Electric can opener having removable opener tools
View Patent ↗An electric can opener for opening a top of a metal can which includes a housing that has a top end and a front side. A can cutting mechanism is on the front side of the housing proximate the top end of the housing. A hand held jar grip is removably mounted on the top end of the housing. The top end of the housing includes a recess that receives an interior surface of the hand held jar grip.
1. An electric can opener for opening a top of a metal can, the can opener comprising:
a housing having a top end and a front side;
a can cutting mechanism on the front side of the housing proximate the top end of the housing; and
a hand held jar grip removably mounted on the top end of the housing,
the top end of the housing includes a recess that receives an interior surface of the hand held jar grip, wherein the recess has a first inwardly extending step and a second inwardly extending step, the first and second inwardly extending steps receiving and directly contacting the interior surface of the jar grip.
2. The can opener of claim 1 , wherein the jar grip is comprised of an elastomeric material.
3. The can opener of claim 1 , wherein the jar grip is generally in the shape of a C-shaped ring.
4. The can opener of claim 3 , wherein the jar grip has a radially inwardly extending upper flange.
5. The can opener of claim 1 , wherein the jar grip has a plurality of circumferentially spaced ridges on an outer surface.
6. The can opener of claim 1 , further comprising a hand held bottle and package opener tool, the opener tool being removably received within the housing.
7. The can opener of claim 6 , wherein the opener tool has at least a package opener, a pull tab-top opener, a pop-top opener and a twist-top opener.