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2. Can opener - Wikipedia

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   A fully automatic can opener by Mark Sanders. The first electric can opener was patented in 1931 and modeled after the rotating wheel can opener design. [56] Those openers were produced in the 1930s and advertised as capable of removing lids from more than 20 cans per minute without risk of injury. [57] Nevertheless, they found little success.

3. Ermal C. Fraze - Wikipedia

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   Fraze decided to create an improved beverage opening method that would eliminate the need for a separate device, leading to his creation of the pull-tab opener. His first design included a lever that pierced a hole in the top of the can, but this caused a safety hazard as it produced sharp edges that could cut the user's finger.

4. William Lyman (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   The top of the can was cut by pressing the cutting wheel into the can near the edge and rotating it along the can's rim. [5] The need to pierce the can first was a nuisance, and this can opener design has not survived. In 1925, a modern-style opener, equipped with an additional serrated wheel, was invented to improve Lyman's design. [3]

5. Ben Klassen - Wikipedia

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   In addition to his religious and political work, Klassen was an electrical engineer and he was also the inventor of a wall-mounted electric can-opener. [3] [4] [5] Klassen held unorthodox views about dieting and health.

6. William Lyman - Wikipedia

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   William Lyman is the name of: . William Lyman (congressman) (1755–1811), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts William Lyman (inventor) (1821–1891), American inventor of a rotating-wheel can opener

7. How to Open a Can Without a Can Opener - AOL

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   The post How to Open a Can Without a Can Opener appeared first on Reader's Digest. ... Kitchen Mama Electric Can Opener. Cuisinart Deluxe Electric Can Opener. Spider Grip Can Opener.