Claims
- 1. A maraca comprising:
a shell with pellets therein; a substantially cylindrical member having an outer surface which forms a handle, the handle including:
a groove extending transversely across the handle, the groove including a first side surface, a second side surface, a bottom surface, and a transverse slot, the transverse slot having closed ends and being formed into the cylindrical member from the bottom surface; and a metal tool fixed in the groove and having a shaped web, the metal tool including: a first web portion extending along the first side surface of the groove, and a second web portion extending outwardly from the first side surface of the groove, and configured to engage a bottle cap.
- 2. The bottle opener of claim 1, wherein the metal tool comprises a third portion extending from the first side surface along the bottom surface of the groove.
- 3. The bottle opener of claim 1, wherein the metal tool comprises a fourth portion extending from the bottom side surface, the fourth portion being received in the transverse slot.
- 4. The bottle opener of claim 3, wherein the transverse slot is formed approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical member.
- 5. The bottle opener of claim 1, wherein the metal tool comprises a third portion extending from the first side surface and being received in the transverse slot.
- 6. The bottle opener of claim 5, wherein the transverse slot is formed at a slight angle and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical member, the transverse slot extending approximately from the juncture of the first side surface and the bottom side surface of the groove towards a first end of the cylindrical member.
- 7. The maraca of claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the groove has a substantially planer surface that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical member.
- 8. The maraca of claim 1, wherein the first side surface of the groove has a substantially planer surface, and extends from the bottom surface of the groove at an interior angle of approximately greater than 90°.
- 9. The maraca of claim 8, wherein the interior angle is approximately 115°.
- 10. The maraca of claim 1, wherein the second side surface of the groove has a substantially planer surface and extends from the bottom surface of the groove at an interior angle that is greater than 90°.
- 11. The maraca of claim 10, wherein the interior angle is approximately 135°.
- 12. The maraca of claim 1, wherein the groove is sized such that the distance between the first side surface and the second side surface of the groove corresponds to an approximate radius of the bottle cap.
- 13. The maraca of claim 1, wherein the first side surface of the groove is closer to the shell than the second side surface of the groove.
- 14. The maraca of claim 1, wherein the cylindrical member has an enlarged diameter portion for gripping and wherein the groove is provided in the enlarged diameter portion.
- 15. The maraca of claim 1, wherein the shell is provided at a first end of the cylindrical member, and wherein the first side surface is provided on a side of the grove that is proximate to the first end.
- 16. A bottle opener, comprising:
a substantially cylindrical member having an outer surface which forms a handle, the handle including:
a first end; a second end; a groove, located near the second end, extending transversely across the handle, the groove having a first side surface, a second side surface, a bottom surface, and a transverse slot, the transverse slot having closed ends and formed into the cylindrical member from the bottom surface; and a metal tool, the metal tool including a shaped web, the shaped web having:
a first portion extending along the first side surface of the groove, and a second portion extending outward from the first side surface of the groove, and configured to engage a bottle cap.
- 17. The bottle opener of claim 16, wherein the metal tool comprises a third portion extending from the first side surface along the bottom surface of the groove.
- 18. The bottle opener of claim 16, wherein the metal tool comprises a fourth portion extending from the bottom side surface, the fourth portion being received in the transverse slot.
- 19. The bottle opener of claim 18, wherein the transverse slot is formed approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical member.
- 20. The bottle opener of claim 18, wherein the fourth portion of the tool includes a tooth edge for engaging an interior wall of the transverse slot for securing the tool to the handle.
- 21. The bottle opener of claim 16, wherein the metal tool comprises a third portion extending from the first side surface and being received in the transverse slot.
- 22. The bottle opener of claim 21, wherein the transverse slot is formed at a slight angle and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical member, the transverse slot extending approximately from the juncture of the first side surface and the bottom side surface of the groove towards a first end of the handle.
- 23. The bottle opener of claim 22, wherein the third portion of the tool includes a tooth edge for engaging an interior wall of the transverse slot for securing the tool to the handle.
- 24. The bottle opener of claim 16, wherein the metal tool is formed by bending the shaped web to form the first portion and the second portion.
- 25. The bottle opener of claim 16, wherein the bottom surface has a transverse length greater than the width of the first portion of the tool, and wherein the bottom surface is undercut on a side of the transverse slot corresponding to the first portion of the tool, thereby form ridges for locating the tool.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a national stage application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/865,349, which was filed on May 25, 2001 (the “'349 application”), which is a continuation application of the U.S. Patent Provisional Application Serial No. 60/289,938, which was filed on May 9, 2001 (the “'938 Application”), the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. This application claims priority from the '349 Application pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 120.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60289938 |
May 2001 |
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Continuations (1)
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09865349 |
May 2001 |
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10796446 |
Mar 2004 |
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