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Markings on the Swiss made Maxram (both sides).

Pat. Ang. =

Patent Angemeldet

(Patent Pending).

Also know without Schweiz Pat. Ang. on opposite

side.

Swiss Maxram in pouch.

Made in the Swiss style but with German DBGM

marking.

On June 18, 1976, Robert K. Marceca of New York

applied for a U. S. Patent for his

―

Combined Corkscrew

and Can Opener or Similar Article.

‖

U. S. Design Patent

No. 247,279 was issued February 21, 1978. The patent

refers to the French patent 1,201,854 and an Italian

patent 473,156 (July 1952) but there is no mention of the

Swiss or German patents. The patent drawing is the

spitting image of the Swiss patent without the folding

bottle opener. Instead it has an opener cut into the

shank.