Tab Can Opener – Tab Lift And Lid Pull Support 3D Printer Model

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File formats: FCStd,stl
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Summary

Tab Can Opener - tab lift and lid pull support

I found some tab can openers, but most of them are only designed to lift the tab, which is fine for soda cans, but if you want to peel off the lid, I only found hook-like stuff which still need a lot of force.
I was designing this for my mum which has major issues with their hands and she is perfectly fine now opening even bigger food cans which peel off lids.
The opener is supporting the two steps to open up the can.

  1. Lift the tab to penetrate the edge of the lid (hard on your fingernails)
  2. Peeling of the lid using the tab, which normally needs a lot of force for the first part
    Depending on the size of the can, it even locks on the rim of the can for easier peeling.
    Printing:
    I included two models:
  3. Is including small support to stabilize the bracket for the tab lifing
  4. Without support if you have a good printer covering the hanging surface
Tab_lid_can_opener.FCStd 110.6KB
Tab_lid_can_opener.stl 64.3KB
Tab_lid_can_opener_no_support.stl 62.0KB