EP1084988B1 - Dispositif pour ouvrir un récipient - Google Patents

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EP1084988B1
EP1084988B1 EP00610077A EP00610077A EP1084988B1 EP 1084988 B1 EP1084988 B1 EP 1084988B1 EP 00610077 A EP00610077 A EP 00610077A EP 00610077 A EP00610077 A EP 00610077A EP 1084988 B1 EP1084988 B1 EP 1084988B1
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Erik Nielsen
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    • 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
    • B67B7/40—Devices for engaging tags, strips, or tongues for opening by tearing, e.g. slotted keys for opening sardine tins
    • B67B7/403—Devices for engaging tags, strips, or tongues for opening by tearing, e.g. slotted keys for opening sardine tins adapted for engaging the ring of a pull tab for opening an aperture
    • 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
    • B67B7/44—Combination tools, e.g. comprising cork-screws, can piercers, crowncap removers

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  • the present invention relates to a cap opener for use with caps provided with pull rings, comprising an elongated lever or handle, preferably plate shaped.
  • Containers provided with taps are especially known as beverage containers.
  • caps are normally an integrated part of the lid, and they are provided with a gripping part, such as a ring or a tongue, which can be released partly or completely by the fingers of the user whereby the container can be opened.
  • plastic bottles having caps which are provided with a pull ring for removal of the cap from the bottle have been fabricated.
  • US Pat. nos. 4.309.921 which discloses a cap opener according to the preamble of claim 1, and 4.957.622 describe examples of such openers, comprising a handle in the form of a piece of plate having a depressed section to form an opening into which the pull ring of the can can be inserted. The pull ring is lifted upwards by raising the handle, and the can is opened.
  • the problem is thus solved in an extremely simple manner as the opening of the opener is merely inserted over the pull ring of the cap, whereupon the handle of the opener can be raised or tipped whereby the cap, whether that of a can or that of a bottle having a pull ring, is removed.
  • the ring By configuring the bent up edge at right angles to the handle, as defined in claim 2, the ring can easily be tipped or rolled off when the handle is tipped in a smooth sliding movement.
  • the opening such that the metal pull ring of a can may readily be inserted and the plastic ring of plastic caps can be inserted under a small deformation, as defined in claim 3, the ring will remain in the opening, abutting against the handle during lifting and tipping of the handle without the risk of the opener letting go its hold of the ring.
  • An opener according to the invention can be fabricated from a piece of plate material, as shown in Fig. 1.
  • the opener must be so configured that one end constitutes a lever or a handle 1 having the purpose of constituting a lever arm when the opener is in use, as will be explained below.
  • One of the side edges of the lever 1 is provided with an elevation or a bent up part of the plate for the formation of a right-angled, upright part, a flap 2.
  • the flap 2 has an elongate, through-going opening 3, as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the height of the elevated part 2 is preferably app. 8-10 mm, the height of the elongate opening 3 is app 3-5 mm, and the length app. 20 mm.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates how the opener of the invention is used to open a can.
  • the can is provided with a cap 5, which is connected to a pull ring 4 abutting against the lid of the can.
  • This ring 4 is easily lifted by means of a sharpened edge, which is not shown, of the handle 1, whereupon the ring can be released.
  • the opening 3 can then be inserted over the ring 4, as illustrated in the drawing, and as the handle 1 is subsequently raised, as indicated by an arrow, the cap will be removed by rolling the ring off the lid. This is an extremely easy operation requiring very little effort, and removal of the cap without risk of damaging the can is ensured.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates how the opener is applied to a plastic bottle with the plastic pull ring 4.
  • the ring 4 is introduced into the opening 3 under slight deformation in the lateral direction of the ring 4.
  • the opener and the ring thus fit together when the ring expands after insertion.
  • the opener is thus prevented from falling off, and as the opener is tilted in the direction of the arrow, the cap 6 will roll off the bottle easily and effortlessly, requiring merely a slight lifting of the opener.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates a combined opener, which in addition to the opener parts 2, 3 for caps with pull rings comprises a traditional cap opener 7 and a lid opener 8.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates how the lid opener works.
  • the lid 9 is often very difficult to release due to a negative pressure often present in the bottle.
  • a lifting flap 8 can be applied, as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, to be engaged under the lid 9, and by tilting the handle in the direction of the arrow the lid will be lifted to an extent where air will enter the bottle. Even weak fingers will then be able to remove the lid.
  • the opener can be fabricated either of metal or plastic in a commonly known manner and it may also be provided with imprints, etc. for advertising purposes or as an eye-catcher.

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Claims (4)

  1. Décapsuleur destiné à être utilisé avec des bouchons munis d'anneaux d'arrachage, constitué d'un levier allongé, préférablement de forme plate, qui présente un coude à l'une de ses extrémités de façon à former une poignée (1) et une partie surélevée (2), ledit décapsuleur comportant une ouverture allongée (3) et ladite ouverture (3) étant adaptée pour l'insertion, par dessus la poignée, de l'anneau d'arrachage (4) du bouchon d'un récipient ou de l'anneau d'arrachage (6) d'une bouteille, caractérisé en ce que ladite ouverture allongée (3) est localisée dans ladite partie surélevée (2).
  2. Décapsuleur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la partie surélevée (2) s'étend sensiblement à angle droit de la poignée (1) et présente une hauteur d'environ 8 à environ 10 mm.
  3. Décapsuleur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la hauteur de l'ouverture allongée (3) est d'environ 3 à environ 5 mm, et la longueur d'environ 20 mm.
  4. Décapsuleur selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que l'ouverture allongée (3) s'étend sensiblement parallèle à la face inférieure de la poignée (1).
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US4309921A (en) 1980-05-07 1982-01-12 Liftab Corporation Can top opener
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US4957622A (en) 1988-07-18 1990-09-18 Uddo-Mims International, Inc. Apparatus for removing sediment from ponds
US5555778A (en) * 1994-08-03 1996-09-17 Otters; Timothy P. Can opener for pull top cans

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