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B67B 7/00

Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
OPENING OR CLOSING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
Subclass:
APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES, JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS

Related Keywords

opening BOTTLE(S)opening or piercing closed CONTAINER(S)EXTRACTING of container closuresopening JARSOPENING closed containersPIERCING of closed containersextracting PLUGS from bottlesremoving STOPPERS from bottles

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B67B 7/12 for removing disc-closures
  • B67B 7/16 for removing flanged caps, e.g. crown caps
  • B67B 7/18 for removing threaded caps
  • B67B 7/4 Devices for engaging tags, strips, or tongues for opening by tearing, e.g. slotted keys for opening sardine tins
  • B67B 7/42 Devices for removing barrel bungs
  • B67B 7/44 Combination tools, e.g. comprising cork-screws, can piercers, crown-cap removers
  • B67B 7/92 by breaking, e.g. for ampoules

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B67, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KRONES DE 1,255
  2. KHS DE 781
  3. LG ELECTRONICS KR 687
  4. ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV BE 472
  5. COCA-COLA COMPANY US 461
  6. PEPSICO US 408
  7. TRUKING TECHNOLOGY 401
  8. HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN NL 390
  9. COWAY COMPANY KR 332
  10. KRONES 321