Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPENING AND PIERCING CONTAINERS LIKE PAINT-CANS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1999026877
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for opening containers and reducing waste from containers are described. The apparatus (100) includes an opener device (110) and a puncture device (120). The opener device (110) facilitates the removal of a lid from a container without damaging the lid or the containers. The puncture device (120) is capable of creating one or more holes in the container channel of the container to allow liquid trapped in the container channel to drain back into the container.
Inventors:
EVJEN DAVID M (US)
FLUHR STEVEN P (US)
NOREN DONALD W (US)
FLUHR STEVEN P (US)
NOREN DONALD W (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US1998/024801
Publication Date:
September 23, 1999
Filing Date:
November 20, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EVJEN DAVID M (US)
FLUHR STEVEN P (US)
NOREN DONALD W (US)
FLUHR STEVEN P (US)
NOREN DONALD W (US)
International Classes:
B67B7/12; B67B7/14; B67B7/44; B67B7/48; (IPC1-7): B67B7/44; B67B7/48
Foreign References:
| US5212869A | 1993-05-25 | |||
| US5127121A | 1992-07-07 | |||
| GB2220928A | 1990-01-24 | |||
| US2582947A | 1952-01-22 | |||
| US5568665A | 1996-10-29 |
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