a substantial angle from the horizontal while the front end 28 was engaged on the pull tab operating the tab in the manner intended to open the soup can under the force resulting from this rotation a portion of the edge of the lid on the top of the soup can has broken free of the rim of the soup can in the manner intended by the soup can manufacturer in fig7 shadowing is used to suggest that the tab edge is bent down into the can however other modes of breakage and separation of the can top may be contemplated and are facilitated by the opener in accordance with the present invention after the can top has been suitably broken or separated the opener can be disengaged from the pull tab which will be angled upward and can be grasped easily for the purpose of completing separation of the lid from the soup can if such is the intended mode of operation for the can in question with reference to fig8 another perspective view from above showing the opener inverted relative to the orientation shown by fig5 it can be appreciated that when lifting the opener after it has been engaged.