Patents in subclass Compound Tools/Receptacle Opener Or Closure Remover

Parent class: Compound Tools

Number Patent title Issue Date
07237292 Belt fastened bottle opener

A one-piece wearable bottle opener that slips onto a persons belt, without the aid of special attachments. The preferred location to wear the opener is at either hip. The opener functions easily, using one hand, because of three features....		 07/03/2007
07171831 Tool for turning keys

A tool for turning keys comprising a tool body having an elongate slot adapted to removably receive the head of a key. The tool has an aperture, by means of which a key ring is attached to the tool. The aperture may have a constriction to...		 02/06/2007
07114233 Engine cover puller

A device for facilitating the separation and removal of an engine cover from a sealing surface on an engine. The engine cover puller may reduce or eliminate the deformation of an engine cover during its removal and allows for its...		 10/03/2006
06966100 Tool having a support

The present invention relates to an improved method and device for supporting a tool (16, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E 16F, 16G or 16H) or display item (16J) on the rim (17, 47A or 87) of a container (18, 47, 87A or 88), a support bracket...		 11/22/2005
06918150 Combined nutcracker and bottle opener

A combined nutcracker and bottle opener, including an element usable for holding and cracking the hard outer shell of a nut and also for holding and twisting a cap from a bottle, and an element for prying a cap from a bottle, which can...		 07/19/2005
06874187 Opener for medical container and tool

An opener and tool for breaking medical containers, such as, for example, ampoules that includes an elongated handle which has a first end and a second end, an upper edge and a lower edge, and an opener which defines an opening extending...		 04/05/2005
06865761 Apparatus and method for opening a container and mixing and cleaning a container

An apparatus for opening a container, mixing the contents contained in the container, and cleaning the container by removing its contents using a single tool. In removing the contents, the tool has a sharpened edge with a radial curvature...		 03/15/2005
06851147 Combination money clip and bottle cap opener and method for formation

A combination money clip and bottle cap opener is provided.		 02/08/2005
06836920 Plastic pop-top can lip cleaner

A pop-top can lip cleaner is compact in size, the cleaning element being generally "Y"-shaped, having a central portion from which an easily gripped handle extends upward and outward relative to the can top and rim, a generally horizontal...		 01/04/2005
06829800 Bucket grasp for spin resistant mixing

A bucket grasp tool keeps a bucket from spinning while mixing viscous fluid, such as drywall compound, in the bucket with a mechanical mixer and can also open bucket lids. The bucket grasp for spin resistant mixing is an assembly made up...		 12/14/2004
06823553 Paintbrush and can opener combination

A paintbrush and can opener combination includes an elongated handle that has a first end and a second end. The second end includes an elongated forward edge. A plurality of bristles is attached to and extends away from the forward edge....		 11/30/2004
06775869 Bottle opener

A maraca is formed with a handle having a bottle opener therein. A transverse groove is provided in the handle which has a bottom surface, a first side surface, and second side surface. A metal tool is mounted in the handle to extend...		 08/17/2004
06682084 Container dolly with multi-purpose handle

A dolly for transporting material containers including a base having a pair of wheels attached thereto. A handle is removably attached to the base and has a seal and plug removal wrench fixedly attached near one end thereof. A second plug...		 01/27/2004
06679138 Bottle opener

Bottle cap removal device with an opening therein to receive a bottle cap, including a top and a base which combine to provide an envelope for the bottle cap removal device and including an annular member and a surface opposed to the...		 01/20/2004
06640369 Multi-function painter's tool

A painter's tool having multiple tool elements of a paint brush comb, a paint roller scraper, a scraper blade, and a container cover remover. One end of the tool has a hook for suspending the tool from a horizontal support and to thereby...		 11/04/2003
06598297 Combination knife, turning hook and bottle de-capper, with animal shape

A combination food preparation and handling tool comprises a handled main blade body, a turning hook, and a pair of legs protruding from the main blade body. In the preferred embodiment, the turning hook is integrally formed from an...		 07/29/2003
06544030 Lighter and bottle opener combination

A lighter and bottle opener combination for supplying a user of a lighter with a convenient bottle opener. The lighter and bottle opener combination includes a housing having a first end, a second end and a peripheral wall extending...		 04/08/2003
06389632 Computer mouse cleaner

As an article of manufacture a computer mouse cleaning tool is formed by an elongated rod-like body having one converging end portion terminating in a transverse concave radius of a selected dimension. The other end portion of the rod is...		 05/21/2002
06360391 Utility belt buckle device

A utility belt buckle device for removing caps from bottles. The utility belt buckle device includes a base portion and a cover portion. The cover portion has an aperture therein. The aperture is elongate. A hinge assembly hingedly...		 03/26/2002
06360444 Method and apparatus for opening containers and reducing waste from containers

A method and apparatus for opening containers and reducing waste from containers are described. The apparatus includes an opener device and a puncture device. The opener device facilitates the removal of a lid from a container without...		 03/26/2002
06295897 Multi-socket skateboard tool

A hand tool comprising at least three variously-sized sockets for use with nuts and bolts on skateboards is described. The multi-socket hand tool comprises a rod having a first rod end and a second rod end; a first socket head mounted to...		 10/02/2001
06289542 Combined remote controller and bottle opening device

An electronic device controlling and bottle opening device, having a handle portion for grasping; a top portion of the handle portion having a keypad; a rear portion behind the top portion and having an aperture; and a bottle opening...		 09/18/2001
06276013 Beverage can top cleaner and tab lifting device

A multi-purpose beverage can top cleaner and tab lifter device comprises a circular sponge insert for cleaning the can top rim and an inclined semicircular wedge for raising a lift-tab to open the drinking port simultaneously in one...		 08/21/2001
06263761 Pill bottle opener

An opener for several different types of pill bottle caps and closures. In the preferred embodiment, the opener is molded as one piece of strong, flexible plastic material that can be repeatedly bent without failing. The opener has the...		 07/24/2001
06196086 Foil cutter for a corkscrew

The invention relates to a foil cutter (12) and such a cutter in combination with a corkscrew (2) and/or a crown cap opener (35). The foil cutter (12) comprises an annular casing (16, 17) having a passage (14) extending axially...		 03/06/2001
06185772 Belt with bottle opener

A belt with a fastener wherein one ring of the fastener is adapted for use as a bottle opener. In a preferred embodiment, the fastener comprises a first ring and a second ring, the first ring having a nub and being attached to a front...		 02/13/2001
06185778 Computer mouse cleaning apparatus

An apparatus for cleaning a computer mouse having a cavity for housing a sphere and a plurality of internal components is disclosed. The apparatus includes a body having a first end and a second end, the body having a handle portion...		 02/13/2001
06170894 Glass pane lifter apparatus

In one embodiment, a glass pane lifter apparatus includes a hollow handle which includes an access opening, an elbow member that includes a first elbow end that connects to the access opening of the hollow handle, and a suction cup unit...		 01/09/2001
6142769 Multi-purpose tool

A multi-purpose tool including an elongated body portion. A plurality of tools are coupled with respect to the elongated body portion. The plurality of tools includes a serrated blade, a cork screw, a retractable pen, a refillable...		 11/07/2000
6105200 Can top cleaning device

A can cleaning device having a main body and front edge, and a wall depending from the main body along the front edge for use with a disposable moist towelette to clean and sanitize a top surface and a tight circumferential groove on the...		 08/22/2000
6098497 Bottle opening device

A bottle opening device worn on the user's hand or wrist. The bottle opener includes a round member having interior ridges and grooves for mating with a twist-off bottle cap, a slidable hook for removing a pry-off bottle cap, and a magnet...		 08/08/2000
6041460 Bucket opener

A tool for opening typical commercially available five gallon plastic buckets having a placement handle and placement end, cutting handle, cutting end, and a razor blade where the placement end is aligned with the bucket lid and the razor...		 03/28/2000
6014785 Multi-purpose tool

There is provided a multi-purpose tool which comprises a paint brush having a bristle portion, a ferrule removable from the bristle portion, and a handle removable from the ferrule. When a cap at the free end of the handle is pivoted...		 01/18/2000
5996169 Can top cleaning device

A can cleaning device for cleaning the top surface and groove of pop top cans. The can cleaning device comprises a main body having a front edge and a perpendicular wall depending from the main body along the front edge wherein the...		 12/07/1999
5950504 Pipettor attachable/integrateable microcentrifuge tube opener

A pipettor attachable microcentrifuge tube opener adapted to fit on a common pipettor, allowing the user to open a microcentrifuge tube without the need to open the tube solely by hand or through use of an additional instrument....		 09/14/1999
5933892 Multipurpose bottle cap launcher

A multipurpose bottle cap launcher (14) comprising a body member (16). An assembly (18) in the body member (16) is for shooting a bottle cap (20) therefrom for recreational target practice. A structure (22) in the body member (16) is for...		 08/10/1999
5894624 Painter's tool

A combination tool for use by painters is disclosed. The tool consists of a putty knife, a retractable dusting brush, a hammer, a lever tool and a nail extractor which are ergonomically positioned and designed into one compact device.		 04/20/1999
5829965 Multifunction waiter's tool

A new multifunction waiter's tool for combining functions of bottle opener, cigarette lighter, and bread crumb remover. The inventive device includes a handle portion. A bottle opener is pivotally coupled with the handle portion. A...		 11/03/1998
5806380 Boat plug wrench

A device for removing and storing a boat's drain plug having a wrench body with an integral wrench head at one end and a plug retaining ring the other end. The retaining ring includes a grommet, formed from an elastomeric material, of a...		 09/15/1998
5778472 Container lid cutter and opener

A tool for removing lids from containers is formed from a single piece of planar rigid material by stamping or cutting therefrom a pattern and thereafter bending portions of the pattern into operative elements including a handle portion...		 07/14/1998
5652988 Multifunctional hand-held device

A multifunctional hand-held device has a plate-like body around the circumference of which are shaped various tools which project from the body. Other tools having different functions are formed by recesses or indentations arranged around...		 08/05/1997
5621936 Multi-purpose hand tool

A utensil is adapted to be held by a user and manipulated by the user's hand to operate on a workpiece. One feature of the utensil enables the user to gain mechanical advantage when locking and unlocking key-operated locking mechanisms by...		 04/22/1997