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An implement for separating the liquid medium from the solid contents of canned foodstuffs, e.g., canned tunafish, having two arms pivotally connected by a hinge, e.g., a pivot pin, one arm ending in a compression plate and the other arm ending in a can receptacle, one or both arms being bent to all

An implement for separating the liquid medium from the solid contents of canned foodstuffs, e.g., canned tunafish, having two arms pivotally connected by a hinge, e.g., a pivot pin, one arm ending in a compression plate and the other arm ending in a can receptacle, one or both arms being bent to allow substantial alignment of the compression plate and can receptacle, is described. The opposite ends of both arms are handles; and the compression plate is sized so as to fit into the can containing foodstuffs and allow liquid to escape therefrom when the contents are compressed. The thickness of the compression plate is also sized so that a portion protrudes from the top of the can after the contents thereof have been compressed, so that it can be used to strike a solid surface, generating a further compressive force.

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An implement for separating the liquid medium from the solid contents of canned foodstuffs comprising: a first arm and a second arm pivotally connected together at a hinge member; said first arm terminating at a first end thereof in a handle means, and terminating at a second end thereof in a can re

An implement for separating the liquid medium from the solid contents of canned foodstuffs comprising: a first arm and a second arm pivotally connected together at a hinge member; said first arm terminating at a first end thereof in a handle means, and terminating at a second end thereof in a can receptacle means; said second arm terminating at a first end thereof in a handle means; wherein said handle means of said first and second arms are formed into oppositely extending, cooperating handle means; said second arm terminating at a second end thereof in a compression plate, substantially alignable with said can receptacle means; having a periphery sized to permit insertion into said can containing a solid foodstuff in a liquid medium, the lid of which has been opened by separation from said can; said periphery also being sized to permit said liquid to escape from said can around said plate when said plate applies a compressive force on said solid contents by actuation of said cooperating handle means; the thickness of said plate also being sized so that a portion thereof protrudes from the top of said can after insertion of said plate and compression of said solid contents of said can is completed, whereby said protruding portion of said plate may be used to strike a solid surface, converting and communicating the force thus generated into a further compressive force on said solid contents of said can in order to separate additional amounts of said liquid medium.