US2111022A - Can opener - Google Patents

Description

F. R. DAILY CAN OPENER March 15, 1938.

Filed Jan. 9, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1' 'March15 ,1938. DA L 2,111,022

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V CAN OPENER ;Frank;1t.. Daily, Sycamore, Ill.

Application Jannaryfl, 1937, Serial No. 119,864

. 3, Clai ms. (CI. 30-16) I The' presentfinventionf 'relates' to new and mounting said-cap on the can to beopened. The. usefuljimprovementsin can'ppenersand' has for enlargement 3 provides a horizontal shoulderfi onejof, itsimportant'objects'to providegjin a'manat an intermediate point in the cap I for engage-1 her as h,er' ei i iafter'setforth, a device of this char-, ment-with the tops of cans 'of the larger size. acter adapted to"forin two *spa'ced' holes Rigidly secured, as by welding, to the top. I- of or openings in the top of c'an, one for pouring the cap I is a metallic disk or base 8, the periphand 'the'oth'er to've'nt the can; cry of which is spaced inwardly from the pe- Another ir nportant obiect of the invention is to riphery of said cap. The disk 8 includes a raised provid an 'op'ener'of the aforementioned charcentral portionil on which a handle ID of suitacter which is adapted for use on different sizes able materiaL'preferably wood, is secured'by an 10 of cans. elongated rivet or the like II. It will be ob- Still another very important object of the inserved that the handle securing element II is vention is to provide. .a can opener of the characanchored in the raised central portion 9 of the ter described comprising punches of a novel disk 8. v

1:; construction. Rigidly secured'on diametrically opposite sides Other objects of theinvention' are to provide a of the cap I, as by welding, are substantially can opener which will comparatively simple in U-shaped piercing elements which are designated construction, strong, durable, highly efficient and generally by the reference numeral I2. The elereliable in use, safe,'compact, attractive in apments I2 include comparatively short inner pearance and which may be manufactured at low prongs I3 which project downwardly into the cost. small upper portion 2 of the cap I through the All of the, foregoing and still further objects top 1 of said cap. It will be noted that the prongs and advantages of the invention will become ap- I3 are spaced inwardly from the walls of the parent from a studyof the following specificaupper portion 2 of the cap I. The elements I2 tion, taken in connection with the accompanying further include comparatively long outr prongs 25 drawings wherein like characters of reference I I which project downwardly into the comparadesignate corresponding parts throughout the tively large lower portion 3 of the cap I through several views, and wherein: the shoulder 6. It will also be observed that Figure 1 is an elevatlonal view of a can opener the prongs I4 are spaced inwardly from the walls constructed in accordance with the present of the portion 3 of the cap I. v 30 invention. It is thought that the manner of using the de- Figure 2 is a top, plan view thereof. vice will be readily apparent from a consideration Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, showing of the foregoing. The cap I is positioned on top the device engaged with a large can. of the can to be opened with the prongs I3 or- Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view, showing I4 restingon the top of said can. Suflicient 35 the device engaged with a comparatively small downward force is then exerted to cause the can, the handle being shown in side elevation. prongs I3 or I4 to penetrate the can,-thus form- Figure 5 is a top plan view of a can after it has ing openings I5 (see Fig. 5) in the top of said been opened with the device. can adjacent diametrically opposite sides thereof.

40 Figure 6 is a view in bottom plan of the in- The opener may then be removed to permit the 40 vention. milk or other 'commodity to be poured from the Figure '7 is a perspective view of a portion of can. Of course, one of the openings I5 functions the cap or guide. as a vent for the can while the milk or other Figure 8 is a detail view in perspective of one commodity is poured from the other of said 5 of the piercing elements. openings I5. If desired, the device may be re- 5 Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will placed in position on the can with the prongs enbe seen that the embodiment of the invention gaged in the previously formedopenings I5 for which has been illustrated comprises a cap of covering and closing said can. The cap I funcsuitable metal which is designated generally by tions as a guide for the piercing elements I2. the reference numeral I. The cap I includes Comparatively large cans are received in the 50 comparatively small and large upper and lower lower portion 3 of the cap I and are penetrated portions 2 and 3, respectively, for the reception by the prongs I4 and cans of the smaller size of different sizes of cans, as at 4, as illustrated to are received in the upper portion 2 of the cap I advantage in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings. The to be penetrated by the prongs I3. The opencap I is fl d at its bo om. as at 5, to facilitate ings in the cap I which accommodate the prongs 55 I3 and M of the elements I! are shown in Fig. '7 of the drawings and are designated by the reference numeral I6.

It is believed that the many advantages of a can opener constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be. resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A can opener comprising a cap including comparatively small and large upper and lower portions, respectively, for the reception of cans of different sizes, said cap further including a substantially flat top, a disk fixed on the top of the cap and spaced inwardly from the periphery of said cap, said disk comprising a raised central portion, a handle fixed on said raised central portion, and piercing elements fixed on the cap for puncturing the cans, said piercing elements being substantially U-shaped and including inner prongs projecting downwardly into the comparatively small upper portion of the cap through the top thereof and further including comparatively long outer prongs projecting downwardly into the comparatively large lower portion of the cap through the upper portion thereof..

2. A can opener of the class described comprising a cap including a-substantially flat top and further including comparatively small and large upper and lower portions, respectively, for the reception of cans of different sizes, saidcap still further including a horizontal shoulder between the upper and lower portions thereof, a disk fixed on the top of the cap and having its periphery spaced inwardly from the periphery of said cap, said'disk including a raised central portion, a knob mounted on said raised central portion, and substantially U-shaped piercing ele' ments fixed on the cap outwardly of the disk, said with an opening through which the longer leg of the element extends.

FRANK R. DAILY.

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