Abstract: The invention relates to a method of connecting electrical wires, conductors, or connections together by rotating the connector ends in an enclosure to tightly twist the wire ends together and also includes a clamping mechanism to prevent the wires from untwisting, becoming loose, or falling out of the enclosure. The present invention increases the holding ability of current rotating tools for electrical wires and connections.

Abstract: An electric meter housing and a cover have adjacent circular flanges reaching circumferentially about a cover axis. A clamping ring has a first end portion, a second end portion, and a cross-section configured for the ring to take an installed position fitted radially over the adjacent circular flanges. A gear moves the first end portion of the clamping ring circumferentially relative to the second end portion upon rotation of the gear. A manual actuator rotates the gear upon rotation of the actuator about an axis that is parallel or substantially parallel to the cover axis when the clamping ring is in the installed position. The gear is movable axially into and out of a blocked position in which a stop member blocks rotation of the gear. The actuator is interconnected with the gear to move the gear rotationally and axially relative to the stop member.

Abstract: An openable securing ring for holding a lid or similar closure on a container has a latch mechanism arranged to secure ends of the ring releasably together at a circumferential break. A circumferentially extending recess is provided at a radially inner portion of the latch mechanism so that the radially inner portion is of reduced axial external thickness and provides relief for stable stacking of a first container on top of a second container when the securing ring is attached to the second container. A radially inner edge of a locking lever side wall may lie radially outward of the inner diameter of one ring end to define at least part of the reduced thickness radially inner portion.

Abstract: An anti-leak system for preventing nail polish from leaking from a nail polish bottle featuring a collar that wraps around the shoulder area, the thread area and the cap of the nail polish bottle. Foam lines the inner surface of the collar. The foam fills any gaps that may occur between the thread area and the cap, for example if the cap is not completely closed. The collar can be compressed around the nail polish bottle and secured vie a locking mechanism.

Abstract: A storage and drinking container for pressurized beverages includes a drinking vessel 1 having a lip 3 and a lid formed from a cap 5 and retaining ring 12. The cap 5 seals with a surface 4 on the inside neck of the vessel and is retained in place by fingers 8 engaging under a lip 3. The fingers 8 are retained in position by a retaining ring 12. Cooperating sets of cammed surfaces 10 and 13 on cap 5 and ring 12 act on rotation of the ring to axially separate the ring 12 from the cap 5, releasing the fingers 8 from under the lip 3 and permitting the lid to be removed. A drinking vessel with a wide neck can be reliably sealed without the necessity to provide screw threads on the outer surface of the vessel 1.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for accommodating the pressure decrease of the fluid in a hot-filled plastic container.

Abstract: A releasably locking lid for a beverage container is disclosed. More specifically, lid embodiments include an outer surface, an inner surface, and a lip, the lid including a center piece and an outer ring that is configured to rotate relative to the center piece to releasably lock the container within a receiving space in the lid.

Abstract: A container cap locking a plug member to a mouth by a locking member and capable of being removed from the mouth together with the plug member by repositioning a holder member. The locking member is covered on the container mouth so as to hold the plug and the holder member is fitted to the outer peripheral sides of a plurality of locking pieces of the locking member. In each locking piece, an upper side part is connected to a lower side part through a thin-walled bending part. The upper side part is locked to the rubber plug from the lower side with the holder member on the outer peripheral side thereof. The lower side part is locked to the container mouth from the lower side by the holder member. Locking projected parts prevent the lower end of the holder member from coming out of the upper side part.

Abstract: A hazardous materials containment bottle provides greater sealing against the environment by the combination of a funnel-like cone-shaped insert with a lid which includes a downward projecting stopper that mates with an aperture in the center of the insert. A second sealing point is provided by a circular rim at the top of the insert which is compressed between a ledge along the top of the bottle sidewall and the underside of the lid. A third sealing point is provided by a gasket between the outer circumference of the lid and a flange around the mouth of the bottle.

Abstract: The present invention provides an end cap sealing system for sealing an open piping end. The end cap sealing system includes an end cap having an end cap core. The end cap core has a generally cylindrical end with a circumferential groove formed around the exterior thereof and a closed end that defines a generally circular rim. An o-ring is positioned within the groove for sealingly engaging an interior wall of the piping open end. The end cap sealing system also includes a generally circular clamp having a channel formed therein for capturing the rim and a flange formed on the check valve. The o-ring being spaced-apart from the rim of the end cap core.

Abstract: A security closure for enclosing the top opening of a container includes a cap having a plurality of flexible, independently movable skirt portion segments which are positionable under a rib of the container. A wire engaging the skirt portion segments cooperates with a pivoted lever to move the skirt portion segments into latching position relative to the container and a lock is employed to maintain the wire tightened against the skirt portion segments.

Abstract: A cap for sealing the top opening of a fluid-carrying vessel, the vessel having an upstanding narrow neck with a central opening leading into the vessel, the neck of the type wherein it is surrounded by a short, thickened border of circular periphery about the opening, the cap including a substantially non-flexible top cap portion for positioning transversely atop the neck of the vessel to cover the central opening therein, the top cap portion defined by an outer perimeter, extending beyond the periphery of the border, and spaced-apart top and bottom surfaces, a circular, flexible bottom cap portion, adapted to extend about the outside of the neck of the vessel, a flexible center band joining the top cap portion and the bottom cap portion, extending about the neck of the vessel below the border thereof and having an outer perimeter substantially less than the respective perimeters of the top cap portion and the bottom cap portion and to form a groove therebetween, a planar, stretchable cinch ring surrounding

Abstract: A device is provided for fastening a distribution component on a vessel neck. The fastening device includes a retainer ring comprising a skirt defining an internal wall and an external wall, with the internal wall adapted to contact the external wall of the neck. The device also includes a lining collar surrounding the skirt of the retainer ring, the lining collar defining an internal wall and a visible external wall. The external wall of the skirt is formed with longitudinal external ribs extending at the top of the skirt. The external ribs are in fitting contact against the internal wall of the collar.

Abstract: A closure cap for closure of containers possesses a closure base (2), a wall (3), and a pull-off ring (7). The pull-of ring is connected to the wall (3) at connecting points (8). In order to open the closure cap, a force is exerted onto the pull-off ring (7), by which means two vertical frangible lines (9) lying adjacent to the connecting points (8) will be destroyed. As a result, an area of the wall (3) can be bent outwards and opening of the closure cap will be facilitated.

Abstract: This invention relates to an antitheft collar for bottles, characterized in that it consists of two hinged half-rings that comprise additional removable locking means (12, 13) to ensure that the collar is locked around the neck of a bottle, whereby at least one (2) of half-rings (2, 3) comprises means (102, 142) for attaching a detectable device that is able to trigger a remote alarm, whereby the inside surface of each of the half-rings comprises a number of flanges (4) that are intended to come into contact and are deformed on the neck of the bottle when the collar is closed, whereby flanges (4) can be deformed so as to make it possible for the collar to fit bottle necks of various diameters.

Abstract: An innovative container lid having an integrally formed tamper evident band that goes through a series of changes or metamorphoses during the manufacturing and application process. The tamper evident band is attached to the lid at weak points on dogs formed around the periphery of the lid. Before use, the tamper evident band has a diameter substantially larger than the outer diameter of the lid. When the lid is installed in a container, and tangential and radial forces are applied to the periphery of the lid, the attachment points of the tamper evident band rupture and the band is displaced in a rippling effect with the dogs locking into sockets formed in the sidewall of the tamper evident band. Continued pressure is applied to the side of the tamper evident band until it is pressed firmly around the entire periphery of the lid against the side of a container with all the dogs engaged in sockets.

Abstract: A rubber gasket is closely sealed by integrally connecting a removable close-fastening ring to a top board of a crown-like member to be fitted to a mouth portion in which a liquid drug is kept and pulling down the close-fastening ring to cover the outer periphery of the crown-like member.

Abstract: To provide a rubber stopper enhancing a tightening force applied on a piercing needle and a closing force of a hole caused by piercing the needle, a stopper assembly for a container for aqueous infusion attached to an opening of a main body of a container for aqueous infusion made of synthetic resin in which a rubber stopper is in a tight contact state with a rubber stopper outer supporter made of synthetic resin by receiving a compressive stress therefrom at all the side face of a barrel portion of the rubber stopper, a diameter of at least one of a top face and a bottom face of the rubber stopper is contracted by 1 through 10% and the top face or the bottom face is expanded, is proposed.

Abstract: Cap of a type suitable to be used for the momentary closure of bottles containing gaseous or aerated liquids, the cap comprising an outer sheath (13, 113) open at its lower end, within which is installed a longitudinally slidable supporting and closure element (14) including at its lower end a seal (15) which is rested on the mouth (12) of the bottle. The supporting and closure element (14) cooperates at its upper end with resilient thrust elements (16) firmly secured to the outer sheath (13, 113) and also comprising anchorage legs (18, 118) which can be deformed resiliently in a radial direction and which bear terminal claw elements (19, 119), the anchorage legs (18, 118) cooperating with a clamp having at least one first working position, in which the cap (10) is anchored to the bottle, and a second inactive position, in which the cap is free to be withdrawn from the bottle.

Abstract: The disclosed storage drum gasket is of annular configuration, substantially symmetrical in cross-section and having inner and outer faces, with an enlarged substantially arrowhead shaped nub or protrusion running centrally around the outer face of the gasket. The gasket is elastic, allowing its inner face to be fitted over the drum rim and the nub to be generally centered on the outer side of the drum rim. Thus, positioning a drum cover over the drum top opening will fit a free edge of the cover lip against the gasket near the neck of the arrowhead. Further, tightening a locking ring onto the drum rim-cover lip will compress the gasket at the nub against both sides of the cover lip at the edge, and immediately adjacent thereto against the drum rim, in the annular multiple sealing regions generally centered relative to the drum rim and locking ring.

Abstract: A closure is intended for use on a container having an opening defined by a rim portion and a finish including a ledge situated below the rim portion. The closure includes a central body portion sized to cover the container opening and a peripheral portion adapted to contact the rim portion of the container. A plurality of tabs are unitarily fixed to the peripheral portion, each tab including a tang adapted to engage the ledge of the container finish. Each tab also includes a thinned, stressed portion between the tang and the rim portion which is reactive to an application of heat to cause shortening of the tab length. The thinned portion also acts as a hinge to permit flexural displacement of the tab with respect to the body portion. The closure when applied to a container is completed by a band which encompasses the tabs, the band also being reactive to an application of heat to cause contraction of the band to insure continued engagement between the ledge and tangs.

Abstract: A bottle cover arranged for securement about an upper portion of a bottle member in a complementary relationship, wherein the bottle cover includes a body cavity and is formed of a fluid absorbing sponge material having a head portion to receive the bottle cap therewithin, with the head portion having a cylindrical cavity, including a cylindrical resilient insert arranged coextensively about an interior wall of the head portion for enhanced engagement of the bottle cap to permit rotation of the bottle cap relative to the associated bottle, with the sponge body arranged to absorb fluid in an overflow from the associated bottle member.

Abstract: A cap assembly for a container, such as a "beer ball", is disclosed wherein a cap member is removably attached to a neck, portion of the container. The assembly includes a seal between the cap member and the container neck and uses a split ring to urge the cap member into contact with the container neck in order to keep them sealed. The cap member has a first cam surface which interacts with a second cam surface formed on the split ring member to convert a transverse force exerted on the cap member by the split ring member into a generally axial force acting on the cap member to urge it into contact with the container neck. The cap member may close the end of the container neck and may also be used to attach various accessories to the container.

Abstract: A closure ring for use with an open head drum utilizes a reduced diameter portion proximal each end thereof to increase the force required to draw the end of the ring together about the drum head and an associated lid and gasket, thereby increasing the compressive force applied to the gasket in the reduced diameter region resulting in greater sealing effect at the junction of the ring ends.

Abstract: Injection site device comprising an elastomeric plug closing a fluid entry port and held in a compression fit by means of an open overcap bonded to the outer surfaces of the entry port.

Abstract: A container which has a body portion, a neck portion and a radially outwardly extending flange intermediate and integral with the body and neck portions is blow-molded in a mold which has at least two mold elements one of which is mounted on the other for displacement in the axial direction of the mold. The mold elements have chambers which substantially conform in shape to those of the body and the neck portions of the container, the mold elements together defining an annular recess in which an intermediate portion is formed during the blow-molding operation, such portion having a pair of radially outwardly extending sections, and a connecting section extending between radially outward marginal portions of the radial sections.

Abstract: A closure assembly for a glass canning jar has an internally threaded skirt portion and a transverse lid portion having a rim section separated from a center section by a continuous weakened region in the form of a surface groove. A manual pull member is mounted on the center section. The transverse lid portion may be integral with the skirt or may comprise a separate member.

Abstract: A plastic closure securely mounted on the external threads at the end of a pipe, tubing, casing, or the like for protecting the external threads from damage. The closure comprises a tapered sleeve which is normally uncompressed and compressed by tightening a metal strap enclosing the sleeve for securing it to the pipe end. When the closure is mounted on the pipe end in its compressed condition, threads on the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve are urged into engagement with the external pipe threads for tightly securing the closure to the pipe end. The sleeve has a conical seat for the strap in its normal uncompressed condition, and in the compressed condition of the sleeve the seat is cylindrical relative to the axis of the sleeve. The sleeve has a flat surface on which the strap seal is placed and a slot for receiving a projection on the strap to prevent circumferential movement of the strap before and during tightening.