Patents by Inventor Donald A. Traub

Donald A. Traub has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5927532
    Abstract: A child resistant package including a container having a base wall, side wall and opened end and a plurality of projections on the side wall having downwardly extending notches. A plastic closure has a base wall and a peripheral skirt and a plurality of lugs on the inner surface of the skirt for engaging the notches by relative rotation between the closure and the container. A plastic insert is interposed between the closure and the open end of the container and is normally retained by the closure before it is applied or reapplied to the container. The plastic insert has a central portion engaging the base wall of the closure, a peripheral portion engaging the open end of the container and an intermediate portion defining a spring between the central portion and the peripheral portion. Retaining beads on the closure retain the liner in position when the closure is removed. The liner may be sealed to the container as by induction sealing to seal the contents when the container is filled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Owens-Illinois Closure Inc.
    Inventor: Donald A. Traub