Abstract: A can opener structure, battery operative, is arranged to include a high torque output motor in operative communication with the battery and an associated on/off switch mounted through a top wall of the housing of the organization. The battery and drive motor are mounted within the housing in adjacency to the floor of the housing to orient a lower center of gravity within the housing for stability of the organization, and wherein further, an optional push bar arrangement is arranged for effective operation of the normally opened on/off switch utilized by the housing structure to permit ease of one-handed use of the device.