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An opener for tab-top, screw-top and crimped top beverage containers is disclosed. The opener comprises: an injection-molded, substantially flat, elongated handle of an essentially constant wall thickness having a central portion and two ends; a cavity molded in one end of the handle; a serrate frus

An opener for tab-top, screw-top and crimped top beverage containers is disclosed. The opener comprises: an injection-molded, substantially flat, elongated handle of an essentially constant wall thickness having a central portion and two ends; a cavity molded in one end of the handle; a serrate frustoconical receptacle molded in the central portion of the handle; an opening molded in the other end of the handle; a passage also molded in the other end and communicating with the opening; and a steel insert frictionally retained in the passage, a portion of the insert protruding into the opening. In use, the cavity receives a tab-top tab, the receptacle engages a screw-top cap, or the opening receives a crimped-top cap, the insert engaging the edge of the cap. The ergonomic handle is then used as a lever to open the container. A permanent magnet may be attached to the opener to allow easy storage on a magnetic surface. The opener may be provided with holes for attaching a cord or tether.

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An opener for a tab-top, a screw-top and a crimped-top beverage container, comprising: (a) a substantially flat, elongated handle of an essentially constant wall thickness, said handle having a top, a bottom, a perimeter, a central portion, a first end and a second end; (b) a cavity, said cavity bei

An opener for a tab-top, a screw-top and a crimped-top beverage container, comprising: (a) a substantially flat, elongated handle of an essentially constant wall thickness, said handle having a top, a bottom, a perimeter, a central portion, a first end and a second end; (b) a cavity, said cavity being molded in the first end of the handle, said cavity having an inlet and being adapted to receive a tab-top tab; (c) a serrated frustoconical receptacle, said receptacle being molded in the central portion of the handle and being adapted to turnably engage a screw-top cap; (d) an opening, said opening being molded in the second end of the handle and extending through said handle between the top and bottom; (e) a passage, said passage also being molded in the second end of the handle and said passage communicating with the opening; and (f) a hard insert, said insert being retained in the passage with a portion of the insert protruding into the opening, said opening being adapted to receive a crimped-top cap having an edge and said insert being adapted to engage said edge, wherein said handle may be leveringly moved to open said tab-top and crimped-top beverage containers and couplingly moved to open said screw-top container.