B67B 7/00 Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers (nail pullers or extractors B25C11/00; attached to, or incorporated in, containers or container closures )
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
CPC: Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers (nail pullers or extractors B25C11/00; attached to, or incorporated in, containers or container closures )
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers (nail pullers or extractors B25C11/00; attached to, or incorporated in, containers or container closures )
Of 14 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.
3 codes are CPC-only extensions, 1 exist only in IPC.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B67B 7/14 for removing tightly-fitting lids or covers, e.g. of shoe-polish tins, by gripping and rotating IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B67B 7/18 for removing threaded caps (B67B7/14 takes precedence; wrenches B25B13/00) +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B67B 7/20 for breaking vacuum seals between lids or covers and bodies of preserving jars, e.g. by wedge action IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B67B 7/40 Devices for engaging tags, strips, or tongues for opening by tearing, e.g. slotted keys for opening sardine tins +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B67B 7/44 Combination tools, e.g. comprising cork-screws, can piercers, crowncap removers (combinations of opening devices with cutting tools B26; with devices serving other purposes, see appropriate subclasses, e.g. B25F; B43K29/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B67B 7/46 Cutting devices, i.e. devices including at least one cutting element having one or more cutting edges for piercing through the wall of a closed container, e.g. can openers since 1985 −13 IPC IPC only IPC only
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B67,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KRONES DE 1,255
- KHS DE 781
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 687
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV BE 472
- COCA-COLA COMPANY US 461
- PEPSICO US 408
- TRUKING TECHNOLOGY 401
- HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN NL 390
- COWAY COMPANY KR 332
- KRONES 321
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B67,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KRONES DE 1,493
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 869
- KHS DE 843
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV BE 515
- COCA-COLA COMPANY US 488
- PEPSICO US 477
- KRONES 417
- HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN NL 398
- COWAY COMPANY KR 339
- FREEZIO CH 322