Multipurpose container opener
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a lid removal or container opener tool. The tool is a standalone device made of a rigid material and has a plurality of container opening slots and edges. More specifically, the tool is a tapered and has a corrugated tapered surface and a smooth tapered surface. The tapered surfaces along with bottom surface of the tool is used for accommodating and securing a lid to open. The tool can be easily grasped in the palm and fingers for twisting. A prying slot is used for opening pry-type caps. A protrusion, a linear corrugated slot and a linear smooth slot are also used for opening a variety of containers.
1 . A lid removal tool comprising;
a body having a front end and a rear end;
a first side surface;
a second side surface, wherein each of the first and second side surfaces comprises a side rail;
a corrugated edge disposed along at least one of the first and second side surfaces;
a channel created by the first and second side surfaces and the side rails;
a bottle cap opening slot comprising a straight edge and a curved beveled edge disposed within the body;
a corrugated edge beveled linear slot disposed within the body parallel to the first side surface;
a central pull bar protrusion extending between 0.5 and 1 inches out of the front end;
a smooth slot disposed in the body; and
a ring opening in a forward portion of the body; and
wherein a longitudinal axis passes through the bottle cap opening slot, extends between the smooth slot and the corrugated edge beveled linear slot, and passes through the ring opening, wherein the smooth slot and the corrugated edge beveled linear slot each have lower ends that are radially closer to the longitudinal axis than upper ends that are located further radially away from the longitudinal axis.
2 . The lid removal tool as recited in claim 1 , wherein the corrugated edge comprises a plurality of teeth ranging in size between 0.1″ and 0.5″.
3 . The lid removal tool as recited in claim 1 , wherein the corrugated edge comprises a plurality of teeth ranging in size between 0.1″ and 0.25″.
4 . The lid removal tool as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of the first side and the second side surfaces taper in width from the back end to the front end.