Coin-Reinforced Hat Brim Bottle Opener Clip
Never dig around for a bottle opener again, clip this one right to your cap.
This is a functional bottle opener built around a spring-style clip, sized to grip a standard baseball cap brim. The same clip works just as well on a belt loop, pocket edge, or waistband, so it doesn't have to live on your hat.
The catch is reinforced with a coin insert. Mid-print, the job pauses so you can drop in a Canadian or American dime (they're very similar in size, so either works). The coin adds rigidity right where the opener takes the most stress, without adding a second material or a glue step.
What it fits: Built for a typical baseball cap brim. At 4mm thickness and up, the fit is secure and won't fall off unless you take it off yourself. The sample photos are a 3.8mm brim, it fits but isn't as snug, and can work loose with enough movement or force. It'll still clip onto brims down to around 3.5mm (estimated), just with a looser hold below 4mm.
What you'll need:
- A Canadian or American dime (works with either)
- PLA (printed in Classic PLA)
Printing & assembly instructions: This is a single-piece print, no glue, no second part, nothing to align afterward. The only step is the coin pause:
- Orient the model with the bottle opener face down on the bed and the clip flipped up on top. This orientation lines up a clean, flat layer partway through the print, exactly where you'll pause to drop the coin in.
- Turn on supports, the clip has a large overhang and needs support to print cleanly. (Printed on honeycomb auto-supports, but any support style that covers overhangs will work.)
- Slice and set a manual pause at layer 34, right at that flat layer.
- When the printer pauses, drop the dime in flat, fully seated in the pocket.
- Resume, the next layers close over the coin and lock it in place. No adhesive needed.
- Pliers may be needed to remove supports from the hard-to-reach areas of the clip after printing.
Settings:
- Infill: 15-20% (grid)
- Layer height: 0.16mm
- First layer height: 0.2mm
- Perimeters: 2
- Supports: Honeycomb pattern (auto-generated)
- Orientation: opener face down on the bed, clip faced up on top (creating clean pause layer for dime insertion)
Designed in SolidWorks. Feedback and prints welcome!



















