Cutlery – Can opener – With driven roller to continuously engage bead and...
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-08
2001-10-09
Ashley, Boyer (Department: 3724)
Cutlery
Can opener
With driven roller to continuously engage bead and...
C030S434000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06298563
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade and more particularly pertains to opening cans without leaving sharp edges.
The use of can openers is known in the prior art. More specifically, can openers heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of opening cans are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,858,313 to Yamaguchi discloses an electric can opener with means to automatically rotate and open a can. U.S. Pat. No. 2,673,058 to Tyler and U.S. Pat. No. 4,831,735 to Bast disclose additional electric can opening devices. U.S. Pat. No. Des. 191,266 to Madl discloses an ornamental design for a can opener.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe an electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade for opening cans without leaving sharp edges.
In this respect, the electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of opening cans without leaving sharp edges.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade which can be used for opening cans without leaving sharp edges. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of can openers now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a base portion having a generally C-shaped configuration. The base portion includes a lower horizontal portion having a first end and a second end. The second end is bifurcated. The base portion includes a vertical portion having an upper end and a lower end. The lower end is secured to the first end of the lower horizontal portion. The base portion includes an upper horizontal portion having a first end, a second end, an upper surface and a lower surface. The first end of the upper horizontal portion is secured to the upper end of the vertical portion whereby the upper horizontal portion is parallel to the lower horizontal portion. The base portion includes an upper housing secured to and extending upwardly from the second end of the upper horizontal portion. A motor is disposed within the upper housing of the base portion. A rotating magnet is secured to the lower surface of the upper horizontal portion of the base portion. The rotating magnet is in communication with the motor whereby activation of the motor will rotate the magnet. The magnet engages the closed upper end of the can. A cutting member is secured to the lower surface of the upper horizontal portion of the base portion. The cutting member includes an arm pivotally coupled with the upper horizontal portion. The arm has an upper surface and a lower surface. The cutting member includes a circular blade secured to the lower surface of the arm. The cutting blade is positioned to engage the can downwardly of the closed upper end thereof when the can is engaged by the rotating magnet.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade which has all the advantages of the prior art can openers and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade which is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such an electric can opener with horizontally oriented blade economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade for opening cans without leaving sharp edges.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade including a base portion having a generally C-shaped configuration. The base portion includes a lower horizontal portion, a vertical portion, and an upper horizontal portion. The base portion includes an upper housing secured to and extending upwardly from the upper horizontal portion. A motor is disposed within the upper housing of the base portion. A rotating magnet is secured to the upper horizontal portion of the base portion. The rotating magnet is in communication with the motor whereby activation of the motor will rotate the magnet. The magnet engages the closed upper end of the can. A cutting member is secured to the upper horizontal portion of the base portion. The cutting member is positioned to engage the can downwardly of the closed upper end thereof when the can is engaged by the rotating magnet.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2286303 (1942-06-01), Pearson
patent: 2825963 (1958-03-01), Sykes et al.
patent: 3313023 (1967
Ashley Boyer
Flores Sanchez Omar
Goldstein Law Offices P.C
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