Compound tools – Receptacle opener or closure remover
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-20
2001-02-13
Meislin, D. S. (Department: 3723)
Compound tools
Receptacle opener or closure remover
C081S003550
Reexamination Certificate
active
06185772
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a belt with a bottle opener as part of the fastener.
2. Description of Related Art
Belts having a variety of uses are known in the art. Typically, belts having a utility other than merely as a clothing accessory are bulky and comprise of a multiple number of appendages off the belt itself. The average person would have little use for multiple appendages and would only need one or two small tools attached to the belt. A bottle opener is one such tool which comes in handy when hiking or at a ball game. However, the bottle opener is too bulky for a pocket or when hanging off a belt.
Bearing in mind the problems and deficiencies of the prior art, it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a streamlined belt having a convenient bottle opener discreetly attached.
Still other objects and advantages of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part be apparent from the specification.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed, in a first aspect, to a belt comprising a strip of material having a first end and a second end; and a fastener attached to the first end of the strip of material, the fastener comprising a first ring and a second ring, the first ring having a nub and being swivelly attached to a front surface of the strip of material, wherein the first ring is adapted to open bottles by grasping a portion of a bottle cap with the ring and applying upward pressure under the bottle cap with the nub. To fasten the belt, the second end of the strip is adapted to be threaded through the second and first rings and re-threaded through the second ring.
Preferably, the fastener may further include a third ring such that the second end of the strip is adapted to be threaded through the third, second and first rings and re-threaded through the second and third ring. An alternative embodiment method of fastening the belt would be to thread the second end through the first, second and third rings and rethread it through the second ring. In the three ring embodiment, the first ring is attached to the front surface of the strip of material with a twistable swivel hinge such that the first ring is adapted to be swiveled to a position along the plane of the front surface of the strip and lifted to a position perpendicular to the front surface of the strip.
In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a belt comprising a strip of material having a first end and a second end; and a fastener attached to the first end of the strip, the fastener comprising a first ring, a second ring and a third ring, the first ring having a nub and being swivelly attached to a front surface of the strip of material, wherein the first ring is adapted to open bottles by grasping a portion of a bottle cap with the ring and applying upward pressure under the bottle cap with the nub. Preferably, the second end of the strip is adapted to be threaded through the first, second and third rings and re-threaded through the second and third ring.
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patent: 1697833 (1929-01-01), Lane
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patent: 4135267 (1979-01-01), McKinney, Sr. et al.
patent: 4384390 (1983-05-01), Hayakawa
DeLio & Peterson LLC
Meislin D. S.
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