Abstract: Disclosed herein is an automatic wine bottle opener the top assembly having an uncorking assembly wherein the electric motor is arranged proximate to a side of the uncorking mechanism such that the electric motor is not colinear with and/or located directly on top of the uncorking mechanism; and having a removable platform.

Abstract: A wood retention device includes two (2) chains conjoined with a spring, a locking handle, and a body. A first end of a first chain is secured to the locking handle by a locking link while the opposite second end of the first chain is secured to a locking pin. The locking handle, affixed to a first end of a second chain is hingedly secured to an outer portion of the body and the opposite second end of the second chain is removably securable to the body in a slot. The slot is configured to secure the distal end of the locking handle when in a closed position when the locking pin is passed through the apertures of the railed slot and simultaneously through an aperture located within the distal end of the locking handle.

Abstract: A cup holder includes a housing and a retractable strap configured to secure a cup to the housing in a deployed configuration and to at least partially retract into the housing in a stowed configuration. The cup holder may include a tensioner assembly disposed within the housing configured to retract the strap into the housing.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vehicle body frame including a roof structure, side structures that face each other, and a floor structure is provided. The method includes a primary joining step of butt-joining only a first set of face plates among inner face plates and outer face plates of a plurality of panel boards that form the side structures, and manufacturing intermediate bodies of the side structures; a structure joining step of joining the roof structure, the floor structure, and the intermediate bodies; and a secondary joining step of joining, after the structure joining step, a second set of face plates among the inner face plates and the outer face plates of the plurality of panel boards that form the intermediate bodies to complete the side structures.

Abstract: A pill bottle opener including a base, a utility ring, and a cap. The utility ring includes two tabs positioned in its inner portion. The cap has a hollow, cylindrical body open on one end and has a dome-shaped top on its other end. The utility ring and cap may be interlocked by a locking mechanism.

Abstract: A tightening device is described. The tightening device can be utilized for facilitating the operation of rotation of items mutually coupled by means of closing and locking systems of rotating, screw, bayonet type, or the like.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for removing a childproof cap from a container having a locking mechanism. The apparatus comprises a cap engaging assembly wherein a first portion is urged toward a second portion that applies a force against the childproof cap when the container is maintained in a fixed position. The cap engaging assembly further comprises a actuating mechanism, such as a caming mechanism, that is configured such that as the first portion is urged toward the second portion, the cap is initially depressed in a linear direction until the actuating mechanism is engaged, whereby the second portion is rotated slightly relative to the first portion so that the childproof cap is also rotated and becomes disengaged from the locking mechanism of the container.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing substances, specifically powders and liquids, into a container, is designed as a compact module containing a weighing device with a load receiver, a holder device which is attached to the load receiver and serves to receive and loosely hold the container while the substances are dispensed into the container, and a liquid-dispensing device for dispensing a liquid into the container while the latter is seated in the holder device. The apparatus includes a clamping device for firmly gripping and immobilizing the container, so that a capping device that is not part of the apparatus can put a cap on the container or remove the cap from the container while the latter is seated in the holder device.

Abstract: One of the greatest frustrations in the kitchen for a person with limited hand mobility is the task of holding the body of a jar while removing the lid. The present invention solves this problem by allowing the handicapped person's body to become the third hand and hold the bottle in a rigid grip. The new device clips over the front of any standard kitchen drawer and traps the jar between a V shaped vertical support and the front of the counter top. The jar is held rigid when the user presses their body against the drawer. Now both hands are free to remove the jar lid by any common means.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing earrings from a display card includes a pronged mechanism for slipping between the ornamental portion of the earring and the card. A user applies leverage to the pronged mechanism to separate the earring from the card. The pronged mechanism can be enhanced with a cover for preventing the earring from flipping away as it is removed from the card. The cover can be attached to the pronged portion by any suitable means, such as a band, adhesive, hinge, or other means. When the pronged mechanism removes the earring from the card, the earring retainer on the back of the earring necessarily also separates from the card, so the device can be further enhanced with a cup means for catching and containing the earring retainer. The apparatus can be a single, integrated device.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel, easy to use, hand-operated apparatus for effortlessly loosening the threaded lid of ajar or bottle having a screw-on lid and readily accommodates jars or bottles of different sizes. One form of the invention includes a base having a jar supporting surface, a generally vertically extending guide column connected to the base and a carriage assembly connected to the guide for movement relative to the guide between a first raised position and a second lowered position. Novel features of the invention include the provision of a helical drive screw which drives a jar lid engaging assembly and a novel safety clutch mechanism which prevents the exertion of excessive force on the jar being opened.

Abstract: A jar opening apparatus for opening a jar having a screw-on lid which comprises a base having a jar supporting surface, a generally vertically extending guide column connected to the base and a carriage assembly connected to the guide for movement relative to the guide between a first raised position and a second lowered position. The carriage assembly comprises a carriage; a lid engaging member connected to the carriage for engaging the screw-on lid when the carriage is in the second position, and rotating means for imparting rotation to the lid engaging member. The rotating means uniquely comprises a drive screw connected to the carriage and a cooperating driven tube connected to the lid engaging member. A novel operating mechanism is operably associated with the carriage for moving the carriage between the first and second positions.

Abstract: The present invention is a portable securing apparatus for fastening and unfastening a lid to a container. The apparatus minimizes or prevents health risks of medical conditions associated with repetitive and cumulative motions by minimizing or preventing repetitive motions performed by an individual. The apparatus includes a base and a balancer configured to hold a rotational drive mechanism. The base provides support for the container by allowing the container to rest thereon in an upright position. The balancer is connected to the base and is configured to hold the rotational drive mechanism. The balancer provides for movement of the rotational drive mechanism to engage the container lid.

Abstract: The present disclosure is a semi-automatic jar opener made up of a lower part including a run button activating an electric motor mounted under the lower part, which allows a lower plate to turn and activate a gear rack allowing the lower jaws provided with non-skid rubber strips to squeeze a jar according to the desired size, when the jar turns the friction rubber strips prevent it from sliding, and when the jar is unscrewed the electric motor stops automatically.

Abstract: A corkscrew assembly (50) has a tubular body (52) mounted on an upright slide bar (75) by means of a collar (72) which is connected to the body (52) by an arm (73). The slide bar (75) is carried by pillars (76) on a base plate (77) which in use is attached to a wall or the like above a horizontal work surface. The collar (72) can be moved up or down on the slide bar (75) for height adjustment of the body (52) to engage a mouth (85) at a lower end of the body (52) with the neck of a bottle placed on the work surface below the body (52). Locking means is provided on the collar (72) to releasably lock the collar (72) on the slide bar (75) when engaged with a bottle to securely hold the bottle for cork extraction. An actuating lever arm (68) on the body (52) can then be moved downwardly from a raised position to operate drive means on the body (52) to screw a corkscrew (57) into the cork of the bottle.

Abstract: A cap opening system which can handle various containers having caps and container bodies of different sizes is disclosed. In this system, when a cap of a container is to be opened, a container body of the container is gripped by a container body holding apparatus to raise the container body upward. A top surface of the cap is detected as a reference surface when the cap interrupts an optical beam. Based on the height of the reference surface, the cap is positioned with respect to the cap handling apparatus. Alternatively, a cap receiving member is provided underneath the cap handling apparatus to perform positioning of the cap with respect to the cap handling apparatus.

Abstract: A device for loosening threaded lids from correspondingly threaded containers, comprising a body carrying first and second flexible belts (20, 26) forming first and second loops which engage around the lid and the container respectively, the belts (20, 26) being arranged to be relatively displaceable such that the first and second loops grip the lid and the container respectively, the belts further being arranged to be displaceable by an actuating means such that the first and second loops apply oppositely directed torques to the lid and container respectively whereby the lid is rotated on the container in a loosening direction. Both the lid and the container are thus gripped by the device rather than by hand. The loosening of the lid may be achieved by the rotation of only one of the loops relative to the body, the other loop serving to prevent rotation of the lid or the container relative to the body. Alternatively, both of the loops may rotate relative to the body in opposite directions.

Abstract: A jar opener including a lid clamp adapted to clamp onto a lid of a jar; a motor connected to the lid clamp; and a frame having the motor connected thereto. The frame includes at least three frame sections which are vertically slidingly connected relative to one another in series in a general telescoping fashion. The motor is connected to a top one of the frame sections.

Abstract: A bottle and jar lid opener suitable for single hand operation. The opener includes a jar gripping assembly to restrain the jar which has a band tightened by lengthening or shortening the band to engage the band about the body to secure the jar to said band support and base. A wrench also includes a band of material forming a loop tightened about the lid. Rotation of the wrench tightens the band. Any movement of the jar in response to torque applied to the lid for opening thereof causes the jar to roll along a support leading surface to further tighten the band.

Abstract: An automated pill bottle opener that is initiated by the user placing the bottle to be opened on a lower gripping surface that is affixed to a casing of the device. The user then moves a selector to choose the opening operation. A plunger assembly drives a plunger downward until a top gripping surface of a rotator assembly presses on the top of the bottle cap. After the pill bottle cap is opened, a pressure sensitive triggering device reverses the direction of travel of the plunger so that the plunger is again raised to its original position. To reseal a bottle, the user simply places the bottle on the lower gripping surface with the cap positioned on the top of the bottle. The user then moves the selector to choose the closing process. The plunger action of the device is identical, but the direction of rotation of the rotator is reversed so that the cap is screwed back onto the bottle.

Abstract: A container-restraining and closure-rotating assembly includes a base plate with a container-gripping strap that tightens about a sidewall of a container located on a counter beside the base plate when a counterclockwise rotational force is applied to the container and a closure-rotating implement for rotating and unscrewing a closure on a container restrained by the container-gripping strap. The closure-rotating implement includes a closure-gripping strap that tightens about a sidewall of a closure when a counterclockwise rotational force is applied to the closure through the closure-gripping strap by a counterclockwise movement of the implement handle.

Abstract: A bottle and jar lid opener suitable for single hand operation.

Abstract: This container holder is a vertical structure with its lower extremity fixedly attachable to a sink drain opening, and its upper extremity capable of receiving and clamping the container whose lid is to be manipulated. At the holder bottom, parallel connected fixed and pivoting partial cylindrical sections are placed in the sink drain opening. The user rotates a cam lever to swing out the pivoting section until the holder is firmly fixed in the sink drain. The top of the holder has a platform on which the container is placed. A screw mechanism actuated by a crank handle converges two clamping jaws around the container to fix it in place. Advantages include use of minimum force for both sink attachment and container clamping, and normal sink function with the holder in place. The holder can be made of lightweight materials, is easily cleaned and rapidly deployed.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for opening a vial lid with respect to its respective container includes the lid having a tamper evident tape applied over a top surface of the lid with the ends of the tape being adhered against the outer side walls of the vial container below a juncture of the lid and the container outer wall. The tape has a score on each side in the area adjacent to the juncture. The apparatus includes a device for opening the lid by lifting the lid with respect to the container by a sufficient elevation to ensure that the tape score is substantially completely separated. A second device places a downwardly depending flange of the lid in an overlapped position with respect to an upper end wall of the container after the lid has been opened.

Abstract: A flexible mounted jar holder tightly holds a jar upon a flat base while a user loosens a tightened cap therefrom. The jar holder includes a resilient, ribbed gripping first retaining strap which encircles and locks the jar in place therebetween, preferably with as friction inducing members, such as a plurality of suction cups. A locking member includes a pair of upwardly extending fixed posts, and a third locking cam post, which includes an ellipsoid cross sectional diameter. A further retaining means includes at least one further flexible strap which is urged against a portion of the outer circumference of the jar to be held at a point opposite to where the first retaining strap is urged against the outer circumference of the jar to be held. This further flexible retaining strap is stretched linearly between the pair of fixed posts. Preferably the further flexible retaining strap includes a pair of further retaining straps having respective looped ends insertable over each respective fixed post.

Abstract: Closed containers with safety caps having a push and twist opening system are loosened by compressing the container between the cap gripping means and the base of the apparatus described more fully herein, and rotating the base in a clockwise direction.

Abstract: A jar opening device for holding a jar, bottle or other container having a twist top in secured position for easy removing of the top. The jar opening device includes a generally vertical wall having a front surface and a back surface. The vertical wall has a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge. Each of a plurality of securing members extends through the vertical wall and into a counter wall for securing the vertical wall to the counter wall. A plate is integrally coupled to and extends outwardly from the front surface of the vertical wall. The plate is orientated generally horizontal and is positioned nearer the bottom edge than the top edge of the vertical wall. A first arm is elongated and has first end and second end. The first end of the first arm is pivotally coupled to the first side edge of the vertical wall and is movable in a horizontal plane. The first arm is positioned generally between the top edge and the plate.

Abstract: Closed containers with safety caps having a push and twist opening system are opened by compressing the container between the cap gripping means and the base of the apparatus described more fully herein, rotating the base in a clockwise direction, discontinuing contact of the cap gripping means with the safety cap, and lifting the safety cap from the vessel portion of the container.

Abstract: A device which can be used with the palm of one hand to manually remove and replace threaded caps on bottles, particularly childproof caps on medicine bottles having a maximum diameter of approximately five inches, and a method for its use. The device comprises a base plate, a top plate having a central opening and being positioned substantially parallel to the base plate, an upright open-ended cylinder connected between the base plate and the top plate, a plurality of flexible flap-like bottle gripping members extending across the upper opening of the cylinder and substantially covering the opening, as well as a gripping mat centrally positioned within the bottom of the cylinder and attached to the upper surface of the base plate. When a bottle needing to have its cap removed or replaced is inserted into the cylinder, the flap-like bottle gripping members are forced downwardly and become biased against the outside surface of the bottle to hold it in an essentially upright orientation.