US1853735A - Bottle cap wrench - Google Patents

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US1853735A
US1853735A US514876A US51487631A US1853735A US 1853735 A US1853735 A US 1853735A US 514876 A US514876 A US 514876A US 51487631 A US51487631 A US 51487631A US 1853735 A US1853735 A US 1853735A
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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
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  • This invention relates to an improved tool or implement which may be described as a wrench and which is particularly designed to expedite the removal of a screw cap from various kinds of containers, particularly medicine bottles of the type employing sheet metal screw caps.
  • the present invention comprehends a simple and economical wrench in the form of a longitudinally elongated wedge shaped frame having a handle at one end, and having its side portions formed with gripping teeth to engage the rim portion of the cap to facilitate removal.
  • the purpose of the invention is to provide a longitudinally tapered frame which is susceptible of gripping a variety of caps of varying sizes and diameter.
  • Figure 1 is a top plan view of a wrench constructed in accordance with the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.
  • Figure 8 is an edge elevational view.
  • the wrench is character'- ized primarily in the form of a longitudinally elongated frame denoted generally by the reference character 4.
  • This is formed from a single length of wire rod of suitable proportions preferably cylindrical in cross section as shown in Figure 2.
  • the frame is longitudinally elongated tapered or wedge shaped designed so as to accommodate different sizes of caps. It includes a pair of companion side members 5 and 6 connected together by an end member 7. At the wide end of the frame is a reduced hand grip 8 of suit-able shape.
  • the inner opposed edges of the members 5 and 6d are either serrated or corrugated to provi e ri in teeth 9 to securel on age the flangfi p b f'tid n of the bottle cap?

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April 12, 1932. 1 sj w 1,853,735
BOTTLE-CAP WRENCH Filed Feb. 10, 1951 Invenior JmrzzwZ Jazz/Z627 A llomey Patented Apr. 12, 1932 STATES SAMUEL LAWLER, F SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK BOTTLE CAP WRENCH Application filed February 10, 1931. Serial No. 514,876.
This invention relates to an improved tool or implement which may be described as a wrench and which is particularly designed to expedite the removal of a screw cap from various kinds of containers, particularly medicine bottles of the type employing sheet metal screw caps.
It is a matter of common knowledge that these types of caps are quite difiicult to remove and many kinds of makeshift devices and implements are employed for forcing the cap ofi, some persons resorting to hammers and the like to expedite the cap removal, the result being distortion of the cap and frequent breakage of the bottle.
The present invention comprehends a simple and economical wrench in the form of a longitudinally elongated wedge shaped frame having a handle at one end, and having its side portions formed with gripping teeth to engage the rim portion of the cap to facilitate removal.
The purpose of the invention is to provide a longitudinally tapered frame which is susceptible of gripping a variety of caps of varying sizes and diameter.
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Figure 1 is a top plan view of a wrench constructed in accordance with the invention.
Figure 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.
Figure 8 is an edge elevational view.
As before implied the wrench is character'- ized primarily in the form of a longitudinally elongated frame denoted generally by the reference character 4. This is formed from a single length of wire rod of suitable proportions preferably cylindrical in cross section as shown in Figure 2. The frame is longitudinally elongated tapered or wedge shaped designed so as to accommodate different sizes of caps. It includes a pair of companion side members 5 and 6 connected together by an end member 7. At the wide end of the frame is a reduced hand grip 8 of suit-able shape. The inner opposed edges of the members 5 and 6d are either serrated or corrugated to provi e ri in teeth 9 to securel on age the flangfi p b f'tid n of the bottle cap? g In practice the frame portion of the wrench is slipped over the cap while the cap is on the bottle and the cap is wedged into the narrow end portion of the frame until the teeth 9 securely grips the rim portion of the cap. By then holding the bottle with one hand, turning the wrench with the handle 8, it is easy to loosen the cap by unscrewing it.
It is thought that the description taken in connection with the drawings will enable a .clear understanding of the invention, to be thereof to form a handle, the sides of the member being convergently arranged, a cross piece connecting the sides of the member together at the small end of the device, and the ends of the sides at the large end of the device being curved inwardly to join the ends of the loop, whereby pressure upon the limbs of the loop will prevent the limbs of the device spreading apart when the device is in use, and the inner walls of the sides being serrated to form gripping surfaces.
In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.
SAMUEL LAWLER.
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Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2515655A (en) * 1947-04-03 1950-07-18 Martin S Kormuth Wall supported jar cap wrench
US2612720A (en) * 1946-04-10 1952-10-07 Shirley E Shilts Trap chain ring
USD276787S (en) 1982-05-24 1984-12-18 Burns Charles H Combined champagne and wine bottle stopper remover
USD302232S (en) 1986-10-01 1989-07-18 Chip Clip Corporation Bottle cap opener
US4941373A (en) * 1988-09-09 1990-07-17 Wolfgang Jobmann Rotary opener and closer for screws, screw closures on bottles, jars and the like
USD752934S1 (en) 2015-04-03 2016-04-05 Michael J. Merritt Jug wrench
USD752931S1 (en) 2015-04-03 2016-04-05 Michael J. Merritt Jug wrench
USD752933S1 (en) 2015-04-03 2016-04-05 Michael J. Merritt Jug wrench
USD752932S1 (en) 2015-04-03 2016-04-05 Michael J. Merritt Jug wrench
USD753452S1 (en) 2015-04-03 2016-04-12 Michael J. Merritt Jug wrench

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2612720A (en) * 1946-04-10 1952-10-07 Shirley E Shilts Trap chain ring
US2515655A (en) * 1947-04-03 1950-07-18 Martin S Kormuth Wall supported jar cap wrench
USD276787S (en) 1982-05-24 1984-12-18 Burns Charles H Combined champagne and wine bottle stopper remover
USD302232S (en) 1986-10-01 1989-07-18 Chip Clip Corporation Bottle cap opener
US4941373A (en) * 1988-09-09 1990-07-17 Wolfgang Jobmann Rotary opener and closer for screws, screw closures on bottles, jars and the like
USD752934S1 (en) 2015-04-03 2016-04-05 Michael J. Merritt Jug wrench
USD752931S1 (en) 2015-04-03 2016-04-05 Michael J. Merritt Jug wrench
USD752933S1 (en) 2015-04-03 2016-04-05 Michael J. Merritt Jug wrench
USD752932S1 (en) 2015-04-03 2016-04-05 Michael J. Merritt Jug wrench
USD753452S1 (en) 2015-04-03 2016-04-12 Michael J. Merritt Jug wrench

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