Abstract: The present application is directed to Seed Preservation and Storage Containers and a process for preserving and long term storing of a wide variety of crop seeds, plant seeds, heirloom seeds, flowering plant seeds, tree seeds, and grains including corn, beans, peas and rice. Each long term storage and preservation container will be labeled with the container seed contents information on QR codes or bar codes, in and on containers, and the seed packets stored within the containers. By using a method of preservation and storage for an extended period of time, seed containers will be processed resulting in an ultimate climate condition to prevent the seeds within the seed containers from molding, rotting or prematurely germinating for many years. Contents of the seed containers will be readily revealed by scanning the outside labels on the containers and on the individual seed packet labels within the containers.

Abstract: The system is a means of communicating between a user in a third-party, the third-party may be alive or deceased. In summary, the system is the recordation of a memory an apology or praise, memorialized in physical form, such as in a letter, the letter than stored in an item such as lock it and the item shared with a third party or carried by the user.

Abstract: The system is a means of communicating between a user in a third-party, the third-party may be alive or deceased. In summary, the system is the recordation of a memory an apology or praise, memorialized in physical form, such as in a letter, the letter than stored in an item such as lock it and the item shared with a third party or carried by the user.

Abstract: A woven fiber preform, a fiber reinforced composite incorporating the preform, and methods of making thereof are disclosed. The woven preform includes a plurality of warp and weft yarns or fibers interwoven to form a continuous spiral fabric. The spiral fabric may take the shape of an Archimedes spiral. The weft yarns in the preform may have a uniform or variable pick spacing, or a uniform or variable angular separation. The spiral fabric of the Archimedes spiral may be assembled or wrapped to form a conical shell structure, which could be a portion of a spinner or an exit cone. The spiral fabric may be woven on a loom equipped with a differential take-up mechanism.

Abstract: A leak resistant food sleeve for holding single-serving food items is provided. The sleeve may be constructed from a blank that is folded into the sleeve when ready to use. The sleeve consists of two major and two minor sidewall panels, and first and second ends. The major and minor sidewall panels are folded to form a box-like structure. The first end consists of two major end flaps, two minor end flaps, and gusset panels extending between and foldably connected to one of the major end flaps and one of the minor end flaps. The gusset panels become layered between the minor end flaps and major end flaps when each is folded inward to close the first end, such that the minor end flaps, gusset panels, and major end flaps form a web of material that prevents fluidal and viscous substances from leaking out of the first end.

Abstract: An improved paper tube is described. The paper tube has a core with an adhesive on the core. A pierced protrusion layer comprising pierced protrusions is wound on the core and adhered to the core by the adhesive wherein the adhesive at least partially fills the pierced protrusions. A surface adhesive is on the pierced protrusion layer.

Abstract: A survival package provides fire making materials and water. The package includes a tube and at least one water bottle and fire starter assembly contained within the tube. The tube is made of combustible material, and may be a rolled paper or cardboard tube having first and second end caps and a plurality of tube sections. The tube may have a plurality of ventilation apertures. The water bottle and fire starter assembly includes a closed water bottle and a fire starter. The fire starter may be of wax and removably attached to the water bottle, or may be a paraffin toroid fitting over the water bottle cap, and may include a paper cup. The fire starter and the combustible tube can be used for fire making. The water bottle provides water for drinking or cooking. The survival package is usable in an airdrop package or as a standalone.

Abstract: An anti-rolling device for cylindrical containers, such as mailing tubes, has a stabilizing member with an internal aperture for inserting over a portion of the container. The outer periphery of the device is irregular, e.g., having flats, such that resting on a flat lowers the container to a stable position, and requires energy to rotate beyond the flat and consequently lift the container. The device may be slipped over a plug type cap or placed directly over the body of the container. In alternative embodiments, the device is provided in the form of a gasket, is made from a foam material, is split and resiliently grabs the container or has an elastic band holding it tightly to the container. The various embodiments may be used to retrofit an existing container. The stabilizer may be provided with one or more radial tabs, which may have burrs to grip the receptacle and/or feature a constraining ring to lock the cap into the receptacle.

Abstract: A kit and/or a method for storing and/or for displaying gift wrapping and/or accessories are provided. A sleeve has a plurality of walls that form a geometric cross-section capable of resisting a crushing of the contents of the sleeve. An insert is sized for insertion into the sleeve adjacent to one or more of the plurality of walls. The accessories are affixed to the insert between the insert and one or more of the plurality of walls of the sleeve to maintain a position of the accessories for display through the sleeve. Cutouts and/or windows of transparency and/or translucency in one or more of the plurality of walls of the sleeve allow a purchaser to view the contents of the sleeve.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention is a hand-held fire extinguisher including: a tube having an open outlet end, an outer surface, and an inner surface; a fire suppressant composition provided within the tube; a propellant source containing a propellant, having a propellant outlet, where the propellant outlet is distal from the open outlet end of the tube and from the fire suppressant composition, and where the propellant outlet is in fluid communication with the fire suppressant composition and the open outlet end of the tube; and an actuator for the propellant source. In such apparatus, actuation of the actuator allows propellant flow from the propellant outlet passing through the fire suppressant composition and out through the open outlet end of the tube.

Abstract: A container for an elongated product having an irregular shape, especially, a hockey stick, wherein the container comprises a corrugated tube having sufficient flexibility to conform to the shape of said elongated product and end caps on one or both ends of said tube.

Abstract: A tubular container 1 comprises a tubular body 1 having an inner sleeve 4, an outer strip 6 spirally wound about, and bonded to, the sleeve 4, a top cap 8 and a bottom cap 10. The inner sleeve 4 is made from a spirally wound strip of transparent PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) and the outer strip 6 is made from a board material, for example paperboard or cardboard. The inner sleeve 4 is exposed between the turns of the outer strip 6, which means that the container contents, for example a bottle 12, can be seen through a spiral window 14 defined between the turns of the strip 6.

Abstract: A direct mail package is provided. The package includes a transparent cylindrical tube with two press-fitted end caps. An enclosure certificate is folded along orthogonal fold lines to provide four plies. As folded, the length of the enclosure is substantially equal to the length of the tube and the height of the folded enclosure is greater than the diameter of the tube but less than the inside circumference of the tube. When the folded certificate is deformed to fit inside the tube, it conforms substantially to the inside curvature of the transparent tube. The exposed convex quadrant contains postal information visible through the transparent tube. The arc of the plane thus formed frames a gap between its opposite lineal edges. This gap frames a window allowing display of a promotional token inside the tube.

Abstract: The cylindrical container is made of paper and has a rim, a seam along the vertical dimension thereof and an overlap in that seam. The bottom end of the container has a twisted and flattened tuft of paper. A fold is provided around the rim. This fold encloses the overlap crosswise for retaining the shape of the container. The paper container is usable as a seedling pot. There is also provided a hand tool for manually forming these paper containers. This hand tool comprises a cylindrical body having a diameter, a closed end and an open end, and a handle mounted to the closed end. The hand tool also has a cavity extending inside the cylindrical body from the open end, where the tuft of paper is pushed in during the forming of the bottom end of the container. There is also provided a method for forming paper containers using the hand tool.

Abstract: A concrete column forming tube is provided for receiving poured concrete therein to produce a concrete column and which eliminates spiral seam lines and other undesirable characteristics on the outside surface of the formed concrete column and provides a construction which may be easily removed from the concrete column. The forming tube includes a spirally-wound cylindrical paper tube including multiple plies of paper adhered together, a centrifugally-cast plastic coating sprayed on an inside wall surface of the spirally-wound paper tube for producing an inside coated surface having a thickness and smoothness sufficient to eliminate spiral seam lines and other undesirable characteristics, and a tear strip positioned between the inside surface of the cylindrical paper tube and the plastic coating before centrifugal-casting and extending longitudinally of the forming tube over the entire length thereof and having a predetermined width and readily detachable from the plastic coating.

Abstract: A container that is a spirally-wound, laminated, and cylindrically shaped is capable of protecting a mortar or other round from a large number of environmental conditions. The laminate material includes a layer of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) heat-bonded to a kraft paper, and is both durable, strong, and moisture-resistant. During the container manufacturing process, multiple layers of the laminate material, augmented by one or more layers of aluminum foil, are wound in a spiral fashion over an interior cylinder of ammunition container board, using conventional tooling and machinery. Layers of the cylinder are bonded to their contiguous neighbors by adhesive. The ends of the containers are sealed with crimped metal end caps, effecting a durable and moisture-resistance seal and giving the cylinder added crush-resistance. The construction of the container requires no high temperature operations, produces no noxious fumes, and does not expose workers to hazardous or toxic materials.

Abstract: A reversible overcap for an adjustable volume container for consumer products is provided. A first side of the overcap includes a radially extending surface and an annular rim extending outwardly therefrom for engaging a retaining rim of the adjustable volume container. A second side of the overcap includes an annular member that is adapted to frictionally engage the exposed end of the remaining portions of the container that are formed by separating a portion of the container from the remaining portion of the container. The reversible overcap of the present invention is thus a multi-functional end closure and forms part of a completely self-contained adjustable volume container for consumer products that continuously accommodates the volume of the food product in the container.

Abstract: A concrete column forming tube stored and displayed for sale in the flat, and under the urging of a pivotal traverse of an internal ring is projected into the much larger three dimensional shape necessary for forming the concrete column, this reshaping occurring at a site of use having no space limitations.

Abstract: A yarn support tube for supporting elastomeric yarns of the type having finish oil or emulsion applied to the yarn includes a tube core of paperboard, and an outer ply formed by spirally winding a laminated strip onto the tube core such that a butt joint is formed between edges of adjacent spiral turns of the strip. The laminated strip is formed of an inner paper layer and an outer layer of polypropylene film or the like which is substantially impervious to the finish emulsion. A sealing strip of polypropylene or the like, also substantially impervious to the finish emulsion, is spirally wound onto and adhered to the outer ply of the tube such that the strip spans and sealingly covers the butt joint. The sealing strip and polypropylene film layer cooperate to prevent finish emulsion from migrating into the tube core.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for spirally winding a tube of enhanced spiral seam uniformity that is simple and reliable. The spirally wound tube is formed using a spiral pitch control surface that engages with an exterior or interior cylindrical surface of a spirally wound tube and constrains movement of the tube to a predetermined spiral rotation as it is formed on a cylindrical stationary mandrel. Preferably, the pitch control surface comprises a tube engaging surface positioned along at least one spirally aligned portion of the exterior portion of the tube forming mandrel.

Abstract: The dispensing box comprises a cylinder (2, 11a) around a box axis (A), essentially comprising cardboard or paper, which is closed at the end by a closure element which is formed as a dispensing membrane (4a, 12) and essentially comprises cardboard or paper. Only a collar-like contact surface of the closure element is connected to a contact surface of the cylinder (2, 11a). The inside of the closure surface of the lid (3, 13) can be placed against the outer surface of the dispensing membrane (4a, 12). In a preferred embodiment, the lid (13) is connected to the dispensing box by means of a snap connection, rotatably about the box axis (A). For this purpose, a first projection (12b) overlapping the box cylinder (11a) on the outside is provided at the upper box edge and a second projection (13b) projecting inward is provided on the inside of the collar (13a) of the lid (13).

Abstract: A collapsible, fiber, bulk container which is made-up of a plurality of sidewalls joined by connectors to form a tubular body. The body is closed off by top and bottom members telescopically engaging said body. The bottom may be reinforced by a strut member to insure that the bottom does not warp and collapse. A reinforcing strap is also secured around the body.

Abstract: Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot comprising a collar wherein the collar clamps a sheet of material to the flower pot or wherein the sheet of material is connected to the collar and the collar is connectable to the flower pot.

Abstract: A biodegradable compost bin comprises a housing made of an organic membrane which may be folded into a relatively small, compact shape for ease of storage and shipment and easily popped open when ready to use. The housing has opposite open ends, one of which is adapted to be positioned on a supporting surface so that the housing forms an enclosure for receipt of the compostable waste materials through the upper open end.

Abstract: A single-piece protective end cap for insertion into the ends of a tube of rolled sheet material to protect and contain the exposed edges of the rolled sheet material and reinforce the ends of the tube has a central panel with hingedly attached intermediate panels foldable to extend substantially perpendicular to the central panel to collectively form a tubular section with longitudinal edges coincident with the inside surface of the tube for holding the end cap firmly in the end of the tube, and outer panels hingedly attached to the intermediate panels and foldable to extend substantially perpendicular thereto and parallel the central panel to provide a peripheral lip around the tubular section which contains and protects the exposed edges of the sheet material when the end cap tubular section is inserted into the end of the tube.

Abstract: Package stuffing material is formed by rolling strips of relatively rigid paper stock to cylindrical bodies. The strip is rolled so that the outer longitudinal edge is adhered to the outer surface of the cylinder while the inner end hangs free. The inner end extends between a 90.degree. to 180.degree. arc along the inner wall and when the cylindrical is pressed its edge engages the wall substantially limiting the degree of distortion.

Abstract: A collapsible, fiber, bulk container which is made-up of a plurality of sidewalls joined by connectors to form a tubular body. The body is closed off by top and bottom members telescopically engaging said body. The bottom may be reinforced by a strut member to insure that the bottom does not warp and collapse. A reinforcing strap is also secured around the body.

Abstract: A golf ball carrier is disclosed comprised of an elongated inner carrier sleeve open at either end and slotted for its full length, configured to receive a number of golf balls inserted one at a time into either end and grip the same. The inner carrier sleeve is substantially completely received into an elongated approximately equal length carrier sleeve closed at one end. The golf balls can be removed by being pulled through the slot, after the carrier sleeve is withdrawn from the casing tube sufficiently to expose the ball to be removed.

Abstract: A container comprising, a sidewall defining a cavity, and a liner secured to the sidewall and being movable in the cavity between different positions in the container.

Abstract: A corrugated cardboard structure for use in wrapping of goods during shipment. A core cardboard of wave shape is glued to at least one cardboard surface sheet at crests of the waves of the core cardboard, with at least one non-glued portion of the cardboard surface sheet adjacent to one of the crests being between two glued portions. The corrugated cardboard structure of the invention can be formed into an open-ended hollow tubular configuration for placement around goods during shipment of the goods. Alternatively, the cardboard structure can be formed into a rectangular box for containment of goods during shipment or storage of the goods.

Abstract: A container in which plants are to be grown comprised of a flexible strip of material having a length greater than its width and having an inner and an outer surface. The inner surface is formed in part by a lattice of root guiding recesses, at least some of the recesses being of substantially truncated conical form having a wall which converges towards a hole through the strip. The outer surface is formed in part by a lattice of protruberances at the same relative positional arrangement as the recesses so that when the strip is arranged in a cylinder with its opposite ends overlapping, the protruberances on the outer surface of one end nest within the recesses on the inner surface of the other end at the overlap. Fastening means is provided to hold the strip in that overlapping, nested engagement.

Abstract: A container including a planar bottom and a substantially cylindrical body surface. At an upper closed end a plurality of upwardly directed vanes are provided. The upper end edges of the vanes extend in a plane parallel to the bottom. The container is simple and economical to make, requires little material, is easy to handle and is stackable.

Abstract: A container for holding and transporting integrated circuit devices has an integral closing element. The integral closing element is cut out from one of the walls of the container and, in its rest position, remains substantially within the cutout. In an engaged position the integral closing element is pushed into a cavity of the container to block passage of the integrated circuit devices. In the engaged position the integral closing element can either be engaged in an opening made in an opposite side of the container or else can be lodged against a shoulder formed as part of the cavity.

Abstract: A collapsible, self-locking load block of the type used as dunnage to prevent cargo from shifting in a truck or rail car body. The load block is formed from a one-piece blank of foldable sheet material, such as paperboard, and includes opposed pairs of side walls joined to form an open-ended, tubular structure that is generally rectangular in cross-section with its width, length, and height of different dimensions. The load block also includes internal center panels extending diagonally between opposite corners of the tubular structure.

Abstract: An easy opening coin package is formed with a rectangular web material consisting of a medially notched first edge overfolded by a tabbed second edge which has been laminated with a discontinuous adhesive strip. The fixed first edge fold is spaced from the variable second edge fold dependent upon the diameter of coin size to be wrapped and the non-adhered thumb tab is brought even with the fixed first edge fold for easy opening of the package subsequent to containment of coins therein.

Abstract: A bar for electric induction devices is in the form of a lengthwise rolled-up strip of an insulating material, having at least one layer, the figure obtained in the cross-section of this rolled-up strip being a polygon.

Abstract: A container (20) and blank (10) therefor are formed from a single blank of sheet material. The blank is easily folded and locked in shape into a food-receiving tube (20) with a bottom (50) at a point-of-sale for protecting foodstuffs placed therein from bruising or crushing. The foodstuffs in turn are used to help reinforce the container (20).

Abstract: The invention provides a tampon tube that is formed of a series of layers of paper, adhesive sealing means and superabsorbent material. The method of formation generally is to provide each of these materials in a sheet form and wind the tube convolutely with heat sealing during winding.

Abstract: There is disclosed a one-piece coin holder having a main cylindrical wall, an end wall and an opposite open end portion. The latter permits insertion or egress of a predetermined number of coins into or from the holder. The open end portion defines an inner cylindrical bulge with bevelled outer and inner edge faces, the latter merging with the inside surface of the main wall of the coin holder. The latter is made of slightly extensible material. The inner diameter of the main wall is greater than the diameter of the coins, but the inner diameter of the bulge is smaller than that of the coins, so that the latter are resiliently retained within the coin holder. The latter can advantageously account for coins of varying thickness, according to their wear condition, while maintaining exactly the same predetermined number of coins.

Abstract: A composite material for packaging containers which has excellent sealability, easy openability and excellent flavor-retaining property is provided. The composite material consists of a metallic foil and a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polyolefinic resins, polyester resins, polyamide resins, polycarbonate resins and mixtures thereof, said thermoplastic resin layer having a thickness of 1 to 20 microns and a surface roughness of not more than 4.0 .mu.m Rmax L0.80 mm. The thermoplastic resin has a carbonyl concentration of 1 to 600 milliequivalents/100 g of resin for the polyolefinic resins, 1,000 to 1,300 milliequivalents/100 g of resin for the polyester resins, 500 to 1,200 milliequivalents/100 g of resin for the polyamide resins and 600 to 800 milliequivalents/100 g of resin for the polycarbonate resins.

Abstract: Guide and runner assemblies for uphill teeming comprise a refractory tube in a sheath with an optional body of particulate material between the inner tube and sheath. The sheath may be combustible.

Abstract: A container consisting of at least two layers of flexible material forming a pocket for retaining relatively flat articles, which also can be formed into a cylinder and retained in this position by providing adhering means in spot or strip form extending substantially along two overlapping edges, and inwardly from an overlapping edge for changing the diameter of the formed cylinder. External spot or strip adhering means also are provided to cooperate with that on the container for retaining the container in its flattened position.

Abstract: A carrying or transporting tube for artistic prints, sheets, or canvas materials features a backing liner that protects the wound print within the tube and prevents the unwinding of the wound print.The liner is comprised of a rectilinear section having a pouch on opposite ends thereof. The print to be transported is placed in the pouch of the liner, and the liner is wound and inserted into the carrying tube.

Abstract: A protective packaging material includes a sheet of laminated, formed, fluted paper board having a flexible sheet material attached thereto. The flexible sheet is laminated to and follows the contours of the laminated formed paper board. The flexible sheet material extends beyond at least one edge of the fluted laminated paper board sheet a distance sufficient to gather and tie off the flexible sheet material once the fluted laminated paper board is positioned around the object to be protectively packaged.

Abstract: A composite carded display package including a paperboard advertising panel having at one end thereof an integral, hollow, paperboard and plastic pocket member for holding a packaged article and a cover for said pocket member.

Abstract: An article of manufacture useful in the production of sausages comprising a hollow rod consisting of a longitudinally gathered packing tube and a surrounding support sheath of formable sheet material such as polyethylene with integral end walls each having a central opening therein, said integral end walls being formed in the shape of a truncated pyramid provided with at least two permanently shaped end wall edges radially arranged with respect to the center of the end walls; the end walls are formed by folding the projecting edges of the sheath to form outwardly-projecting, double-layer, triangular flaps; and heat-sealing the sides of the folds to each other; the openings in the end walls of the support sheath allow insertion of a filling tube of a filling machine into the hollow rod in the interior cavity of the support sheath.

Abstract: In the manufacture of cylindrical tubes for containers, a foil web and at least one fibre web are helically wound on a heated, rotating mandril. The foil web is wider than the fibre web and its edges lie outside the long edges of the fibre web. The foil web and the fibre web are fed in to the mandril at an angle such that the free edges of the foil web are placed against each other and welded together.

Abstract: An article of manufacture useful in the production of sausages comprising a hollow rod consisting of longitudinally gathered packing tube and a surrounding support sheath of formable sheet material, such as polyethylene, with integral end walls each having a central opening therein, said integral end walls being formed by longitudinally axially twisting the end portions of the sheath and thereafter longitudinally compressing and buckling the twisted ends of the sheath; the openings in the ends walls of the support sheath allowing insertion of a filling tube of a filling machine into the hollow rod in the interior cavity of the support sheath and permitting ready withdrawal of the end of the packing tube from the support sheath in order to form a closed end on the tube prior to extruding sausage meat into the tube.

Abstract: The corner post of the present invention is constructed from a one piece blank of cut and scored corrugated paperboard that includes an integral locking means for securing the corner post in its usable condition. The corner post blanks are normally shipped and stored in a flat condition, and are folded into a generally quadrilateral cross sectional shape for use. When so folded, one or more pairs of locking tabs and ears, that are formed integrally with the blank, are engaged to lock the corner post in its quadrilateral shape.

Abstract: A re-usable transparent coin holder comprising two open-faced receptacles formed from a transparent plastics material. The receptacles are interconnected along a common edge and each receptacle has a substantially semi-cylindrical side wall. A substantially semi-circular end wall is provided at opposite ends of each side wall. Each end wall slopes outwardly towards a top edge of the receptacle and an end rib is provided in the end wall of at least one of the receptacles and disposed adjacent at least a portion of the side wall and extending transverse to the side wall whereby to retain an exact quantity of coins when stacked side-by-side in close fit across the side wall and transverse to the plane thereof between the end walls. The side walls of the receptacles form one or more closed hollow cylindrical compartments when the receptacles are folded together from the common edge and secured in juxtaposition.