~cludes a finger ring portion for reception over a human finger. On the exterior surface there is a projecting lip for hooking beneath the edge of a bottle cap~ A fulcrum J member is pivotally mounted on the ring for movement between retracted func~ionally inoPerative position in which it is symmetrically contiguous with the exterior of the ring and ~i~ 30 co~ers the projecting tip, and an extended functionally opera-tive position in which the fulcrum member extends away from ' the ring to a position spaced from the lip for engaging the top of a bottle cap whose edge is hooked beneath the lip. The design is such that with the lip hooked beneath the edge of the cap and the fulcrum member engaging the top of the cap, the wearer can readily pry the cap from a bottle. When in-tended simply for decorative wear, the ring may be quickly con-verted to its decorative appearance by pivoting the fulcrum member to its symmetrically contiguous position against the ring body.
Brief Description of the Drawin~
Fig. l is a side elevation of my improved combination finger ring and bottle opener in its decorative condition;
Fig. 2 is similar to Fig. l but with the fulcrum member shifted to its functionally operative position for removing a bottle cap;
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing my improved finger ring positioned in engagement with a bottle cap for the remov-al thereof.
~- Brief Description of Preferred Embodiment As shown in the drawings, my combination finger ring and bottle opener comprises a finger ring or annulus lO adap-ted to be received over a human finger. The ring includes an inside surface 12 of generally cylindrical configuration. An external surface 14 is concentric with the internal surface throughout a major portion of its circumaxial extent but is shaped at one side of the annulus to provide an increased thickness por,tion 16 having a pair of substantially flat and parallel surfaces 18 and 20 separated by an upstanding shoul-, ~ der portion 22. The shoulder portion 22 is configured at one ~I end to define a projecting lip 24 which overhangs an upwardly ¦ facing surface 26 of the shoulder. The forward surface of the ;~
lip is tapered as at 28 to provide a configuration enabling the lip to be hooked beneath the edge 30 of a bottle cap 32 as ; ~ best shown in Fig. 4. The opposite end of shoulder 22 is . , ~
shaped to define a boss 34. Opposite sides 36 and 38 of the boss 34 are of the same width as the remaining portion of the shoulder 27.
Mounted on the ring, or annulus 10, or shiftable move-ment is a fulcrum member 40. The fulcrum member is shiftable between a retracted functionally inoperative position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 in which it is symmetrically contiguous with the exterior 14 of the ring, and an extended functionally opera tive position shown in Figs. 2 and 4. For this purpose the fulcrum member is pivotally mounted on the boss 34 by a pivot pin 42 extending throu~h a hole in the boss and into a hole 44 in the fulcrum member. The fulcrum member is longitudinally slotted at 46 to be received in a sli~Jht interference fit with the boss and the shoulder 22. Opposite ends of the fulcrum member are tapered as at 48 and 50 such that with the fulcrum member in the inoperative or retracted position such surfaces tend to blend in a contiguous symmetrical design with adiacent surfaces of the ring or annulus pin. In addition, surface 48 serves a functional purpose in acting as a stop against the surfaces 18 and 20 when the fulcrum member is swung to the ; operative position shown in Figs. 2 and 4. In such case the surfaces 18 and 20 limit the swinging movement of the fulcrum ... .
! member.
The free end 52 of the fulcrum member is adapted to engage the top of a bottle cap as shown best in Fig. 4 when the lip 24 is hooked beneath the edge of the cap. By then applying upward pressure to the ring, the lip 24 will peal or pry the bottle ca;p from the bottle B. Such may be accom-plished by the wearer of the ring simply exerting a force in the direction of the arrow A of Fig. 4 while holding the bot-tle B in the opposite hand against movement.
It will be noted that the slot 46 in the fulcrum member 40 covers and conceals the lip 24 when the fulcrum member is ' in the retrac~ted or functionalIy inoperative position, thereby I 35 preventing the lip from catching on either other portions of the wearer or other articles or persons.
. - :
r The ring and fulcrum member may be made of any suitable materials. Prototype models made of brass have been found to work satisfactorily.
The top surface 54 may be suitably engraved or provided with decorative stones or otherwise treated as may be desired to add a more decorative appearance to the ring.
It will be noted when the ring is in use to remove a bottle cap, that the cap will abut the surface portion 26 of the shoulder 22 as shown best in Fig. 4, and such limits the projection of the lip 24 beneath the edge of the bottle cap, thus tending to prevent the l:ip from breaking the rim of the bottle as the cap lS removed.
. .
:
. ;~ .
:,, ~
.,. ~
~: .
....
Claims (6)
1. A finger ring bottle opener comprising, in combination:
a finger ring for reception over a human finger;
a projecting lip on the exterior surface of the fin-ger ring for hooking engagement beneath the edge of a bottle cap; and a fulcrum member shiftably mounted on the finger ring for movement between a retracted functionally in-operative position symmetrically contiguous with the exterior of the ring and an extended functionally opera-tive position having a bottle cap engaging portion spaced from said lip and adapted to bear against the top of a bottle cap whose edge is hooked beneath the lip.
a finger ring for reception over a human finger;
a projecting lip on the exterior surface of the fin-ger ring for hooking engagement beneath the edge of a bottle cap; and a fulcrum member shiftably mounted on the finger ring for movement between a retracted functionally in-operative position symmetrically contiguous with the exterior of the ring and an extended functionally opera-tive position having a bottle cap engaging portion spaced from said lip and adapted to bear against the top of a bottle cap whose edge is hooked beneath the lip.
2. The invention defined by claim 1 wherein the fulcrum member covers the lip when disposed in the retracted and functionally inoperative position.
3. The invention defined by claim 1 wherein the fulcrum member is swingably mounted on the finger ring.
4. The invention defined by claim 3 wherein the fulcrum member covers the lip when disposed in said function-ally inoperative position.
5. The invention defined by claim 1 wherein the fulcrum member is swingably supported on the finger ring for movement between a position upstanding therefrom spaced from said lip and an inoperative position swung down-wardly and overlying and at least partially concealing the lip.
6. The invention defined by claim 1 wherein the fulcrum member is pivotally mounted on the ring for movement between said positions, and said fulcrum member in-cludes an exterior surface engageable with a surface of the ring to limit the pivotal movement of the fulcrum member.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000399497A CA1141106A (en) | 1982-03-26 | 1982-03-26 | Combination ring/bottle opener |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000399497A CA1141106A (en) | 1982-03-26 | 1982-03-26 | Combination ring/bottle opener |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1141106A true CA1141106A (en) | 1983-02-15 |
Family
ID=4122423
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000399497A Expired CA1141106A (en) | 1982-03-26 | 1982-03-26 | Combination ring/bottle opener |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CA (1) | CA1141106A (en) |
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2623486A1 (en) * | 1987-11-24 | 1989-05-26 | Patrix Jacques | Bottle-opener (Bottle-cap remover) which can be fitted onto a support acting as a lever |
| WO2008094101A1 (en) * | 2007-01-31 | 2008-08-07 | Johan Larsson | Bottle cap opener |
| AU2008243184B2 (en) * | 2007-11-07 | 2012-09-27 | Gerard Majella | Apparatus for opening a container |
| CN107176571A (en) * | 2016-08-06 | 2017-09-19 | 刘斯 | Exempt to look for type micro beer bottle bottle opener |
-
1982
- 1982-03-26 CA CA000399497A patent/CA1141106A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2623486A1 (en) * | 1987-11-24 | 1989-05-26 | Patrix Jacques | Bottle-opener (Bottle-cap remover) which can be fitted onto a support acting as a lever |
| WO2008094101A1 (en) * | 2007-01-31 | 2008-08-07 | Johan Larsson | Bottle cap opener |
| AU2008243184B2 (en) * | 2007-11-07 | 2012-09-27 | Gerard Majella | Apparatus for opening a container |
| CN107176571A (en) * | 2016-08-06 | 2017-09-19 | 刘斯 | Exempt to look for type micro beer bottle bottle opener |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US6098497A (en) | Bottle opening device | |
| EP0938432B1 (en) | Closure cap | |
| US3495284A (en) | Container opening device | |
| WO2003006333A3 (en) | Closure device and a container equipped with one such device | |
| ATE169584T1 (en) | ORIGINALITY HINGED CLOSURE | |
| CA1141106A (en) | Combination ring/bottle opener | |
| WO1995026859A3 (en) | Combination knife, light and key chain device | |
| WO1994016983A1 (en) | Improved bottle opener | |
| RU2265573C2 (en) | Crown cap removing key | |
| US3885477A (en) | Wrench for removing automobile radiator caps | |
| CA2474445A1 (en) | Opening assembly | |
| US3935963A (en) | Cap locking member | |
| US5189750A (en) | Combination bottle opener and can opener | |
| USD405557S (en) | Bottle opener finger protector | |
| US952085A (en) | Stopper-extractor. | |
| FR2633269B1 (en) | OPENING-CLOSING DEVICE FOR BAG IN FLEXIBLE SYNTHETIC MATERIAL WITH GRIPPING MEANS | |
| JP2001224412A (en) | Metal pin for accessories | |
| CN209814701U (en) | Cosmetic bottle leak protection anchor clamps | |
| JPS6338228Y2 (en) | ||
| JPH0631081Y2 (en) | Locking bar restraint device for latch | |
| KR200358685Y1 (en) | Gloves with open finger sheathes | |
| JP3019939U (en) | Fire extinguisher | |
| KR200201383Y1 (en) | Safe key | |
| KR910001902Y1 (en) | A bottle cap | |
| JPS6014421Y2 (en) | switchgear |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKEX | Expiry |