Abstract: This invention relates to a carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers wherein a sheet of resilient polymeric material is formed with a plurality of container receiving apertures aligned in opposing transverse pairs so that each container receiving aperture has a small radius defining an apex at an interior edge of the container receiving aperture. A transverse web is formed between each opposing transverse pair of container receiving apertures and an elongated aperture is positioned in the transverse web between each apex of the opposing transverse pairs of container receiving apertures. The elongated apertures are preferably sized to permit a small amount of stretch in the transverse web depending upon the diameter and/or contour of the containers resulting in controlled transverse spacing between containers regardless of diameter.

Abstract: A CD carrying case having a built-in pop up cover is disclosed. The case comprises a box-like base shell adopted to receive the compact disc and a cover shell sized to fit over the base shell and having a rear end hingely connected to a rear end of the base shell. The cover shell is pivotable between an open position away from the base shell for opening the case and a close position against the base sheel for closing the case. The case further comprises a locking the cover shell in the close position and a biasing element adapted to cooperate with the locking mechanism for biasingly popping up the cover shell in the open position as the locking mechanism is released. The case disclosed combines simplicity and inexpensiveness to manufacture with durability and trouble-free in operation.

Abstract: A necktie storage case provides an envelope defining a channel sized to carry a folded necktie. A slide allows convenient manual loading and unloading of a folded necktie into the interior channel of the envelope. The slide provides an elongated body sized for travel within the interior channel of the envelope and through a slide slot defined in the envelope. The elongated body of the slide carries a necktie support panel having a size which prevents passage through the slide slot. The slide is movable between three positions, a transfer position, wherein the necktie may be manually attached or removed from the slide; a retracted position, wherein the necktie is fully retracted within the interior channel of the envelope and the elongated body of the slide is withdrawn from the interior channel; and a storage position, wherein the elongated body of the slide is folded against and attached to an outside portion of the envelope.

Abstract: A flexible pipe features an open end and a closed end. A nozzle is attached by a friction joint to the open end and features an elbow portion so that it is maintained above the level of the flexible pipe. Alternatively, the open end of the flexible pipe is elevated by a collar or stand. As a result, fluid may be retained within the flexible pipe. The nozzle or open end of the flexible pipe is also flared and features dividers so that guidewires placed within the flexible pipe may be easily accessed by a physician. The flexible pipe may be held in a coiled configuration by clamps. Alternatively, the flexible pipe may be straightened out and attached to a surface, such as the sterile drapes covering a patient, by way of one or more wire/catheter guides. Each wire/catheter guide features one or more channels positioned on a base. The channels are sized to grip the flexible pipe and the bottom of the base is provided with adhesive so the wire/catheter guide may be attached to the surface of interest.

Abstract: A package for sutures having a winding channel. The package has a base member and a cover member that is mounted to the base member. A plurality of cantilieverd doors cover the winding channel.

Abstract: Matched and mated machine components, such as those on which the scrolls of scroll-type compressors are located, are fitted together, yet physically isolated from each other, by separators that are formed from corrugated paperboard. Each separator has a planar peripheral portion, which lies between and faces end surfaces on the mating components, and fingers which fit between the interfitting segments. The sets of mating machine components are placed on pads formed from paper honeycomb material, and these pads have pockets which receive one component of each set and prevent the components from shifting laterally. The pockets are derived by die cutting the honeycomb material through one of its facer sheets and then crushing the cells that lie within the cut. The pads with the sets of mating, yet isolated, components on them are stacked one upon the other. A tray lies beneath the stack and a cover fits over it and telescopes with respect to the tray to completely enclose the stack.

Abstract: A baby food containment box is provided including a base for containing baby food. Also included is a lid removably coupled to the base. A pair of straps are provided for containing a bib within the box. Further, the base has a foam block removably situated therein with a plurality of recesses formed in a top face thereof for containing various items.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-compartment bag which provides for the separation of two substances until their desired intermixing. A specific application of this multi-compartment bag is for hot or cold chemical packs. The substances in the multi-compartment bag are separated by two breakable walls and a third compartment which together act as a barrier to migration of one substance into the second substance, which would reduce the shelf life and efficiency of the hot or cold chemical pack. The present invention's use of two breakable walls and a compartment, empty or containing an inert substance, separating two reactive substances, provides a longer shelf life, a high efficiency, more reliability and improved ease of operation.

Abstract: A container includes a cover secured on a base for slidably receiving an insert and a spring for biasing the insert outward of the base. A housing is secured to the base and a chuck is slidably received in the housing and has a pair of pawls. The pawls have a space for receiving a stop of the insert when the pawls are biased outward of the housing, and are moved toward each other to secure the stop in place when the chuck is moved inward of the housing by the stop of the insert, such that the insert may be easily opened when a number of containers are superposed with each other.

Abstract: A display package including an outer container and one or more inner containers housed in the outer container. The outer container is made from a transparent material which is selectively coated to provide both opaque and translucent areas on the surface of the outer container while leaving some transparent areas. The opaque and translucent areas may be used to display indicia about the product whereas the transparent areas provide a view of the inner containers and/or any indicia thereon. A variety of visual effects can be achieved by selecting the appropriate colors and/or transitions between the opaque, translucent and transparent areas of the outer container.

Abstract: A blister pack comprises a blister assembly (10) including two blister parts (11,12) which are interconnected and foldable towards each other, each blister part (11, 12) having a set of blisters (16). The blisters (16) of one blister part (11) are so offset relative to the blisters (16) of the other blister part (12) that, after folding, the blisters (16) of the two blister parts (11, 12) engage between each other. The blister pack further comprises a protective unit (20) including two closure panels (21, 22) and preferably one intermediate panel (23), which is defined by two folding lines (24, 25). The blister pack also comprises a supporting unit (30) including at least one base panel (31), which has at least one hole (33). The supporting unit (30) is connected to said blister assembly (10) such that the blisters (16) of at least one blister part (11) are aligned with said at least one hole (33).

Abstract: A photo condom package including a planar front rear panels connected together by a middle tab. The middle tab is made of flexible material which enables it to act as a hinge so that the front and rear panels may be folded over to enclose around a condom wrapper in an outer package. An adhesive is provided on the inside surface of the front and rear panels thereby enabling them to adhere to the outer package. In one embodiment, a thin removable film is placed over the inside surfaces which is removed when applying the package to a condom. Formed on the front panel of the package is an opening. During assembly, a small photograph is placed over one surface of the condom. The front panel is then aligned over the condom so that the photograph may be seen through the opening. An optional information panel may be printed on the outside surface of the back panel which enables an individual to print personal information on the condom.

Abstract: A carrying case, for example for an item of equipment such as a notebook, comprises a bottom portion and a top portion which can be closed to enclose the item of equipment. The top and bottom portions of the case are hingedly connected together by hinges each comprising a first hinge body and a second hinge body secured adjacent to each other to narrow sides of the top and bottom portions of the case. The hinge bodies are hingedly connected together and are in the form of shock-absorbing feet, including shock-absorbing portions which can be compressed when the case is put down.

Abstract: A combination jewelry pad and hold down member for holding down a jewelry item on the jewelry pad, includes a jewelry pad having an upper wall with an opening therethrough; and a hold down member including an L-shaped clip member including a hold down wall for engaging and holding down a jewelry item on an upper surface of an upper wall of a jewelry pad, and an upstanding wall insertable through an opening in the jewelry pad and having one end connected to the hold down wall; two spring members; and a connecting wall connecting together the two spring members in parallel, spaced apart relation and connected to an opposite end of the upstanding wall, each spring member including a central section connected with the connecting wall, a first spring section connected with the central section at a position spaced below the hold down wall, and a second spring section connected with the central section at a side of the central section which is opposite the first spring section, the first and second spring sections e

Abstract: A brush used for scrubbing is stored in a container, when not being used, in a wet state. The brush to be stored may be dipped in a bactericidal liquid which may be filled in a container with a removable top. The container is constructed such that the sponge or fibrous member of the brush is supported, so as not to experience any deforming stress. Before storage, the brush and the container may be subjected to bactericidal heating. Materials of the container and top are selected taking into account the chemical stability of the materials with respect to the liquid used, and the heat resistance of the material with respect to bactericidal heating.

Abstract: A device to hold soap flakes and the like includes a container body having a dispensing meter built into the container. The container has front, rear, and side walls that form an opening at the top. Vertical walls within the container define baffles that allow powder to flow into a dosing compartment for dispensing from the container. A removable cover seals the top of the container and has an opening through which soap powder is dispensed.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and package for packaging contaminant-sensitive articles such as semi-conductor wafers on shock absorbers in a sealed rigid plastic enclosure such as a box or the like which may be enclosed within another sealed enclosure wherein the sealed enclosures are each provided with a self-sealing member together with a hollow needle connected to a source of purging gas and a vacuum source for selectively piecing one or more of the self-sealing members to communicate the gas and vacuum sources with a selected one of the enclosures interiors for purging and/or evacuating the enclosures interiors to remove ion contaminants, moisture, oxygen, plastic particles, etc. whereby corrosive activity on the articles is eliminated and the sealed condition of both enclosures is maintained after the contaminants, etc.

Abstract: A packaging unit includes a body delimited by a peripheral edge, and defining inside the peripheral edge at least one hollow compartment containing at least one liquid or semi-liquid product, and having an opening. A removable element is provided for obturating the opening in a leakproof manner. A groove forming a gutter is arranged substantially all around the opening of at least one of the compartments. The gutter is capable of receiving a quantity of the product which can escape from the compartment during its opening or during the manipulation of the packaging unit after it has been opened.

Abstract: A container includes a flexible liner for holding fluent material, a plurality of substantially vertical rigid support walls spaced around the periphery of the liner, and a flexible skin interconnecting the walls and encircling the liner so as to laterally constrain and support the liner when fluent material is added. The container can include a bottom wall under the liner and connected to some of the support walls. Furthermore, a top platform can be removably secured over the liner so as to rest on top of the support walls. This provides the strength and rigidity to make the container system stackable. The support walls can be removably disposed in pockets or a sleeve in the flexible skin.

Abstract: A container includes a cover secured on a base for receiving an insert and a knob slidably received in the base. A latch is slidably engaged in the base and biased to secure the insert in place. The knob includes a tapered surface for disengaging the latch from the insert. A spring is biased with the insert for biasing the insert outward of the base. The spring is solidly secured to the base. The knob can be prevented from being depressed inward of the cover inadvertently when a number of containers are stacked with each other.