Tool and method for opening a vacuum sealed bottle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9889958
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14598481

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A tool and method for puncturing a lid of a vacuum sealed bottle to release the vacuum and allow easy opening. A point extends down from the tool, and force may be exerted against the tool by the palm or thumb of a user causing the point to penetrate the lid. The point preferably extends between 3/16 inches and 1/16 inches down from the handle, and more preferably about 3/16 inches. In some embodiments the tool is mushroom shaped having a wider round or oval upper portion for grasping and a narrower lower portion centered under the upper portion of the handle, the point extending down from the lower portion.

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ROEFS PAUL HNot Provided

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Roefs, Paul H Whittier, US 3 5

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