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Patent No. D470370S1: Turtle-Shaped Combined Bottle Opener And Beer Separator

February 18, 2016 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 2003, US Patent D470370 S1 was issued, an invention of William Burns Arnold, for his “Turtle-Shaped Combined Bottle Opener and Beer Separator.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

I claim the ornamental design for a turtle-shaped combined bottle opener and beer separator, as shown and described.

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Filed Under: Beers, Just For Fun, Politics & Law, Related Pleasures Tagged With: History, Law, Packaging, Patent



Comments

  1. Atron Seige says

    February 18, 2016 at 10:33 pm

    Is this similar to the Guinness spoon used to pour half-and-half?

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