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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.
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From electric wine openers that pop corks at the touch of a button to LED glasses that look like they were stolen from a cyberpunk fashion show, these innovations aren't just cool toys – t
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 ...
the can opener itself is free to slide up and down in a track or bracket mounted on the edge of the counter, and thus to handle cans of any height from a few inches to a foot or so; the sharp edge is just a one edge of a triangular tooth: you have enough leverage that you don't need the rolling of a sharp wheel to reduce the friction.
A Vietnam War-era P-38 can opener, with a U.S. penny shown for size comparison.. The P-38 (larger variant known as the P-51) is a small can opener that was issued with canned United States military rations from its introduction in 1942 to the end of canned ration issuance in the 1980s. [1]
In 1925, a modern-style opener, equipped with an additional serrated wheel, was invented to improve Lyman's design. [ 3 ] His other patents were dedicated to improvements to various household food utensils such as a refrigerating pitcher (1858), [ 6 ] fruit can lids (1862), [ 7 ] tea and coffee pots, [ 8 ] and a butter-dish. [ 9 ]
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.