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A device for draining liquid from canned goods includes a compression lever pivotally connected to a base lever. The base lever includes a support surface extending between opposed ends for tabletop use. The base lever includes an end wall perpendicular to the support surface. The compression lever

A device for draining liquid from canned goods includes a compression lever pivotally connected to a base lever. The base lever includes a support surface extending between opposed ends for tabletop use. The base lever includes an end wall perpendicular to the support surface. The compression lever is pivotally coupled to the end wall. A handle is attached to the base lever at its free end, a can receiving section being defined between the handle and end wall. The device includes a piston having a perforated disk and connected to the compression lever in a ball joint/socket relationship. Therefore, a can may be positioned on the can receiving section and the compression lever and piston operated to drain liquid from the can. Multiple socket positions and pivot point configuration provide for a maximum leverage ratio while the support surface configuration allows for stable, one-handed operation of the device.

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1. A stable, tabletop device for draining liquid from canned goods, comprising: a base lever having a completely linear configuration extending longitudinally between opposed first and second ends so as to form a fiat support surface that is forwardly and rearwardly stable; a handle member inte

1. A stable, tabletop device for draining liquid from canned goods, comprising: a base lever having a completely linear configuration extending longitudinally between opposed first and second ends so as to form a fiat support surface that is forwardly and rearwardly stable; a handle member integrally connected to and situated atop said support surface adjacent said second end of said base lever, said handle member forming an oval configuration defining a hollow interior space for user grasping thereof; said base lever having an upstanding end wall fixedly attached to said first end of said base lever and perpendicular to said support surface, said base lever defining a can receiving section between said end wall and said handle member wherein said can receiving section having a longitudinal extent for receiving cans of various diameter atop said base lever; a compression lever having opposed first and second ends, said first end of said compression lever being pivotally coupled to a top edge of said end wall of said base lever such that said compression lever is pivotally movable between a closed configuration generally parallel to said support surface of said base lever and an open configuration angularly displaced from said support surface, said compression lever having a length that is substantially equal to a length of said base lever; a magnet connected to an outer surface of said end wall, said magnet adapted to be coupled to a lid of said can, whereby to remove said lid from said can; said compression lever including a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart sockets, said plurality of sockets being situated over said can receiving portion of said base lever when said compression lever is at said closed configuration; and a piston having a ball joint removably and rotatably coupled to a selected socket and having a perforated disk connected to said ball joint with a shaft, said disk adapted to contact a food item packaged within a can positioned on said can receiving portion, whereby to exert pressure thereon when said compression lever is moved between said open and closed configurations. 2. The device as in claim 1 wherein said first end of said compression lever is coupled to said top edge of said end wall at a pivot point, said pivot point being adjacent a top edge of said can when said can is positioned atop said can receiving section of said base lever, whereby to maximize a leverage ratio between said food item and said compression lever.