US2280336A - Protector for beer can openers - Google Patents

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US2280336A
US2280336A US279554A US27955439A US2280336A US 2280336 A US2280336 A US 2280336A US 279554 A US279554 A US 279554A US 27955439 A US27955439 A US 27955439A US 2280336 A US2280336 A US 2280336A
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    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67BAPPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
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  • PROTECTQR FOR BEER CAN OPENERS Filed June 1e, 1959 l Patented Apr. 21, 1942 l PROTECTOR FQR BEER CAN OPENERS Herman J. Maihack, Jersey City, N. J., assigner of fifty per cent to George H. Hutaff, Jr., Wilmington, N. C.
  • This inventionv relates to protectors for beer can openers, and the like, andy has for one of its objects the production of a. simple and eillcient means in the nature of a hood or cap which is adapted to be carried by a piercing can opener so as to overhang the pierced opening within the top of a can and prevent the spray of beer or other liquid outwardly through the opening which is being cut in the top of the can.
  • a further object of this invention is the production of a simple and eflicient means for attaching the protector to the well-known type oi piercing opener. V.
  • Figure 1 is a top plan view of the can'vopener and protector end therefor;
  • Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the can opener and protector in position upon a can before opening;
  • rlhis hood I5 is preferably of sufiicient size to extend well over and beyond the aperture I1 cut in the top I 8 of the can.
  • This hood I5 is provided with a pair of rearwardly extending flanges I9 which are provided with arc-shaped slots 20 through which the journal pin II extends, the slots 20 being' on a sufficient arc and being so formed as to permit a free sliding movement of the journal pin II within the slot 20.
  • hood I5a is formed of rubber or other similar material within which flanges I9a are embedded, which flanges are formed similarto the anges I9 and are connected to a sleeve I 0a through the medium'of a journal pin IIa similar to the structure previously described.
  • Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure l with the opener in a position just before piercing the can;
  • Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 with the I opener in a cutting position
  • Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the protector sleeve, a portion of the can opener being shown;
  • Figure 'I is a bottomplan view of a modified type of protector A
  • My improved protector which is used in conjunction with the can opener just mentioned comprises a sleeve I0 which is slidably mounted upon the shank of the can opener A and this sleeve I0 carries at one end a transverse journal pin I I and a forwardly extending spring latching tongue I2, which spring latching tongue is provided with a ⁇ depending lip I3 for fitting into the aperture Il formed in the conventional ⁇ can opener A.
  • This spring latching' tongue I2 by fitting within the aperture or slot Il will tend to hold the sleeve I0 in position and against longitudinal sliding movement on the canV opener A.
  • a protector hood I5 which may be of any suitable or desired shape, but preferably of a'subventing spray from beer or other liquid contents tion between the hood and the opener.
  • a sleeve In operation the can opener A is fastened in a gripping position around the bead or rim 22 and the hood I5 will extend over in an overhanging position beyond the piercing end I6 and the notches 2
  • the device will then take the position shown in Figures 2 and 3 and as the handle of the can opener A. is moved upwardly the top I8 will be pierced to provide the opening I1 in the can and the hood I5 will lie snugly over the opening I'I completely covering the opening and preof the can from spraying outwardly beyond the top of the can.
  • a protector hood hingedly secured to the can opener near the piercing end thereof and adapted to overhang the piercing end of the can opener and to shield the opening cut in a can by the opener, said hood having a pair of spaced flanges, a journal pin carried by the can opener and slidably en gaging the flanges for providing-a hinge connecslidably mounted upon said elongated handle,
  • stantial heart shape to fit snugly over the aper- I said sleeve ⁇ carrying said journal pin, and a spring tongue carried by the sleeve and adapted to engage the opener for holding the sleeve against longitudinal movement upon the opener in one direction.

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April 21, 1942. y H. J. MAIHACK .2,280,336V
PROTECTQR FOR BEER CAN OPENERS Filed June 1e, 1959 l Patented Apr. 21, 1942 l PROTECTOR FQR BEER CAN OPENERS Herman J. Maihack, Jersey City, N. J., assigner of fifty per cent to George H. Hutaff, Jr., Wilmington, N. C.
Application June' 16, 1939, Serial No. 279,554
(ol. :io- 16) 1 Claim.
This inventionv relates to protectors for beer can openers, and the like, andy has for one of its objects the production of a. simple and eillcient means in the nature of a hood or cap which is adapted to be carried by a piercing can opener so as to overhang the pierced opening within the top of a can and prevent the spray of beer or other liquid outwardly through the opening which is being cut in the top of the can.
A further object of this invention is the production of a simple and eflicient means for attaching the protector to the well-known type oi piercing opener. V.
Other objects and advantages of the present inventionfwill appear throughout the following specification and" claim.
In the drawing:
Figure 1 is a top plan view of the can'vopener and protector end therefor;
Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the can opener and protector in position upon a can before opening;
ture cut by the piercing end I5 of the can opener A. rlhis hood I5 is preferably of sufiicient size to extend well over and beyond the aperture I1 cut in the top I 8 of the can. This hood I5 is provided with a pair of rearwardly extending flanges I9 which are provided with arc-shaped slots 20 through which the journal pin II extends, the slots 20 being' on a sufficient arc and being so formed as to permit a free sliding movement of the journal pin II within the slot 20.
The inner edges of the flanges '20 are notched as at 2I to t snugly over the bead 22 of the can as shown clearly in Figures 2 and 3.
In Figure '7, there is shown a modified type of the invention wherein the hood I5a is formed of rubber or other similar material within which flanges I9a are embedded, which flanges are formed similarto the anges I9 and are connected to a sleeve I 0a through the medium'of a journal pin IIa similar to the structure previously described.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure l with the opener in a position just before piercing the can;
Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 with the I opener in a cutting position;
the securing sleeve 'being shown in section: Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the protector sleeve, a portion of the can opener being shown; Figure 'I is a bottomplan view of a modified type of protector A By'referring to the drawing it will be seen that A designates the conventional can opener of the penetrating pointed can-piercing type, as covered by Patent #1,996,550.-
My improved protector which is used in conjunction with the can opener just mentioned comprises a sleeve I0 which is slidably mounted upon the shank of the can opener A and this sleeve I0 carries at one end a transverse journal pin I I and a forwardly extending spring latching tongue I2, which spring latching tongue is provided with a` depending lip I3 for fitting into the aperture Il formed in the conventional `can opener A. This spring latching' tongue I2 by fitting within the aperture or slot Il will tend to hold the sleeve I0 in position and against longitudinal sliding movement on the canV opener A.
A protector hood I5 which may be of any suitable or desired shape, but preferably of a'subventing spray from beer or other liquid contents tion between the hood and the opener. a sleeve In operation the can opener A is fastened in a gripping position around the bead or rim 22 and the hood I5 will extend over in an overhanging position beyond the piercing end I6 and the notches 2| will be engaged by the bead 22 of the can. The device will then take the position shown in Figures 2 and 3 and as the handle of the can opener A. is moved upwardly the top I8 will be pierced to provide the opening I1 in the can and the hood I5 will lie snugly over the opening I'I completely covering the opening and preof the can from spraying outwardly beyond the top of the can.
Having described the invention, what I claim is:
In combination with a piercing can opener having an elongated handle, a protector hood hingedly secured to the can opener near the piercing end thereof and adapted to overhang the piercing end of the can opener and to shield the opening cut in a can by the opener, said hood having a pair of spaced flanges, a journal pin carried by the can opener and slidably en gaging the flanges for providing-a hinge connecslidably mounted upon said elongated handle,
stantial heart shape to fit snugly over the aper- I said sleeve `carrying said journal pin, and a spring tongue carried by the sleeve and adapted to engage the opener for holding the sleeve against longitudinal movement upon the opener in one direction.
- HERMAN J. MAIHACK.
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Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US2571310A (en) * 1949-05-03 1951-10-16 Walter A Thiem Can opener
US2582988A (en) * 1948-12-13 1952-01-22 Charles H Harvey Paring knife attachment
US2680288A (en) * 1952-06-26 1954-06-08 Rudolf J Grill Attachment for can openers
US2775813A (en) * 1953-07-13 1957-01-01 Herbert J Middleton Attachments for can openers adapted to interrupt a stream of gas charged fluid discharging from the punctured can
US2787052A (en) * 1954-04-19 1957-04-02 Diamond George Can opener
US2804683A (en) * 1955-08-01 1957-09-03 Judd E Hammond Can opener
US2867900A (en) * 1957-08-02 1959-01-13 Charles A Hanington Spurt shield for can openers
US3037279A (en) * 1961-06-05 1962-06-05 Carroll Baisch J Anti-spray device for container openers
US3177580A (en) * 1963-01-17 1965-04-13 Gerald K Davidson Protecting device for use in opening cans containing liquids gaseously fortified
US20140069065A1 (en) * 2012-09-07 2014-03-13 Ryan Michael Laverty Can opening device
US20150101200A1 (en) * 2013-10-16 2015-04-16 Raging Mammoth, LLC Beverage-opening tool and method

Cited By (14)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2582988A (en) * 1948-12-13 1952-01-22 Charles H Harvey Paring knife attachment
US2571310A (en) * 1949-05-03 1951-10-16 Walter A Thiem Can opener
US2680288A (en) * 1952-06-26 1954-06-08 Rudolf J Grill Attachment for can openers
US2775813A (en) * 1953-07-13 1957-01-01 Herbert J Middleton Attachments for can openers adapted to interrupt a stream of gas charged fluid discharging from the punctured can
US2787052A (en) * 1954-04-19 1957-04-02 Diamond George Can opener
US2804683A (en) * 1955-08-01 1957-09-03 Judd E Hammond Can opener
US2867900A (en) * 1957-08-02 1959-01-13 Charles A Hanington Spurt shield for can openers
US3037279A (en) * 1961-06-05 1962-06-05 Carroll Baisch J Anti-spray device for container openers
US3177580A (en) * 1963-01-17 1965-04-13 Gerald K Davidson Protecting device for use in opening cans containing liquids gaseously fortified
US20140069065A1 (en) * 2012-09-07 2014-03-13 Ryan Michael Laverty Can opening device
US9260282B2 (en) * 2012-09-07 2016-02-16 Ryan Michael Laverty Method of opening a can with an opening device
US20150101200A1 (en) * 2013-10-16 2015-04-16 Raging Mammoth, LLC Beverage-opening tool and method
US9272891B2 (en) * 2013-10-16 2016-03-01 Raging Mammoth, LLC Beverage-opening tool
US20160207749A1 (en) * 2013-10-16 2016-07-21 Raging Mammoth, LLC Beverage-opening tool

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