Patents Assigned to The Continental Group, Inc.
  • Container closure device
    Patent number: 4345701
    Abstract: A novel connection for a thermoplastic neck to a stub neck portion of a container, comprising a curl on the stub neck portion and a complimentary groove on the neck which cooperate to permit a portion of the neck below the curl to expand when a plug of the closure cap, which is threaded onto the neck, is inserted into the neck. The neck and neck portion have interlocking projections to prevent the neck from turning and the neck and cap having a novel thread arrangement which insures that the plug will properly enter into the neck and provide a good seal which could be frustrated if the neck was permitted to turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: John Walter
  • Pilferproof closure with mechanical interlock
    Patent number: 4344545
    Abstract: A closure for a container having a lever-openable plug wherein the lever is attached to other parts of the closure by a frangible member which must be broken to permit actuation of the lever to open the plug, thus indicating to a subsequent observer that either the closure had been open or an attempt had been made to do so. The attachment of said frangible member comprising a post on the plug extending into a socket on the frangible member and interlocked therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Anton A. Aschberger, John Walter
  • Adhesive composition
    Patent number: 4345047
    Abstract: An adhesive composition for bonding polished metal surfaces to vinyl chloride polymer coated metal substrates is disclosed which is comprised of a thermoplastic vinyl chloride polymer resin, a thermosetting epoxy resin normally incompatible with the vinyl chloride polymer resin and an amount of an acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene copolymer which imparts compatibility between the epoxy resin and the vinyl chloride polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: John Walter
  • Method of processing polyethylene terephthalate preforms and apparatus
    Patent number: 4342895
    Abstract: This relates to the heating of polyethylene terephthalate by way of RF energy. It has been found that if polyethylene terephthalate articles are passed through a radio frequency energy field, the molecules thereof will become excited and rapid heating will result. This heating is particularly useful in the heating of preforms prior to the blow molding thereof and by varying the configuration and relationship of electrodes, controlled heating of the preforms may be effected with it being possible to have a controlled temperature differential along the length of the preform or other article so heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Suppayan M. Krishnakumar, John F. E. Pocock, Gautam K. Mahajan, John F. Trembly
  • Aerosol container
    Patent number: 4341330
    Abstract: An aerosol container in the form of a conventional type of aerosol can wherein the lower part of the body is provided with external threads with which internal threads of a cup-shaped pump member are engaged so as to define, in conjunction with the lower closure unit, a pump chamber. Suitable inlet check valves are carried by the lower closure unit and a bottom wall of the pump chamber so that air under pressure may be forced into the can internally to pressurize the can. A dispening valve unit is also provided which includes a shutoff valve for preventing dispensing of the product when the pressure within the can goes below a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Carmen T. Mascia, Gary K. Hasegawa
  • Snap lock cover end unit
    Patent number: 4337874
    Abstract: A recloseable end unit for containers including an end ring securable to a container body and a removable cover. Both the end ring and the cover have terminal axial flanges terminating in curls, with the curls being directed in opposite directions and proportioned to snap past each other both during the removal of the cover and the replacement thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Hoenig, Salvador C. Mallorca
  • Blow molded plastic material bottle bottom
    Patent number: 4335821
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a minor change in the bottom configuration of a blow molded container and bottle formed of a plastic material which compensates for shrinkage in the bottom structure due to improper cooling whereby the improper cooling may be advantageously utilized to provide for a marked decrease in the blow molding cycle time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne N. Collette, Suppayan M. Krishnakumar, Gautam K. Mahajan
  • Blow molded plastic bottle
    Patent number: 4334627
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an unexpected increase in the strength of a bottle bottom of the champagne type by the addition of ribs internally of the preform when the preform is axially stretched prior to the blowing thereof within the blow mold. Most particularly, by adding internal ribs to the interior surface of the bottom defining portion of the preform, the preform has the bottom forming portion unduly strengthened against shrinkage in wall thickness when the preform is axially lengthened through the use of a stretch rod. The net result is that the stretching of the preform and the thinning of the wall is held to a minimum in the bottom forming portion of the preform and is transferred primarily to the body forming portion of the preform where lesser wall thickness does not unduly detract from the strength of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Suppayan M. Krishnakumar, John F. E. Pocock
  • Crimped-on drum cover handle
    Patent number: 4333599
    Abstract: A hinge member for securing a handle on a drum. The hinge member is in the form of a bent strip of metal which interlocks to a conventional crimped-on cover and, once the cover is applied to the open end of the drum, the hinge member is securely fixed in place. The hinge member includes a receptacle portion which receives both a curl at the lower end of the cover skirt and the pivot shaft of the handle so that the handle, when utilized, is trapped between the curl and a lower portion of the hinge member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Stemen
  • Remote temperature-pressure recording system
    Patent number: 4332015
    Abstract: A remote recording and playback system comprises a recording unit for recording analog data received virtually simultaneously over a plurality of analog input channels, and a playback unit for playing back said recorded analog data for a given one of the plurality of analog input channels. The recording unit sequentially scans the plurality of analog input channels in succession to derive respective analog data samples, converts the respective analog data samples to digital form, and stores the digital representations of the analog data samples in a random access memory. The playback unit accesses the random access memory in the recording unit, converts the digital representations derived therefrom to analog signals, and displays the previously recorded analog data, one channel at a time. The system is further characterized by the storage and retrieval of "drift" and D.C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald A. Rimdzius
  • Plastic closure member with flowed-in liner
    Patent number: 4331249
    Abstract: This relates to a closure member for containers wherein products are packaged under pressurized conditions. The closure member has a flowed-in liner, and in order to prevent relative movement between the liner and the closure member of the closure assembly, there is provided an interlock between the base of the liner and the base of a channel in which the liner is formed. This abstract forms no part of the specification of this application and is not to be construed as limiting the claims of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: John N. Banich, Sr.
  • Container and closure therefor
    Patent number: 4328906
    Abstract: A closure for a container comprising a leverage mechanism for popping a plug from the neck of the container, the leverage mechanism including a lever which is tethered to the plug and which is arranged to swing over a fulcrum which is provided on the neck, the fulcrum also serving as a lip guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: John Walter
  • Container and closure therefor
    Patent number: 4327842
    Abstract: A closure for a container having a neck portion, a plug which has a fluid-tight fit within the neck portion, and a manually openable pressure release valve associated with said plug operative upon being opened to release the pressure in the container and also to condition the plug for relatively easy withdrawal to open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: John Walter
  • Non-detachable ring pull opening device for beverage cans
    Patent number: 4325490
    Abstract: An easy opening container panel wherein a removable panel portion is primarily defined by a line of weakness or a score line. The line of weakness has a predetermined starting portion which is defined by a fracture in the residual of the container panel. The fracturing of the residual as opposed to a shearing thereof has the advantages of the elimination of the rapidly dulling lance required to effect the usual puncturing and at the same time the jagged edges resulting from the fracturing provide a mechanical interlock so that there is only a minimal weakening of the container panel over and above that provided by the score line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Roger N. Conrad
  • Pallet and method of loading vehicles utilizing same
    Patent number: 4324190
    Abstract: This relates to the storage of drums and like cylindrical objects in a vehicle body for shipment. More specifically, it has to do with the provision of a pallet which has the opposite ends thereof notched in a complementary manner so that cylindrical objects may be packed thereon in columns wherein transversely adjacent cylindrical objects are longitudinally offset and cylindrical objects of adjacent columns are internested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman S. Hewitt
  • Carton with air cushion end structure
    Patent number: 4324357
    Abstract: A carton which is folded from a generally rectangular blank and which has at least one end structure which includes inner and outer end walls disposed in spaced relation and defining therebetween an air cushion so as to facilitate the shipping of fragile articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Rita J. Murkowski
  • Folded tab
    Patent number: 4324343
    Abstract: A tab for releasably closing a dispensing opening in a container panel. The tab is particularly adapted for use in conjunction with circular end units, and the tab is provided with fold lines in opposite edge portions of the grip portion of the tab so as to permit the grip portion to be of the required material width while at the same time reducing the effective length of the bend or fold line between the grip portion and the tab body portion thereby permitting the fold line to be disposed closely adjacent the periphery of the end panel of the end unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Jens L. Moller
  • Pull tab for a container end
    Patent number: D263567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary K. Hasegawa
  • Food can or the like
    Patent number: D264439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary K. Hasegawa
  • End closure for a container
    Patent number: D265463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1982
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary K. Hasegawa