Radially Inwardly And Outwardly Extending Interlocking Lugs Patents (Class 220/298)
  • Patent number: 11738637
    Abstract: A fuel pump cover apparatus includes a fuel pump assembly configured to be attached to a fuel tank, and a lock ring disposed on the fuel pump assembly configured to fix the fuel pump assembly to the fuel tank and having a plurality of slots. A cover ring is placed over the lock ring and includes a plurality of clipping devices disposed under the cover ring to be attached to the slots of the lock ring, and spring retainers disposed under the cover ring to apply pressure between the cover ring and the fuel pump assembly. A cover is disposed over the cover ring to cover the fuel pump assembly, and a plurality of retaining members is arranged between the cover and the cover ring to removably attach the cover to the cover ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: NIFCO AMERICA CORP., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Christopher Keegan Bulger, Jonathan Anthony Rihtar, HyoJae Lee
  • Patent number: 11291934
    Abstract: An end cap assembly comprises a first connector element comprising at least two snap arches, each snap arch including a snap tooth lock; and at least two snap arms each including a snap tooth; the first connector element having a central cavity closed off with a wall, or having a central opening with side walls having an internal thread; a second connector element comprising at least two snap arches, each connector snap arches including a snap tooth lock; and at least two snap arms, each of the at least two snap arms including a snap tooth; the second connector element having a central opening, and an annular channel for receiving an end of a hollow cylindrical filter element; and, a gasket arranged between the first connector element and the second connector element, the gasket having a central opening; wherein the connector elements are lockably engageable with each other when placed in contact with each other and axial force is applied such that each first connector snap tooth is retained in each respectiv
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Pall Corporation
    Inventor: Robb D. Bonilla
  • Patent number: 11292635
    Abstract: A plate attachment assembly that includes a first plate shell and a second plate shell configured to interlock with one another. The first plate shell and the second plate shell each have a bottom wall and a surrounding sidewall with a flange disposed thereon. The first and second plate shells are operably configured to selectively removably couple together in a watertight configuration using a locking tab disposed on one of the plate shells and a raised sidewall disposed above the flange of the first plate shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Wayne Mundy, Johny Ismar Delvar
  • Patent number: 11174945
    Abstract: A gasket improves sealing performance. A gasket to be placed in an annular groove includes an annular base to be placed in the groove, and a plurality of protrusions arranged at intervals on the base in a circumferential direction of the base. The protrusions protrude from the base to face side surfaces of the groove and have support surfaces with curvatures corresponding to curvatures of the side surfaces of the groove. Each protrusion has a length in the circumferential direction greater than an interval between facing ends of adjacent ones of the protrusions in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tasuku Ono
  • Patent number: 10562391
    Abstract: An assembly including a plastic container and a component attached to the container with an attachment system, the container having a circular attachment portion. The attachment system includes a ring shaped member including a top flange, a bottom flange and a frustoconical side wall connecting the top flange and the bottom flange, the bottom flange and a portion of the frustoconical side wall being embedded in the attachment portion, the ring shaped member further comprising peripheral tabs; a plurality of engaging claw parts, each engaging claw part being configured to engage a peripheral tab and to press the component against the attachment portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research
    Inventors: Stephane Leonard, Frederic Guignery, Benjamin Janssen
  • Patent number: 10538040
    Abstract: An autoclave may be reconfigured to accommodate differently shaped parts by relatively rotating portions of the autoclave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sergey Barmichev, Kevin Matthew Retz
  • Patent number: 10448777
    Abstract: The invention provides a bayonet-fitting pressure-cooking utensil having a vessel and a lid, said utensil including a support attached to said lid so that said lid can pivot relative to said support, the support and the vessel being configured to be united in a predetermined relative arrangement enabling the lid to be locked to the vessel, said support forming a first positioning element that projects radially beyond the lid and that is designed such that, when the support and the vessel are united in said predetermined relative arrangement, said first positioning element interacts mechanically with a second positioning element to lock the relative angular positioning of the support and of the vessel, while also allowing said handle to project radially outwards beyond said support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Eric Chameroy, Guillaume Julien
  • Patent number: 10240317
    Abstract: The present application provides a cover assembly having a frame and a cover removably connected to the frame. The cover is sealed to the frame by a sealing device, and the cover is removably connected to the frame by fasteners without interfering with the seal to prevent leakage through the area around the fasteners. The frame and cover each also have a plurality of alignment indicators that are aligned with one another to assist an operator in securing the cover to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: TRUMBULL MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventor: Blake Emanuel
  • Patent number: 9889986
    Abstract: The cover of a plastic tank suitable for containing water is attached to the tank base by means of alternative joints, including elastically engageable features and lock features to prevent unwanted release. The base of a plastic water tank is comprised of a substrate and a liner and is formed by means which include injection molding into a mold where the core part of the mold is surrounded in part or full by the film which forms the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Infiltrator Water Technologies, LLC.
    Inventors: Paul R. Holbrook, Bryan A. Coppes, Roy E. Moore, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9816397
    Abstract: A turbine bypass housing is provided. The housing includes a body having an inlet end and an outlet end and defining an interior, an outlet flange is configured at the outlet end and has a rim diameter, and an inlet flange is configured at the inlet end and has a flange thickness. An interior wall of the body has a first fillet radius proximal to the inlet flange and at least one boss is configured on an exterior of the body, wherein the boss defines a boss aperture therein, the boss aperture extending from an exterior of the body to the interior of the body. The flange thickness is 0.200±0.005 inches (0.508±0.013 cm).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Darryl A. Colson, Craig M. Beers
  • Patent number: 9805367
    Abstract: A secure detachable utility monitoring device is disclosed, to be appended to a utility metering apparatus for controlling at least one utility usage consumption. A detachable metering monitoring device of at least one embodiment includes: a usage reading interface to acquire a utility consumption value metered by the utility meter; a first memory to store at least a unique identifier ID and a personal key, both pertaining to the device; a crypto processor to generate a cryptogram from information data comprising at least the utility consumption value, the cryptogram being encrypted with the personal key; a message generator to generate an information message including at least the cryptogram and the unique identifier ID; and a communication network interface including a sending unit to send the information message to a remote management center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: NAGRAVISION S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne Le Buhan, Christophe Nicolas, Joel Conus, Joel Wenger
  • Patent number: 9775460
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus comprises a cooking chamber configured to hold a cooking medium therein, a lid configured to cover the cooking chamber, and a sealing member disposed between the lid and the cooking chamber to create a seal between the cooking chamber and the lid. The lid comprises a lid liner and a retaining member disposed on an inner surface of the lid, the retaining member configured to retain the sealing member adjacent to an edge of the lid. The sealing member comprises a lip portion comprising an upper leg and a lower leg, each disposed at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the sealing member to substantially form a V shape at one longitudinal end of the sealing member, and a ridge portion comprising an upper ridge and a lower ridge, each disposed at an opposite longitudinal end of the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Henny Penny Corporation
    Inventor: Gary F. Summons
  • Patent number: 9320381
    Abstract: Provided is a sealing gasket for a utensil for cooking food under pressure, the utensil includes a vessel on which a lid is designed to be mounted; a sealing gasket interposed between the vessel and the lid for sealing the utensil in operation; and centering means designed to center the gasket relative to the vessel and to the lid. The sealing gasket includes a peripheral band and a peripheral under-band extending under the peripheral band and extending it, and centering means provided in or disposed in the gasket in such a manner that said centering means can come to be interposed between the lid and the vessel while the lid is being put into place on the vessel so as to form a centering abutment. The centering means being formed by a plurality of local extra-thickness zones, situated on the inside face of said peripheral under-band and designed to come into contact with the vessel. The utensil is a pressure cooker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Eric Chameroy, Michel Pierre Cartigny
  • Patent number: 9056698
    Abstract: The container (1) has a detachable lid (8) adapted to engage a peripheral rim (5) of a top opening. The peripheral rim has radially protruding flanges (7), and the lid has radially protruding flanges (8) adapted to, in a first angular position of the lid, pass in between the radially protruding flanges of the peripheral rim (5) and, in a second angular position, be engaged with the radially protruding flanges (7) of the peripheral rim. The flanges (7, 8) are adapted to, by pressing the lid (6) onto the peripheral rim, in the second angular position, snap over each other. A skirt portion (12) of the radially outwards protruding flanges (7) of the peripheral rim (5) is provided with a rounded indentation (14) into which a rounded protrusion (15) of a radially inwards protruding flange (8) may snap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Superfos A/S
    Inventor: Torben Noer
  • Patent number: 8985371
    Abstract: A resealable beverage container includes a cap that moves between storage, opening, removal and resealing positions. Ramps are used to enhance an opening force generally delivered by the engagement between the socket and the cap. An elastomeric sealing element is disposed between the cap and the socket so that when the cap is in the fully seated or sealed position, an airtight or at least substantially airtight seal is created to prevent the contents of the container from leaking out. Further enhancements are disclosed that include a score line structure in the socket bottom wall that facilitates a predictable and repeatable opening of the container along the score line. A grip is provided that includes a gap or space into which a coin or other implement can be inserted to allow the consumer a better grip to provide adequate opening force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel A. Zabaleta, Sam Hackett
  • Patent number: 8857647
    Abstract: Disclosed is a connecting structure for connecting a first member and a second member, wherein the first member comprises a connecting upright portion and a plurality of locking flanges provided to extend outwards along the circumferential direction of the outer face of the connecting upright portion, while the second member comprises a connecting side-wall portion that overlies the connecting upright portion and a plurality of locking projections provided to extend inwards from the inner face of the connecting side-wall portion. The bottom faces of the locking flanges distend downwards in a convex curved shape and, when the second member is overlaid on the first member and rotated, the upper faces of the locking projections are guided with sliding contact along the convex curved bottom faces of the locking flanges and stopped at the lowermost position of the convex curved bottom faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventor: Kohei Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8839973
    Abstract: A fuel inlet device for a fuel tank includes a cap member connected detachably to a fuel inlet port, which includes a tube body. When a plug body of the cap member is inserted into the tube body through an upper central opening defined by an inner annular wall, a notch in the inner annular wall permits a protrusion unit having first and second abutting blocks and formed on the plug body to pass therethrough such that the cap member is rotatable relative to the tube body between an open position, where the second abutting block of the cap member abuts a curved inner wall defining the notch, and a closed position, where the cap member is connected tightly with the fuel inlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Coplus, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob Wu
  • Patent number: 8794460
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a hinged closure (1) preferably molded in a closed position. The closure has a base (2) and a lid (3) interconnected to the base by a hinge arrangement (4). A latching mechanism (15) holds the closure (1) in position with respect to a neck (12) and prevents unwanted opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Creanova Universal Closures Ltd.
    Inventors: Rodney Druitt, Louis Lagler
  • Patent number: 8746486
    Abstract: A food storage container includes a bowl that connects to a lid in a closed position. Upon movement of the bowl and lid into the closed position, an audible sound or signal is generated as well as visual and tactile indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Alexandra Del Solar, Paul Maguire, Au Kin Fo Bryan
  • Patent number: 8721284
    Abstract: A hollow-cast casting is provided, which includes at least one core opening that is caused by the production technique and which has a closure device that closes the core opening. The closure device can be inserted into the core opening axially in relation to the core opening and provides at least one surface region which, in axial projection in relation to the core opening, can be made to abut a surface region of the casting that is facing toward the casting. The surface region lies radially outside a cross-sectional area predetermined by the core opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin Balliel, Christoph Didion, Thomas Duda, Marcel Koenig
  • Patent number: 8689995
    Abstract: Two embodiments of a molded plastic container/closure combination are described. Each can be structured to provide a child resistant opening feature and, optionally, a tamper-evident feature. In both embodiments, the closure has radially extending bayonets arranged around an outer skirt, which bayonets can be rotated into a position underlying semi-annular ribs in a beam molded integrally with the sidewall of the container. Rotation of the closure in the unlocking direction is opposed by a structure which requires depression of a release tab downwardly. In one embodiment, depression of the release tab requires that a frangible element first be fractured and removed from the container sidewall. In the second embodiment, depressing the release tab is made possible by a living hinge formed on one side of the release tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Letica Corporation
    Inventors: Anton Letica, II, John R. Selina
  • Patent number: 8636167
    Abstract: A container assembly comprising a body and interlocking and self-actuating lid. The body has a bottom and at least one sidewall extending generally upwardly and includes at least one body interlock piece. The lid includes a lid interlock piece configured to releasably engage the body interlock piece. A first magnet is coupled to the body and a second magnet is coupled to the lid. The first and second magnet magnetically generate a first relative movement of the body and lid in a first direction when the first and second magnet are in a first orientation, wherein the first relative movement operatively engages the lid interlock piece with the body interlock piece. Additionally, the interengagement of the lid interlock piece and the body interlock piece during the first relative movement of the body and lid mechanically generate a second relative movement of the body and lid in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Inventors: Louis Hajichristou, Christiana Hajichristou
  • Patent number: 8596697
    Abstract: An actuated breach lock, comprises a hub for positioning on a pressurizable vessel, the hub being generally circular and having a central opening, a bearing surface disposed within the central opening, a head hingedly connected to the hub and having a shape which complements the central opening and which is received within the central opening, the hub having a plurality of teeth extending radially inward and separated by a plurality of gaps, a locking ring rotatably positioned on the head, the locking ring having a plurality of ring teeth separated by a plurality of ring gaps, each of the teeth having a circumferential length less than a circumferential length of the gaps in the hub, the bearing surface of the hub having an angle and the head having a bearing surface at the angle, the locking ring having a polygonal cross-section including two sides which engage the bearing surfaces respectively, the locking ring engaged by head and hub when the head is in a closed position, the closed position creating a lin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sypris Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua A. Haibel
  • Patent number: 8561835
    Abstract: A Dutch oven with an improved handle assembly is provided. The assembly may include a handle configured to removably engage a receiver on the lid of the Dutch oven. The handle may be used to transport a Dutch oven to a heating source and, once placed in the heating source, removed and stored so that the handle is not subject to heat while the Dutch oven is used for cooking. To remove the Dutch oven from the heating source, the handle may be reinserted into the receiver and used to lift the Dutch oven from the heating source. The Dutch oven may also include one or more retaining members to securely hold the Dutch oven's lid in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Utah Valley University
    Inventor: Sheldon Hansen
  • Patent number: 8430260
    Abstract: A closure 10 is provided for retaining fluid pressure within a vessel, and comprises a hub 12 having an access opening to the vessel, with the hub having a circumferential stop 17 and one or more recesses 50 each extending radially outward from an adjacent inner surface 26 of the hub. A door 22 is positioned between the stop surface and the vessel, and a latch member 30 brings the door into sealing engagement with the stop member. One or more lugs 24 each extend radially outward from an exterior surface of the door, which may be tilted from a closed position to an open position then back to the closed position by a pair of cables extending from the door to outside the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Robbins & Myers Energy Systems L.P.
    Inventor: Michael J. Guidry, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8360235
    Abstract: A smokeless tobacco container (1) comprising in its closed state, a first and second portion, said portions being rotatably engageable with each other to define a space, said first portion (2) having release means, said second portion (3) having complementary engaging means such that only when in a selected position the release means can be aligned with the complementary engaging means thereby allowing separation of the two portions to open the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
    Inventor: Paul Gibson
  • Patent number: 8360257
    Abstract: The invention relates to a screw cap (10) capable of being screwed onto the neck (44) of a container body (40), the screw cap comprising a substantially cylindrical screw section (17) comprising a screw thread (16) on its inner face, at least one tamper evidence member (18) for indicating an initial opening of the screw cap (10), and a desiccant chamber (24) located radially inwardly to the screw section, wherein the screw section (17) is radially resilient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Airsec S.A.S.
    Inventors: Vincent Sebille, Benoit Portier, Jacquy Lebon, Valère Logel
  • Patent number: 8322556
    Abstract: A closure 10 is provided for retaining fluid pressure within a vessel, and comprises a hub 12 having an access opening to the vessel, with the hub having a circumferential stop 17 and one or more recesses 50 each extending radially outward from an adjacent inner surface 26 of the hub. A door 22 is positioned between the stop surface and the vessel, and a latch member 30 brings the door into sealing engagement with the stop member. One or more lugs 24 each extend radially outward from an exterior surface of the door, such that a respective lug engages the hub about a respective recess to seal the door to the hub, while the door may be moved to pass through the one or more recesses and out of the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Robbins & Myers Energy Systems L.P.
    Inventor: Michael J. Guidry, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8317048
    Abstract: A self-activating closure mechanism is described. In certain embodiments, containers or closures have closure elements, which, upon being brought into proximity to each other, are drawn together and urged into alignment to engage locking members by magnets or other mutually attractive or repulsive elements, thereby providing a self-closing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventors: Louis Hajichristou, Christina Hajichristou
  • Patent number: 8308010
    Abstract: A molded plastic container/closure combination providing a tamper evident feature, a child resistant feature and a removal facilitation feature. The closure has radially extending bayonets extending from the outer skirt which fit into horizontal slots in a beam molded integrally with the sidewall of the container. Rotation of the closure in one direction brings the bayonets into the slots for locking purposes. Rotation in the opposite direction unlocks the closure and continued rotation lifts the closure relative to the container to facilitate removal. A resiliently mounted release tab must be depressed before unlocking rotation is permitted. A latch prevents depression of the release tab until anchors on the sides of the latch are fractured. Serrations acting between the tab and the bayonets provide an audible indication of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Letica Corporation
    Inventors: Anton Letica, Arthur W. Habitz, John R. Selina
  • Patent number: 8307982
    Abstract: A cake container having a base (14) and a transparent cover (16) lying over the base, both being constructed of heat-formed plastic sheets, with peripheries of the base and cover securely latched together in a way that avoids sudden movement during unlatching. The base has a largely vertical peripheral wall (24) forming a plurality of dimples (26), and the cover has a lower peripheral wall (30) with a plurality of dimple-receiving regions (32). Each dimple-receiving region includes a chimney (52) that receives a dimple until the dimple lies at the top portion (60) of the chimney. The cover then can be turned so the dimple enters a dimple-receiving cavity (54) that prevents the cover from moving up off the base until the cover is turned back. The cover has a plurality of vertical ribs (172, 173, 174) forming wide panels (182) and forming narrow panels (180) between the wide panels. Stickers (124) adhere to peripheries of the cover and base to show the customer that there has been no tampering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: PWP Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry Vovan
  • Patent number: 8276776
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a lid comprising: a base defining a first orifice; and a sealing member rotatably coupled to the base, the sealing member configured to seal the first orifice when placed in a sealing position. The base and the sealing member include one or more detents configured to releasably hold the sealing member in the sealing position. Still another aspect of the invention provides a container including a mug and a lid configured for releasable coupling with the mug. The lid includes a base defining a first orifice and a sealing member rotatably coupled to the base. The sealing member is configured to seal the first orifice when placed in a sealing position. The base and the sealing member include one or more detents configured to releasably hold the sealing member in the sealing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Cool Gear International, LLC
    Inventors: Donna Roth, Jason Meek
  • Patent number: 8245860
    Abstract: A beverage container (1) comprises a container body (3) including an opening and a cap (5) to close the opening, the cap (5) or the container body (3) including one or more bayonet threads (57), and the container body (3) or the cap (5) respectively including one or more protrusions (19) arranged to engage with a respective bayonet thread (57) to secure the cap (5) to the container body (3). At least one of the bayonet threads (57) includes one or more stop members arranged to retain the, or each, protrusion (19) substantially fully engaged with the bayonet thread (57) such that the opening is substantially fully closed by the cap (5), until a releasing torque sufficient to overcome the retention is applied to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Threadless Closures Limited
    Inventors: Peter Antony Farrar, John Hein, Anthony Henry Joseph Fraser, William George Dando
  • Patent number: 8066132
    Abstract: A water bottle adapter (6) fits securely onto a water bottle (1) which is used to isolate the water within the bottle from a common water supply. The adapter (6) is fastened to a mating device by means of a threaded neck (7). The neck (7) includes two longitudinal tensioning ribs (37) that promote a retaining function between the neck (7) and any device that has been affixed to the neck (7). A pressure relief valve (13) having a valve stem (14) is formed within the lid (8) of the adapter (6) to permit the escape of air from the bottle (1) when in use. A series of ribs (19) is formed within a bore containing the valve stem (14) to dampen noise produced by the operation of the valve (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Zirc Company
    Inventors: Ronald L. Swift, James Michael Campion
  • Patent number: 8056751
    Abstract: Base and cover elements (12, 14) of a food container (10) can be rapidly closed at a plant and can be easily opened and closed by a customer. The cover has a lower rim wall (44) with a plurality of radially inward cover projections (50) spaced about the container axis (20), and the base has a base rim wall (32) with a plurality of recesses (52) with undercut grooves (60) that each receives a cover projection to hold the cover closed on the base. The bottom surface (86) of the cover projections and the top surface (80) of the base rim wall are beveled, so the cover can be installed by forcefully pushing it down, at any rotational position of the cover on the base. The cover then can be easily removed by turning it, with the cover projections moving along undercut base grooves (60), until the cover projections reach vertical passages (54) through which the projections can be easily lifted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: PWP industries (California Corporation)
    Inventor: Terry Vovan
  • Patent number: 8052006
    Abstract: A closure 10 is provided for retaining fluid pressure within a vessel, and comprises a hub 12 having an access opening to the vessel, with the hub having a circumferential stop 17 and one or more recesses 50 each extending radially outward from an adjacent inner surface 26 of the hub. A door 22 is positioned between the stop surface and the vessel, and a latch member 30 brings the door into sealing engagement with the stop member. One or more lugs 24 each extend radially outward from an exterior surface of the door, such that a respective lug engages the hub about a respective recess to seal the door to the hub, while the door may be moved to pass through the one or more recesses and out of the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Robbins & Myers Energy Systems L.P.
    Inventor: Michael J. Guidry, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7992745
    Abstract: A water resistant absorbent towel dispenser. The dispenser includes a container having top, bottom and side walls housing a supply of absorbent towels, and an exterior handle for facilitating transport of the dispenser. The top wall includes a finger-accessible opening through which absorbent towels may be withdrawn. In certain embodiments, the top wall is convex upwardly, but is flexible to enable it to be depressed when dispensers are stacked vertically so as to come into load bearing contact with the towel supply. In some embodiments, the top and bottom walls have interlocking configurations to add lateral stability to vertically stacked dispensers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Sellars, Jerry Ballas, Balbir Singh, Neal D. Watson, Ronald A. Bogdanovich
  • Patent number: 7934617
    Abstract: A container is provided comprising a casing, a set plate closing the lower end of the casing and a lock ring that fastens the set plate onto the casing. The casing is provided with a radial outer flange formed around an open end of the main body thereof. The radial outer flange and the outer periphery of the set plate are each provided with three stop projections and three notches. The radial outer flange is further provided with three biasing projections and the outer periphery of the set plate is further provided with three engagement rims. The members of each threesome are arranged at a regular angular interval and each threesome is arranged at different angular phase positions from those of the other threesomes. The outer periphery of the lock ring is provided with three engagement lugs that project inwardly at a regular angular interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Minowa, Kazuo Ando, Hiroyuki Tajima
  • Publication number: 20110084074
    Abstract: A pail having a cylindrical sidewall with an upper margin defining an opening generally equal to the sidewall diameter, a thread projecting outwardly from the sidewall below the upper margin, and at least one flange projecting outwardly from the sidewall below the thread, each flange including one or more radial projections and portions on either side of the radial projections extending outward from the sidewall at least as far as the radial projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventor: Angela M. Reed
  • Patent number: 7922033
    Abstract: A universal lid closure for underground landscape and other utility access boxes uses flexible tongues depending from the underside of the lid and adapted to engage the interior of the access box, which box may have any one of various constructions. In one embodiment, the tongues have a plurality of diametrically opposed pairs of locking detents, each pair defining a different vertical position, to engage an annular locking shoulder on the interior of the box to secure the lid in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Pentair Filtration, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Michael Kearby, John Cary Sofyanos, Jimmie Howard Wickham, Kumud Jacob Lugun, Gautam Gulati, Anurag Somit
  • Patent number: 7874453
    Abstract: A sealed, locked, and reopenable cup and lid assembly comprises a cup, a resilient circular lid, circumferentially spaced and rotationally alignable interrupted portions and at least one tab. The resilient circular lid is sized to be inserted in a mouth of the cup and to fit in a locking groove of the cup. The resilient circular lid is permitted to be removed upon alignment of interrupted portions in the locking groove and a peripheral lip of the circular lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Spartech Corporation
    Inventor: John R. Church
  • Patent number: 7861874
    Abstract: A resealable can end is provided including a neck (10) and a cooperating cap member (12) which can be sealed onto and removed from the neck, and is capable of containing product under pressure or vacuum if desired. This end may be added, by convention seaming methods, such as roll seaming or by appropriate adhesive, to a container body, or may be formed integrally with container bodies. The venting feature of the end will achieve a controlled release of differential internal-to-ambient pressure upon initial opening of the cap, and may also provide resealed containment of partial contents retained in the container, although the contents will no longer be under pressure or vacuum, as the case may be. The end may be applied to, or incorporated in, containers made of various material, such as aluminum, coated steel, or selected plastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Dayton Systems Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Cook, Mark F. Broerman, Dale R. Conley
  • Patent number: 7703617
    Abstract: A safety closure for use on a container neck having a closure top wall, an annular sidewall depending downwardly from an outer periphery of the top wall defining an open bottom opposite the top wall. The sidewall has inner annular surface with a plurality of lugs projecting inward therefrom, wherein each lug has a lug top surface forming an angle of incidence of greater than 90° with the inner annular surface of the annular sidewall. The plurality of lugs are engageable with a plurality of lug receiving notches in a plurality of bayonet lugs on a container neck. A spring member depends from the closure top wall and is resiliently engageable with the container neck to bias the safety closure away from the container neck. Optional closure retaining means may be incorporated within the closure, container, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Rexam Closures and Containers, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark K. Branson, Clifton C. Willis
  • Patent number: 7600427
    Abstract: An enclosure for a gage including a housing and cover. The cover includes one or more mounting lugs and the housing includes one or more mounting mechanisms. Each mounting mechanism includes an inclined ramp to facilitate removal of the cover from the housing by rotational movement of the cover with respect to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Dwyer Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Lee Palmer, Michael A. Popp
  • Publication number: 20090184122
    Abstract: A cap has a pair of L-shaped, flexible engaging arms that extend, from the end of a cap body opposite to the direction of fitting, in the direction of fitting with a distance away from the cap body. The distal ends of the engaging arms are connected by a pair of flexible connecting bridges to surround the outer periphery of the cap body with a distance away therefrom. The cap body is fitted into a cylindrical part of a cylinder head cover and engaging projections of the pair of engaging arms are engaged with an engaging recess in the outer periphery of the cylindrical part. The engaging arms are flexed to get away from the outer periphery of the cylindrical part by pushing circumferentially middle parts of the connecting bridges to come close to each other, so that the engaging projections are disengaged from the engaging recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: GP DAIKYO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeharu SUGA
  • Publication number: 20080314903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a, in the closed state, gas-tight detonation-proof container for the transport and storage of detonation-dangerous material, which container can be opened and closed by remote control. The container (1, 2), which is of the type which can be opened by separation, will also, if required, be able to be used for the active detonation of dangerous material inside the same. The detonation-proof transport container according to the invention is particularly characterized in that it is opened and closed by means of a locking ring (3), which is disposed between the two parts (1, 2) of the container and is arranged such that it can be circumrotated in the parting plane of the said parts and which, in the closed state, holds together the two parts of the container and, for this purpose, has a double-sided multi-toothed bayonet coupling (11, 12, 7, 8, 15, 16) which, upon a limited circumrotation, locks in the two parts (1, 2) of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: OLCON ENGINEERING AB
    Inventor: Johnny Ohlson
  • Patent number: 7344042
    Abstract: A fuel cap has a torque mechanism that transmits a rotational torque to a casing main body through engagement elements in response to rotation of a cover. When the rotational torque exceeds a predetermined level, the engagement is released to give a click. The first torque arm is constructed as a cantilever beam having a free end facing an arm support member across a preset gap. Under application of pressure, the first torque arm is deformed and transmits a rotational torque in the closing direction to the casing main body. This arrangement assures setting of the rotational torque of the torque mechanism to the predetermined level to apply a sufficient sealing stress to the fuel cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hagano
  • Patent number: 7281639
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel cap having a high operability while maintaining the air-tightness thereof at a necessary and sufficient level. The closure includes a closure body having a head portion, a trunk portion and an annular trunk surface having stopper projections; a seal ring; a sleeve; a coiled spring; and an engagement member having engagement projections. The fuel cap is formed by assembling the seal ring around the annular surface of the trunk portion of the closure body and the sleeve with the trunk portion in the mentioned order, interposing the coiled spring between the sleeve and engagement member, and connecting the engagement member to the trunk portion of the closure body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Asteer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Yoshida, Takami Ono
  • Patent number: 7097058
    Abstract: A container (10) has a lid (12) for rotation mounting thereon. A tamper evident mechanism is located for operation between the container and lid. The mechanism includes at least one projection (42) on the container and at least one corresponding flange (44) on the lid. Each flange and projection pair is arranged such that, when the lid is rotation mounted on the container, the flange moves relatively past the projection to a position such that removal of the lid by counter rotation may only occur by deforming or breaking of the flange and/or projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Pathtainer Systems International Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Craig Wellman, Victor Paul Ho
  • Patent number: 6983859
    Abstract: A child proof and tamper evident container (C) includes a pail (10) and a screw top cover (12) screwed onto the top of the pail to enclose contents of the pail. A latching mechanism (18) is formed on the pail. A plurality of tamper evident tabs (26) and second a child proof tab (14) are formed on the cover. Both types of tabs means engage the latching mechanism as the cover is screwed onto the pail. The one tab provides an indication as to whether or not the contents of the container have been tampered with, and the second tab prevents a child from removing the cover and opening the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: U.S. Can Company
    Inventor: Francis T. Azzarello