Device Details

Overview

The Bottle Opener is a simple, low-cost, 3D-printable handheld tool to help those with arthritis, limited finger dexterity or other related disabilities open or close plastic screw-on caps on various beverage bottles, cleaning products, condiments. The bottle opener allows users to remove or replace the lids of these jugs with a small squeeze on a large, rounded gripping surface. The Bottle Opener has several modified versions to open different sizes of containers. The different sizes are named by the approximate diameter of the caps they can open in millimeters.

Usage

Slide the toothed gripping surface on top of the lid of the container, then while squeezing the handle to grip the lid, twist either the container or the device to remove or screw on the lid.

Cost

The cost of this device includes only the filament used to 3D print the device/devices. Each device requires slightly over $1 CAD worth of PLA filament.

Build Instructions

This device consists of a single 3d printed part. The necessary files and 3D printing instructions are provided by the GitHub link.

Skills Required

  • 3D Printing

Time Required

  • 3D Printing: ~3.5 hours

3D Printing

Refer to the 3D Printing Guide available at the GitHub link above.

Sizing

There are five different sizes of Bottle Openers to suit different size caps on bottles and containers.

Bottle Opener Version Compatible Diameter of Caps Examples of compatible Bottles and Containers (May vary between brands) Image Example of compatible Bottles
Bottle Opener 30 28 – 30 mm

·        Pop bottles of all sizes (355 mL to 2 L)

·        Bottled Water of all sizes (355 mL to 2 L)

·        Milk Carton 2 L

·        Juice Carton 2 L

 Pop Bottle which can be opened bottle opener of size 30.
Bottle Opener 35 33 – 36 mm

·        Juice Jug (Some brands) 1.89 L

·        Ketchup Bottle 1 L

·        Juice Carton 900 mL

 Juice Bottle which can be opened by bottle opener of size 35.
Bottle Opener 40 38 – 41 mm

·        Sports Drink 591 mL

·        Sports Drink 950 mL

·        Juice Bottle 473 mL

·        Iced Tea Bottle 473 mL

·        Milk Bottle 473 mL

·        Milk Jug 2 L

·        Milk Jug 4 L

·        Kefir Bottle 1 L

 Sports Drink Bottle which can be opened by bottle opener of size 40.
Bottle Opener 45 43 – 46 mm

·        Juice Jug 1.46 L

·        Juice Jug (Some Brands) 1.89 L

·        Juice Jug 945 mL

 Juice Bottle which can be opened by bottle opener of size 45
Bottle Opener 50 48 – 51 mm ·        3 L Juice Jug Large Juice Bottle which can be opened by the bottle opener of size 50.

Sizing Helper Chart:

A printable to-scale document is included by a link above to match a specific cap size to the appropriate bottle opener. To successfully print, check “actual size” in the print settings. Once the document is printed, a scale check line has been included to test if the document correctly printed to scale.

 

Attribution

The original and modified version of this design, as well as the documentation, was created by Neil Squire / Makers Making Change.