Patents Assigned to Handi-Craft Company
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Patent number: 9314120Abstract: A lid assembly for a cup is releasably attachable to a container. The lid assembly includes a closure member and a cover secured to the closure member. The cover is capable of rotating in a clockwise direction and a counter-clockwise direction relative to the closure member while the cover is secured to the closure member.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Bernard J. Kemper, Charles H. Miller
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Patent number: 9138088Abstract: A leak resistant drinking cup has a container for holding liquid and a lid assembly selectively attachable to the container. A diaphragm of the cup includes a liquid discharge member and a sealing member adapted for movement between a sealed position in which the sealing member blocks the flow of liquid from the container to the liquid discharge member, and an unsealed position in which liquid is permitted to flow from the container to the liquid discharge member. The liquid discharge member and sealing member are formed as one-piece.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2009Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Bernard J. Kemper, Charles H. Miller
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Patent number: 9102439Abstract: A cup assembly configured to be coupled to a second cup assembly is provided. The cup assembly includes a container having an open top, a closed bottom base, and a sidewall extending between the open top and the base. The open top, the base, and the sidewall define a cavity of the container. The cup assembly further includes a lid configured to removably couple to the container. The lid includes a lower portion configured to be received within the cavity of the container to couple the lid to the container.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Bernard J. Kemper, Charles H. Miller, Janine Berger
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Patent number: 8960452Abstract: A drying rack assembly for countertop placement has a drip pan and a drying rack positionable on the drip pan for holding one or more objects to be dried above the drip pan. The drying rack includes a base seatable on the drip pan, with at least a portion of the base being configured for disposition above the drip pan upon seating the drying rack on the drip pan. At least one panel is pivotably connected to the base for positioning relative to the base between a standing position for supporting the one or more objects to be dried and a collapsed position in which the at least one panel is generally laid down against the base.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Idus L. Rhodes, II, Janine Berger
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Publication number: 20140190922Abstract: A bottle assembly includes a container having a liquid chamber defined therein, and a vent assembly positionable substantially entirely within the liquid chamber of the container. A collar assembly generally defines a closure for the container and is releasably engageable with a neck of the container. The collar assembly and the container are configured relative to each other to enable selective configuration between a first configuration in which the vent assembly is disposed substantially entirely within the liquid chamber of the container and a second configuration in which the vent assembly is omitted from the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: HANDI-CRAFT COMPANYInventors: Scott Rhodes, Idus L. Rhodes, II, Charles H. Miller, Bernard J. Kemper
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Patent number: 8727147Abstract: A bottle assembly including a bottle, a top closure member adapted for releasable engagement with a top portion of the bottle, and a bottom closure member adapted for releasable engagement with a base portion of the bottle. The bottom closure member has a base panel with at least one aperture therein. A diaphragm is positionable between the bottom closure member and the base portion. The diaphragm has at least one sealing element for sealingly engaging the base panel of the bottom closure member and an air passage extending through the at least one sealing element. The diaphragm is moveable between a sealed position and an unsealed position. The air passage is configured to inhibit liquid contained within a liquid chamber of the bottle from entering the air passage when the diaphragm is in its sealed position by trapping air within the air passage.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Bernard J. Kemper, Charles H. Miller
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Patent number: 8534908Abstract: A pitcher has a container for containing liquid and a mixing device disposed at least in part within the container. The mixing device has a shaft adapted for translation relative to the container. An agitating member is connected to the shaft for conjoint translation therewith relative to the container to agitate the liquid in the container. A stop is disposed on the shaft to limit translational movement of the shaft and the agitating member.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Idus L. Rhodes, II, Charles H. Miller
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Patent number: 8469771Abstract: A nipple shield includes a base portion having a cutout for allowing a nose of the baby to contact the mother's breast during breastfeeding and a nipple portion that extends outward from the base portion. The nipple portion includes a sidewall and a generally flat end wall that has a plurality of openings therein. The nipple portion is configured for receiving the nipple therein and to be placed in the baby's mouth during breastfeeding.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventor: Jimi Francis
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Patent number: 8439196Abstract: A food storage container system including a plurality of food containers and a tray is provided. Each food container includes a container body defining an interior space for holding a product therein and a lid configured to open and close the interior space. The container body is formed from a material including a silicone elastomer. The tray includes a plurality of holders. Each holder defines a recess sized and shaped to removably hold one container of the plurality of containers therein.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Bernard J. Kemper, Charles H. Miller, Janine Berger
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Patent number: 8333299Abstract: A leak resistant drinking cup has a container with an open top and a lid assembly for removable attachment to the container for selectively closing the open top. The lid assembly includes a liquid discharge member for allowing liquid in the container to exit the cup. A closure member is adapted for placement adjacent the open top of the container when the lid assembly is attached to the container. A flexible diaphragm is moveable between a sealed position and an unsealed position. The diaphragm is moveable from the sealed position to the unsealed portion by a vacuum being applied to the diaphragm by a user sucking on the liquid discharge member. The vacuum causes the diaphragm to flex toward the container and at least in part away from the closure member and thereby move the diaphragm from the sealed position to the unsealed position.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Bernard J. Kemper, Charles H. Miller
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Patent number: 8323235Abstract: A liner for use with a breast pump has an outer flange portion and a longitudinal portion extending outward from the outer flange portion. The outer flange portion has a first noncircular opening therein for receiving at least a portion of a breast including a nipple. The longitudinal portion has a second opening and a tubular passageway between the first noncircular opening and the second opening for allowing milk expressed from the breast received in the liner to pass through the liner. The outer flange portion is generally planar and adapted to engage a portion of the breast surrounding the nipple during use of the breast cup. The liner is configured for movement between an opened configuration of the noncircular opening and a collapsed configuration of the noncircular opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2009Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Raymond G. Bryan, Patricia S. Ruby, Megan E. Oehlert, Jimi Francis
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Publication number: 20120085674Abstract: A cup assembly configured to be coupled to a second cup assembly is provided. The cup assembly includes a container having an open top, a closed bottom base, and a sidewall extending between the open top and the base. The open top, the base, and the sidewall define a cavity of the container. The cup assembly further includes a lid configured to removably couple to the container. The lid includes a lower portion configured to be received within the cavity of the container to couple the lid to the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: HANDI-CRAFT COMPANYInventors: Bernard J. Kemper, Charles H. Miller, Janine Berger
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Publication number: 20120085677Abstract: A food storage container system including a plurality of food containers and a tray is provided. Each food container includes a container body defining an interior space for holding a product therein and a lid configured to open and close the interior space. The container body is formed from a material including a silicone elastomer. The tray includes a plurality of holders. Each holder defines a recess sized and shaped to removably hold one container of the plurality of containers therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: HANDI-CRAFT COMPANYInventors: Bernard J. Kemper, Charles H. Miller, Janine Berger
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Publication number: 20120043293Abstract: A nipple for use with a nursing bottle is provided. The nipple includes a base portion and a bulbous sidewall connected to and extending upward from the base portion. The bulbous sidewall has a height and a maximum width that is larger than said height. The nipple further includes an end portion extending upward from the bulbous sidewall and having an outlet opening therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: HANDI-CRAFT COMPANYInventors: Raymond G. Bryan, Jimi Francis
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Patent number: D651872Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Bernard J. Kemper, Charles H. Miller, Janine Berger
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Patent number: D661549Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Bernard J. Kemper, Charles H. Miller, Janine Berger
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Patent number: D662210Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Idus L. Rhodes, II, Janine Berger
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Patent number: D662599Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Idus L. Rhodes, II, Janine Berger
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Patent number: D662600Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Handi-Craft CompanyInventors: Idus L. Rhodes, II, Janine Berger
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Patent number: D801503Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: HANDI-CRAFT COMPANYInventor: Mark D. Reed