Motor-driven can opener

摘要

A mounting (36) which can be rotated about a reference point (46) and is used to hold tight a lid (88) of a can (77) is composed of a supporting part (44) and a gripping device (45) which is fastened thereto. The mounting (36) can, by being pivoted outwards about its reference point (46), be brought sufficiently close to the can lid (88) for the latter to be held tight after it has been separated from the can (77). To achieve this, a guideway (48) which forms an annular segment is mounted on the casing (2), along which guideway (48) the supporting part (44) of the mounting (36) is guided as the said supporting part (44) is pivoted about the reference point (46). In this arrangement, the reference point (46) is situated inside the peripheral surface (49) of the casing (2). <IMAGE>