Abstract: A container (100) includes a bowl (200) and a lid (300) for the bowl (200). The lid (300) includes at least one opening (330). The lid (300) can be sealed to the bowl (200) in a plurality of orientations, including (i) an open orientation and (ii) a closed orientation. In the open orientation, the opening (330) is arranged over the bowl (200) such that flow is allowed from the interior of the container (100) to the exterior of the container (100), and vice versa. In the closed orientation, no flow is allowed between the interior of the container (100) and the exterior of the container (100).

Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing cover 1, 1′ made of plastic, especially for sealing an opening in a support 50; 51; 52, with a base body 10; 10′, which merges into a circumferential collar 20, which transitions into an elastic sealing lip positioning itself against one side of a support, with the collar (20) presenting, at its outer circumference, an engaging ring 25; 25′, and with the sealing cover 1; 1′ designed in one single piece consisting of a thermoplastic elastomer and between the engaging ring 25; 25′ and the sealing lip 30; 30′ at least one second engaging ring 28 being arranged at the outer circumference of the collar 20.

Abstract: An animal feed apparatus comprises in combination, a circular container having a peripheral sidewall closed by a bottom panel, and at a top end outwardly extending with an integral lip. An interior surface of the sidewall is formed with an inwardly directed slope, and a lid provides an annular lip having a pair of annular, outwardly facing and outwardly extending, spaced apart ribs positioned for intimate frictional contact with the sloped sidewall of the container and adapted for vacuum engagement with the container so as to seal an interior space of the container.

Abstract: A closure for an opening through a partition includes a flange having first and second surfaces and a first extension on a first edge, the flange having a perimeter greater than the opening perimeter. A barrier protrudes from the first surface of the flange and is surrounded by a wall having an outside surface perimeter approximating the opening perimeter. A spring member has a proximal end coupled to a second edge of the barrier and a distal end overlying a portion of the flange first surface including the first extension. The spring distal end has a contact portion confronting the first extension and a knob for manipulating the closure toward the opening.

Abstract: A cap is provided for covering an opening in a soda can. The cap may include a depression and a peripheral flange connected to the depression. The peripheral flange may at least partially surround the depression. The depression may be adapted to fit into an opening of a soda can created by a pull tab. There may be a gap in the peripheral flange which allows a pull tab to fit over the depression. The cap may include an inner wall which connects the depression to the peripheral flange. A method is provided of pulling a pull tab on a soda can to create an opening in the soda can, and covering the opening with a cap.

Abstract: A clear plastic package has an upper piece and a lower piece, each piece having a generally rectangular configuration, and the lower piece having front and rear edge portions, and opposing side edge portions. Along each edge portion of the lower piece there is a pivotable wall attached by way of a living hinge, and these walls can be rotated from a generally horizontal position to an upright position relative to the lower piece, and there is a longitudinally extending locking edge on a lower part of each wall that resiliently snaps into engagement with a cooperating fixed edge on a projection that extends longitudinally along the perimeter of the lower piece, when the walls are rotated to their upright positions, to hold the walls in their upright positions. The upper portion of each of the walls is so shaped that when they are in upright position, they cooperate to provide a recessed ledge.

Abstract: An exhaust plug for engine heads including a plug portion having a generally square configuration. The plug portion has a lower end, an upper end, and peripheral side walls. The lower end is dimensioned for being slidably received within a port of the engine head. An outer cover portion is secured to the upper end of the plug portion. The outer cover portion has a generally square configuration. The securement of the plug portion to the outer cover portion defines an outer periphery for positioning over the port of the engine head when the plug portion is disposed therein.

Abstract: It comprises a substantially elastic lid (2) of silicone and a substantially rigid base (3), and includes hermetic sealing means between the lid (2) and the base (3), characterized in that said hermetic sealing means include two sealing devices, an inner device with regard to the base (3), which performs the sealing when the lid (2) expands due to the heating of the receptacle and an outer device with regard to the base (3) which performs the sealing when the lid (2) shrinks due to the cooling of the receptacle. In this way, the hermeticity between the lid (2) and the base (3) inside a conventional or microwave oven and freezer or refrigerator is achieved.

Abstract: A pan for use with a well for receiving the pan is disclosed herein. The pan includes a bottom panel, a plurality of walls, and a ramp. The plurality of walls extend upwardly from the bottom panel and define a cavity. The plurality of walls also have an upper end which defines a top opening. The upper end has an extension away from the cavity which defines a rim. The ramp is proximate the rim and exterior to the cavity, whereby the pan rides up on the ramp when the pan is drawn up against the well.

Abstract: The present cover is used for permanent sealing of an oval-shaped processing hole (7) in aluminum sheet metal (8) by means of an adhesive joint. The cover consists of a circular cover plate (1) of aluminum with a concentric cover edge (2) and a ring-shaped strip (3) of hot-melt adhesive applied within the cover edge (2). The interior region of the cover plate (1) is connected to a spring plate (5) aligned plane-parallel with the cover plate at a spacing of the thickness of the aluminum sheet metal (8). The outer edge (6) of the spring plate (5) has a contour that corresponds to the shape of the oval processing hole (7) and is somewhat smaller than the diameter of the hole (7).

Abstract: A covered vessel comprising a porcelain container with a plastic lid which is ideal for food storage, presentation and stacking is disclosed.

Abstract: A stopper device for blocking an aperture in a pipe member wall, a sheetrock wall and so forth, the stopper device comprising a substantially planar cap member with top and bottom sides, the top side further including a plurality of strengthening ribs with even-tapered ends extending along the surface thereof, a stem projecting from the bottom side of the cap member, the stem further including at least a pair of radially-spaced vanes extending along and projecting from its longitudinal axis, and a plurality of spaced apart axially-spaced circumferential webs each projecting radially from the longitudinal axis of the stem, and each being parallel to one another.

Abstract: An arrangement and a plug separated from a strip for closing at least one end of a tube to protect the tube against internal dirtying. The plug formed for closing a tube end together with similarly formed plugs is integrally formed one after the other in a predetermined distance from each other in a longitudinal line in a continous strip and is provided with a handle formation by which the plug can be taken out from its mounted position in the tube before or in connection with using the tube.

Abstract: The present invention provides a container (2) comprising a body (4) having an opening (8) therein and a lid (6) adapted to close the opening (8). The peripheral edge (10) of the body having a first tapered section (11) defined by a first interior angle (y) and the lid (6) having a second tapered section (13) defined by a second interior angle (z). The first interior angle (y) being greater than the second interior angle (z) and the second tapered section (13) enclosing the first tapered section (11) when a sealing engagement is formed between the lid (6) and the body (4).

Abstract: A disposable closure for covering an opening of a first component during handling and shipping. The disposable closure comprises a body from which an offset interference member extends to prevent a second component from being erroneously connected to the first component while the disposable protective closure is still installed.

Abstract: A container including a combination of a bowl and a selectively detachable lid is disclosed. The bowl is a unitary structure including an upwardly projecting wall having a peripherally extending substantially U-shaped sealing lip. The selectively detachable lid is also a unitary structure including a body having a peripheral sealing lip which mates with the sealing lip of the bowl and at least one laterally extending tab member to assist in removing the lid from the bowl. Both the bowl and lid portions are preferably made from a resilient polymeric material suitable for both freezing and microwave reheating.

Abstract: A resilient microwavable container including a bowl and a selectively detachable snap on lid. The lid includes a sealing lip including an outwardly extending rigid tab member and a body including a substantially annular reinforcing bead which is interrupted adjacent to the tab member. The combination of the rigid tab member in association with the interrupted annular bead allows for readily removing the lid from the bowl when desired with a low separation force.

Abstract: A bung comprises a deformable member with a generally cylindrical middle portion generally coinciding with the bunghole when inserted, and upper and lower frusto-conical ends which increase in diameter as each end extends from the middle portion. The middle portion is preferably of a size less than the hole to facilitate insertion of bung into and removal from the bunghole. Where the hole is tapered, the middle portion is similarly tapered. The spool-like shape of the stopper helps to prevent unintentional disengagement of the bung from the hole and to prevent overinsertion of the bung into the hole. The bung may further comprise one or more pull tabs to facilitate removal. The bung may define a bore to allow gas pressure to escape from the container, thus acting as a stopper. A rigid annular insert at the opening of the throughbore prevents deformation of the circular shape of the opening.

Abstract: A storage container with self-retaining lid includes a lid and a storage container. The structure for attaching the lid can be molded on to the bottom of the storage container, molded to the top of the lid, or molded to the lid and the bottom of the storage container. There are several preferred embodiments of the self-retaining lid. In a first preferred embodiment, the lid has a rim with a recessed cavity for firmly receiving a lip of the storage container. In a second preferred embodiment, a bottom of the storage container has a lip which is sized to be firmly inserted into a sealing cavity of the lid. In a third preferred embodiment, a bottom of the storage container has a plurality of balls which are disposed to mate with a plurality of sockets on the lid. In a fourth preferred embodiment, a plurality of hooks are molded into at least two sides of the container and sized to receive the peripheral edge of the lid.

Abstract: A compost container having a plurality of panels arranged in a multi-sided geometric configuration. The plurality of panels defines an interior volume for receipt of compost material. At least one of the plurality of panels is openable for accessing the interior volume. A first side member is affixed to one end of the plurality of panels. A second side member is affixed to an opposite end of the plurality of panels. The first and second side members enclose the interior volume. Openings are formed on the plurality of panels and the first and second side members so as to have a total area of at least 5% of a total surface area of the plurality of panels and the first and second side members. The plurality of panels are arranged in an octagonal configuration.

Abstract: A child resistant lid is disclosed for use in conjunction with the standard build bucket for containment of materials. There is provided a threaded capped access opening of sufficiently small dimension to prevent the passage of a child's head, yet of sufficiently great dimension to allow for access to the material contained within the bucket. In addition, there is provided a handle grasp member and tool grip to aid the user in opening the threaded capped access opening. When it is desired by the user to pour the material directly from the bucket, there is provided a pour spout formed on an outermost peripheral edge of the lid and an air inlet opening formed on the cap member. The lid member of the present invention has provided a permanent locking mechanism to aid the user in permanently attaching the lid member to the lipped edge found on buckets of the type to be used in conjunction with the lid and to further serve as a safety feature.

Abstract: A container lid and container body locking mechanism includes a plurality of annular flanges and annular notch rings respectively and spaced apart in a pre-determined configuration so as to provide a tight leak-proof seal when the lid is fitted over the container body. A tamper proof detachable strip is provided in the container lid.

Abstract: A closure cap (1) of the present invention is provided for closing a tube (3). The cap has a skirt (15) which, when installed on the tube, extends from the end of the tube along the outside of the outside surface of the tube wall, an end closure (13) which extends across the end of the tube and closes off the end of the tube, and an inner flange (17) integral with the skirt and with the end closure. The inner flange is concentric with the skirt such that the end of the tube is received between the skirt and the inner flange. The cap further has a wall (19) integral with the inner end of the flange and integral with the end closure for connecting the inner end of the inner flange and the end closure. A flexible connection (23) is provided between the skirt and the inner flange which permits flexing of the inner flange relative to the skirt upon installation of the cap on the tube thereby to enable installation of the cap on the tube substantially without deformation of the tube.

Abstract: A container for storing liquid is contemplated which comprises a rigid vessel defining a chamber to retain liquid, the vessel has a generally vertical sidewall and an outer top surface. The outer top surface defines a mouth intersecting the chamber which is configured to move liquid to and from the chamber. The top surface defines a circumferential ledge having an outer edge connected to the sidewall. The top surface also defines an upturned lip connected to the ledge and circumscribing the mouth with the lip being horizontally inset from the outer edge by the ledge. A lid is removably connected to the vessel by press-on attachment with the lid having an upper surface opposing a lower surface. The lid includes a circumferential outer flange seated on the ledge and a stacking rib projecting upward from the upper surface with the rib being circumscribed by the flange as well as circumscribing a central portion of the lid.

Abstract: A removeable plastic plug for a container having an annular outlet opening includes a unitary outer annular wall which is arranged with an annular upper lip portion, an annular lower rib portion, and an enclosing body portion which extends between the upper lip portion and the lower rib portion. The enclosing body portion defines a hollow interior which is sealed across by a closing diaphragm arranged in unitary construction with the enclosing body portion. The closing diaphragm includes an upwardly inclined portion to which a pull ring is attached. The outer annular wall further defines an annular receiving channel and a retention bead whereby the edge defining the outlet opening snaps into said annular receiving channel with the retention bead positioned on the underside of the defining edge. The lower rib portion is segmented by three equally spaced inverted V-shaped notches which are centered relative to the pull ring and which are disposed adjacent to the upwardly inclined portion.