Abstract: An electric can opener comprising an opener body and a body support. The opener body includes a cutter and a toothed wheel adapted to be rotated by an electric motor. A can to be opened is placed on the wheel at its upper projecting edge, and rotated by the wheel as operated by the motor. During rotation the top of can is cut by the cutter. For usual use, the opener support can be placed on the upper surface of an object such as a kitchen table with its bottom in contact with the upper surface. For use in suspension, the support can be secured to the lower surface of a fixed object such as a hanged sideboard by installing its bottom to the lower surface. For usual use, the base of the support is located below the opener body. For use in suspension, the base of the support is located above the body.

Abstract: An electric can opener comprises a can opener body, a can opening attachment and a juice squeezing attachment. The can opener body is provided with a drive shaft, a motor for rotating said drive shaft, a vertically holding portion and a horizontally holding portion. When the vertically holding portion is utilized to set the can opener body, the drive shaft assumes a horizontal condition. A horizontal rotating shaft provided on the can opening attachment can be brought into engagement with the drive shaft in the horizontal condition. Accordingly, the can opening attachment is utilized to cut out a lid of a can. On the other hand, when the horizontal holding portion is utilized to set the can opener body, the drive shaft assumes a vertical condition. A vertical rotating shaft provided on the juice squeezing attachment can be brought into engagement with the drive shaft in the vertical condition. Accordingly, the juice squeezing attachment can be utilized to squeeze fruit juice of citrus fruits.