Patents Assigned to Contico
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Patent number: 6460469Abstract: A shelving unit comprises a shelf and a shelf anchor for securing the shelf to an adjacent wall. The shelf has a generally vertical peripheral rim. The shelf anchor includes a base and a shelf retainer. The base has opposite front and rear sides. The rear side of the base has a wall-engaging portion adapted for flush engagement with the wall. The shelf retainer has a bridge portion and a shelf-retaining portion. The bridge portion extends outwardly from the front side of the base. The shelf-retaining portion extends generally vertically from a distal end of the bridge portion. The shelf-retaining portion is spaced from the front side of the base to define a rim-receiving recess between the front side of the base and the shelf-retaining portion. The shelf retainer is positioned relative to the shelf so that at least a portion of the peripheral rim is received within the rim-receiving recess.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2000Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: Contico International LLCInventors: Thomas Dickinson, Scott Holmberg
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Patent number: 6374867Abstract: A liquid container comprises a container body, a hollow fill/drain conduit and a retaining member. The container body includes a base and at least one side wall extending generally upwardly from the base to define a liquid reservoir. The side wall includes a first port adjacent to the base. The fill/drain conduit has a first end and a second end. The first end of the conduit includes a first connector adapted for connecting the first end of the conduit with the first port in a manner to permit fluid communication between the conduit and the liquid reservoir via the first port. The second end of the conduit is moveable relative to the first end of the conduit between a stored position and a drain position. In the stored position, the second end of the conduit is positioned above a maximum recommended liquid level of the liquid reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: Contico International, L.L.C.Inventor: Tony Maiuro
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Publication number: 20020029727Abstract: A shelving unit comprises a shelf and a shelf anchor for securing the shelf to an adjacent wall. The shelf has a peripheral rim that extends along at least a portion of the length of the shelf. The shelf has at least one internal lateral support member extending generally perpendicularly to the rim. The shelf anchor includes a base and a shelf-retainer. The base is adapted to be mounted to the wall. The shelf-retainer extends from the base. A retaining portion of the shelf-retainer is spaced from a front side of the base to define a rim-receiving recess between the base and the retaining portion of the shelf-retainer. The shelf anchor is positioned relative to the shelf so that at least a portion of the peripheral rim is received within the rim-receiving recess in a manner to prevent the shelf from moving outwardly from the wall when the shelf anchor is mounted to the wall. The shelf-retainer includes a lateral positioner.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Applicant: Contico International, LLCInventors: Thomas Dickinson, Scott Holmberg
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Patent number: 6305726Abstract: A latch assembly of the present invention is configured for latching a first wall member and a second wall member to one another. The latch assembly includes a base portion, a locking member and a spring member. One of the first and second wall members is moveable relative to the other. The base portion is fixed to the second wall portion. The locking member is movably connected to the base portion and is moveable relative to the base portion between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member is adapted to engage the first wall member in a manner to prevent relative movement between the first and second wall members when the locking member is in the locked position, and to permit relative movement between the first and second wall members when the locking member is in the unlocked position. The spring member is adapted for engaging the base portion and the locking member in a manner for urging the locking member toward the locked position.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1997Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: Allibert-Contico, L.L.C.Inventor: Stephane F. LeTrudet
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Patent number: 6203034Abstract: A transportable container comprises a container body, a handle, a sleeve member, and a caster assembly. The container body includes a base and a plurality of sidewalls extending generally upwardly from the base to define a container interior. One of the container sidewalls constitutes a generally vertical first sidewall. The handle includes a hand-engageable portion and a mounting portion, which extends from the hand-engageable portion. The first sidewall includes a flange, which comprises an upper edge margin of the first sidewall. The flange includes an outwardly extending first flange portion and a downwardly extending second flange portion. The first sidewall, first flange portion and second flange portion together define a socket, which is adapted to receive the mounting portion of the handle therein for mounting of the handle to the container body. The container body also includes a caster socket formed therein. The caster socket has an interior surface with a closed upper end and an open lower end.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 1999Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventor: Robert L. Houry
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Patent number: 6173861Abstract: A waste container assembly comprises a container body, a lid body, a flange and a door. The container body has an upper rim. The lid body has an outer surface extending from a top of the lid body to a lower portion of the lid body. The lower portion of the lid body is shaped and adapted for engagement with the upper rim of the container body. The flange extends from the lid body and has an inner rim that at least partially defines an opening in the lid body. The door is positioned adjacent the opening in the lid body and is pivotally connected to the flange for selectively moving the door between open and closed positions relative to the lid body. The door is adapted to substantially cover the opening in the lid body when the door is in its closed position. In another embodiment, the door pivots about a pivot axis and has a rim engaging portion adapted for engagement with the inner rim of the lid body when the door is in its closed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1999Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventor: Robert L. Houry
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Patent number: 6128803Abstract: A container assembly includes a one piece container body and a press member connected to the container body. The container body includes a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall to define a liquid reservoir. One of the side walls includes a wringing surface. The press member is operatively connected to the container body for movement of the press member between a wringing position and a non-wringing position relative to the wringing surface of the container body. The press member and the wringing surface define a mop receiving volume. The mop receiving volume has a volume V.sub.1 when the press member is in its non-wringing position and a V.sub.2 when the press member is in its wringing position. The volume V.sub.2 is less than the volume V.sub.1.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1998Date of Patent: October 10, 2000Assignee: Contico International, L.L.C.Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
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Patent number: 6085928Abstract: A latch assembly of the present invention comprises a link member and a latch body. The latch assembly is adapted for use with a storage container having a container body and a container lid connected to the container body. The container lid is connected to the container body in a manner to permit movement of the lid between open and closed positions relative to the container body. The link member is moveably connected to the container body. The latch body includes at least one lug and at least one retaining arm. The lug is integral with the latch body and has a lug recess adapted for receiving a first portion of the link member in a manner to permit pivoting movement of the link member relative to the lug. The retainer arm is integral with the latch body and is adapted for engaging the link member in a manner to prevent the link member from being released from the lug recess. The latch assembly is adapted for movement relative to the container body between a locked position and an unlocked position.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 1998Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventors: Thomas Dickinson, Martin Shawn Egan, Harry Haggin, Richard Brooks
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Patent number: 6053354Abstract: A container comprises a container body, a rearward lid component, a forward lid component and a handle. The container body has a bottom, first and second side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, and first and second end walls extending upwardly from the bottom. The side walls and end walls define a mouth of the container. The rearward lid component is adapted for covering a rearward portion of the mouth. The forward lid component is hingedly attached to the rearward lid component by a first hinge assembly for pivoting movement of the forward lid component relative to the rearward lid component about a first hinge axis. The forward lid component is adapted for covering a forward portion of the mouth. The handle is connected to the first end wall of the container body adjacent the mouth of the container. The handle extends generally along a handle axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1998Date of Patent: April 25, 2000Assignee: Contico International, Inc.Inventor: Duane Niemeyer
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Patent number: D439769Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2000Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventors: Michael D. Prince, Paul O'Conner, Antonio J. Belton
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Patent number: D445984Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2000Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventors: Thomas Dickinson, Scott Holmberg
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Patent number: D447304Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2000Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventor: Duane Niemeyer
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Patent number: D447307Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2000Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventor: Duane Niemeyer
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Patent number: D450926Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2000Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventors: Thomas Dickinson, Scott Holmberg
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Patent number: D451254Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1999Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventor: Martin Shawn Egan
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Patent number: D464778Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2001Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventor: David Susek
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Patent number: D425279Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1999Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventors: Robert L. Houry, Duane Niemeyer
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Patent number: D429050Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1998Date of Patent: August 1, 2000Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventor: Robert L. Houry
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Patent number: D429396Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 1999Date of Patent: August 8, 2000Assignee: Contico International, LLCInventors: Robert L. Houry, Richard H. Brooks
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Patent number: D429862Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 1999Date of Patent: August 22, 2000Assignee: Contico International, Inc.Inventors: Robert L. Houry, Richard H. Brooks