Abstract: An electrically operated portable can opener being adjustable in height to enable opening various size cans, the can opener having a primary housing which is partially received within a secondary base housing with a rotary cam serving to control the raising and lowering of the primary housing with respect to the base housing.

Abstract: A dual temperature electric hair curling iron has a barrel rotatable relative to a rigid handle by means of a friction clutch therebetween. The barrel includes a plurality of apertures allowing steam or mist generated within the barrel to flow into contact with the hair being curled. An electric heater in the barrel is controlled by a low limit (220.degree. F.) thermostat and a high limit (270.degree. F.) thermostat located within the barrel. A normally open momentary contact switch manually operated by a ring-like arm encompassing the a front portion of the handle is arranged in circuit with the thermostats and heater in such a manner that the low limit thermostat controls the temperature of the barrel when the switch is in its normal open position. Closing of the switch by movement of the arm relative to the handle disables the low limit thermostat and allows the barrel temperature to increase to the limit set by the high limit thermostat thereby allowing tighter curls to be produced.