Engineering:Gilhoolie
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The Gilhoolie is a kitchen appliance that opens jars and bottles. It was invented by Dr. Charles W. Fuller, a retired dentist from Yonkers, New York.
The Gilhoolie debuted in 1953.[1] Fuller applied for a United States patent on the Gilhoolie, identified as a "cam operated sliding jaw closure remover", in 1952, and the patent was granted in 1954.[2][3] Although Fuller held more than a dozen patents in the fields of dentistry and golf, the Gilhoolie patent was his only patent for a kitchen device.[4]
For several years, the Gilhoolie was sold through mail order by the Riswell Company of Cos Cob, Greenwich, Connecticut.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Mechanix Illustrated, This Month's Prize Gadget: Gilhoolie Jar Opener, 1953, 81.
- ↑ "The Gilhoolie". Kitchets. Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512001314/http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~dld58/652/gilhoolie.html. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ↑ "US Patent 2,669,142". Google Patents. 1954-02-16. https://patents.google.com/patent/US2669142A/en. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ↑ "Inventor: Charles W. Fuller". Google Patents. https://patents.google.com/?inventor=Clarence+W+Fuller&num=25. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ↑ "Opener". Billboard: p. 84. 1959-05-25. https://books.google.com/books?id=uB4EAAAAMBAJ.
External links
- 1954 patent
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