CAN OPENER WITH CUTTING ELEMENT CARRYING HAND LEVER AND PUSH BUTTON OPERATED MECHANISM FOR REMOVING SAME

摘要

An electrically powered can opener has a cutter wheel carrying hand lever pivotally attached to its forward upright frame by an elongate pin assembly. The frame and various parts of the can opener include a spring biased movable latch which engages a portion of the pin assembly to retain same in its operative environment. This latch is enclosed by an open front box-like casing which has an exteriorly accessible push button located on the casing and engaging a portion of the movable latch. The push button has a position which when moved thereto pivots the movable latch out of contact with said pin assembly thereby allowing the hand lever to be removed from the can opener frame.