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A can opener (North American and Australian English) or tin opener (British English) is a mechanical device used to open metal tin cans. Although preservation of food using tin cans had been practiced since at least 1772 in the Netherlands, the first can openers were not patented until 1855 in England and 1858 in the United States.
Dunelm Group plc, trading as Dunelm, is a British home furnishings retailer operating in the United Kingdom. One of the largest homeware retailers in the UK, the company headquarters are in Syston, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. [2] Until 2013 the company traded as Dunelm Mill. [3]
Can opener (tin opener), a mechanical device used to open tin cans; Can opener (hold) (spinal lock), a grappling hold; Can opener (tennis), a type of serve; Can opener capsulotomy, a medical procedure; Can opener, a variant of cannonball (diving)
An empty tin can. A steel can, tin can, tin (especially in British English, Australian English, Canadian English and South African English), or can is a container made of thin metal, for distribution or storage of goods. Some cans are opened by removing the top panel with a can opener or other tool; others have covers removable by hand without ...
A bayonet tin opener is the one where you stab the tin lid near the edge and work around - they are not very common, but they are very robust and do not break. On the other hand they leave an ugly irregular opening. They have no moving parts. All-metal 'top-down' openers are also common where I live.
In 1959, while at a picnic with friends and family, Fraze discovered he had left his "church key" can opener at home, forcing him to use a car bumper to open cans of beer. Fraze decided to create an improved beverage opening method that would eliminate the need for a separate device, leading to his creation of the pull-tab opener.
The can was to be pierced in its center with the sharp metal rod of the opener. Then the length of the lever had to be adjusted to fit the can size, and the lever fixed with the wingnut . The top of the can was cut by pressing the cutting wheel into the can near the edge and rotating it along the can's rim. [ 5 ]
Hot tin-dipping is the process of immersing a part into a bath of pure molten tin at a temperature greater than 450 °F or 232 °C. Tinplate made via hot-dipped tin plating is made by cold rolling steel or iron, pickling to remove any scale , annealing to remove any strain hardening , and then coating it with a thin layer of tin .