Patents Assigned to The Zebra Company
  • Patent number: 8308022
    Abstract: A stopper for application to a container of the type with a base, an emptying duct, a lid, mounted on the base to pivot between an open and a closed position, a hinge with elastic return which holds the lid in the open position thereof and locking means, for locking the lid on the base. The stopper comprises positive unlocking means for the lid from the base, which are manually operated to provide a force to disengage the holding means. The base is a unitary construction and made from plastic material, the lid is made from the same plastic material and the leaf of the hinge is in an elastomeric plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: The Zebra Company
    Inventors: Bertrand Barre, Xavier Gibert, Francis Lepage
  • Patent number: 7712618
    Abstract: A cap intended to be mounted on a container includes a base, a lid with a stopper, structure articulating the lid with respect to the base, with a hinge, a structure for locking the lid on the base, and structure for unlocking the locking structure. The lid is arranged to resist any relative movement between the lid and the base and to store mechanical energy by plastic deformation of at least one of the lid and the base and the unlocking structure is arranged in the form of a detent allowing the stored mechanical energy to be released in order to propel the lid to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: The Zebra Company
    Inventors: Bertrand Barre, Xavier Gibert, Francis Lepage
  • Patent number: 7434337
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shoe or footwear item comprising a sole consisted of an outer face which is intended to come into contact with the ground and an inner face which is intended to come into contact with the foot of the user. According to the invention, the sole includes a dynamic support element which comprises at least two elastically-deformable elements and which is used to store and release energy when said sole is subjected to later stresses. The dynamic support element is positioned in the sole such that it expands at least partially beneath the area corresponding to the front part of the foot. In this way, a dynamic interaction is produced between the two elastically-deformable elements when the sole is subjected to stresses and two corresponding lateral ground support points are obtained, which are located on either side of the longitudinal axis of the shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: The Zebra Company
    Inventors: Xavier Gibert, Francis Lepage, Bertrand Barre
  • Publication number: 20070251949
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cap (1) for mounting on a recipient (2), said cap comprising a base (3), a cover (6) provided with closing means (7), means for connecting the cover to the base in an articulated manner in the form of a hinge (10), means for locking (8) the cover to the base (3), and means for unlocking (9) the same. According to the invention, the cover (6) is arranged in such a way as to resist all relative displacement between the cover and the base and to store the mechanical energy by plastic deformation of the cover and/or the base, and locking means (9) are arranged in the form of a lever enabling the stored mechanical energy to be released, projecting the cover (6) towards the open position thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: THE ZEBRA COMPANY
    Inventors: Bertrand Barre, Xavier Gibert, Francis Lepage
  • Publication number: 20060016776
    Abstract: Cap intended to be mounted on a container, comprising a base, a lid with stoppering means, means of articulating the lid with respect to the base, with a hinge, means of locking the lid on the base, and means of unlocking these locking means. According to the invention, in combination, on the one hand, the lid is arranged to resist any relative movement between the lid and the base and to store mechanical energy by plastic deformation of the lid and/or of the base and, on the other hand, unlocking means are arranged in the form of a detent allowing the stored mechanical energy to be released in order to propel the lid toward its open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: THE ZEBRA COMPANY
    Inventors: Bertrand Barre, Xavier Gibert, Francis Lepage
  • Publication number: 20050246922
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shoe or footwear item comprising a sole consisted of an outer face which is intended to come into contact with the ground and an inner face which is intended to come into contact with the foot of the user. According to the invention, the sole includes a dynamic support element which comprises at least two elastically-deformable elements and which is used to store and release energy when said sole is subjected to later stresses. The dynamic support element is positioned in the sole such that it expands at least partially beneath the area corresponding to the front part of the foot. In this way, a dynamic interaction is produced between the two elastically-deformable elements when the sole is subjected to stresses and two corresponding lateral ground support points are obtained, which are located on either side of the longitudinal axis of the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: The Zebra Company
    Inventors: Xavier Gibert, Francis Lepage, Bertrand Barre
  • Publication number: 20040256425
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hanger for clothing, made of injection-molded plastic, comprising a hanging hook for hanging said hanger from a support external to the hanger and which comprises a head and a base, a carrying body for supporting at least one item of clothing, comprising at least a first and a second arm that extend substantially in the same longitudinal direction, but with opposite orientations, the hook and the two arms being made overall as one piece defining substantially the same plane. The arms comprise a distal end and a proximal end, the distal ends of the two arms being joined directly to the base of the hook by branching. The arms and the hook have a hollow section comprising at least one end wall and two legs that are oriented substantially transversely to the plane of the hanger. The section is inscribed within a non-angular shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: The Zebra Company
    Inventors: Bertrand Barre, Xavier Gibert, Francis Lepage
  • Publication number: 20040045928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stopper intended to be mounted on a container, of the bottle type, containing a liquid, a base provided with means for mounting on the container, a mouthpiece intended to be positioned in the user's mouth to remove the liquid from the container, an air inlet allowing air into the container in response to the removal of the liquid, said mouthpiece comprising at least one duct communicating with the internal volume of the container and ending toward the outside in the form of an outlet orifice, wherein the air inlet comprises at least one fluid passage one of the ends of which opens to the outside and the other end of which opens near the outlet orifice which, with this other end, are intended to be introduced into the user's mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: THE ZEBRA COMPANY
    Inventor: Francis Lepage
  • Patent number: D501093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: The Zebra Company
    Inventors: Bertrand Barre, Francis Lepage, Xavier Gibert