Abstract: A temporary protective cover for an automobile seat or the like which comprises an elongated strip of film with a pocket or cap at the upper end that fits over the upper end of the set, with the remaining portion of the film extending downwardly over the front surface of the seat. The film is a co-extruded film formed of two different thermoplastic materials having different cling properties, such that a sticky side of the film faces inwardly against the seat and a slippery side faces outwardly. High density polyethylene forms one surface and low density or linear low density polyethylene forms the other surface. A seat cover thus formed clings to the seat and prevents dislodging of the seat cover even though the seat cover may be subjected to a sideways displacement force when a person or other object slides across the exterior surface of the seat cover.

Abstract: A slip case package is disclosed for holding a book and a computer disk. The package comprises a slip case having a pocket in the interior thereof which holds the disk and a space for the book. The pocket is formed by two panels of the slip case, one of which is in the interior of the slip case. This panel includes a section which is severable from the interior of the slip case to provide access to the disk. Severing the section is made relatively difficult by virtue of the size of the section, the limited space in the interior of the slip case and the location of an engageable structure by means of which the section is grasped for severing it. As a result, even though the book may be removed from the slip case and perused in a retail store by a prospective purchaser, removal of the disk is somewhat involved and requires actions which discourage theft as such actions may easily be observed by store personnel.

Abstract: A carrier for armed sutures comprises a flat elongated card of foam material shaped to form a body portion, neck portion and head portion. A shaped cut adjacent the neck portion of the card permits the separation of the head portion for utilization as a needle park.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a single cup-shaped paper coffee filter from the top of a stack of filters 100 is described which includes a base 11 having upper and lower surface, 11a and 11b in which the upper surface is for splaying the stack of filters. A compression plate 13 supported by a pivot pin 14 is mounted adjacent the upper surface of the base for splaying the stack of coffee filters, and a backstop 17 is mounted adjacent to the compression plate on the top of the base for bending the stack of coffee filters enabling a single coffee filter to be dispensed from the stack. The base includes suction cups for mounting the apparatus to a hard surface while dispensing.

Abstract: A storage container for a cassette has a base part (II) pivotally connected to a lid part (I). The lid part (I) is provided with cassette retaining means (3, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b), e.g. a pocket, wich cooperates with a back wall (8) of base part (II) to limit pivotal opening of the lid part (I) relative to the base part (II).

Abstract: A package suitable for packaging elongate articles such as binding ties comprises a boat-shaped body having one open side. It has an outwardly projecting rim on the open side. A peel-off film closing the open side is attached to the rim. There is at least one reference mark, a notch for example, in the rim and the film enabling the package to be partially opened.

Abstract: A waste oil drain collector and storage container kit for collecting and storing waste fluid, such as oil, drained from the engine of motor vehicles. A disclosed embodiment comprises a rectangular receptacle, which, in oil collecting position rests on a broad, flat base, supporting a drain pan in the uppermost position. A lid is designed to cover the drain pan when the receptacle is placed on end with a handle uppermost, in carrying position. A particular feature of the receptacle is a cylindrical valve which is manually rotated through three positions, a first collecting position which opens a passage from the oil drain pan to a storage container; a second pouring position which closes the passage to the storage container from the oil drain pan and opens a passage from the storage container to an external dispensing spout; and a third carrying position in which the passages into and out of the storage container are closed, and a cap is screwed in place on the dispensing spout.

Abstract: A container is formed of a rigid, flat base, a rigid cover, and four vertically arranged, flat wall forming panels that are connected together along their adjacent vertical edges by hinge-like corner connectors and whose upper and lower edges are removably held in corresponding grooves formed in the base and cover. The panels are made of plastic extruded into parallel, spaced apart rigid sheets that are interconnected by numerous, spaced apart, transverse strips whose opposite ends are integral with the sheets. Each corner has a flat, sheet-like base strip that is integrally formed with a flexible center and rigid opposite edge sections that extend along the length of the connector base. Each of the opposite edge sections has an integral T-shaped rib extending along its length. The ribs are inserted endwise into elongated vertical slots formed in the endmost strips of the adjacent panel edges for fastening the connectors to the panels.

Abstract: A stackable plastic bottle for enabling a pyramidal display of several such bottles includes a generally cylindrical main body portion whose height and diameter will vary depending on the volume to be created internally and a neck portion which has gradually tapering sides and extends upwardly from the main body portion terminating in a generally cylindrical spout and outlet opening. Oppositely disposed in the neck portion is a pair of receiving recesses which are defined along their lower surface by a substantially horizontal shelf and inwardly therefrom by an upwardly extending peripheral wall. Each recess is sized and arranged such that it is capable of receiving part of the main body portion of a corresponding stackable bottle such that by proper spacing of the bottles row after row, they may be arranged in a pyramidal display.

Abstract: A light-tight, self-contained canister for preventing a roll of core wound photosensitive media, used in a microfiche or microfilm reader-printer, from being damaged or exposed to actinic light during shipping, storing and dispensing. The canister includes an open ended opaque tubular sleeve closed at both ends by opaque end caps lockingly interconnected by a rigid tie bar extending longitudinally between the end caps along the core of the photosensitive media. At least one end of the tie bar includes a pair of resilient fingers. The fingers deform upon pressure engagement with a central receiving aperture formed in the end cap. Each end cap also includes a hub portion sized to rotatively support the roll of core wound media within the canister. Also, in an alternative embodiment, the fingers may be associated with the aperture and deformable upon engagement with the tie bar.

Abstract: A package group comprising at least two individual packages fastened together in stacked, registered superimposed relationship by a wrap around band. The wrap around band is adhesively attached to two adjacent sides of the package group symmetrically with the interface between the two packages of the group. Each package has a pricing bar code on one surface thereof, and the packages are oriented so that the surface of each package having the bar code face to the same side of the package group. The wrap around band is fabricated of a transparent material and includes an opaque panel asymmetrically located to one side of the longitudinal centerline of the band. The opaque panel is positioned, sized and configured to completely cover the pricing bar code on only one of the packages of the group.

Abstract: A display package for a glass or similar article constructed from a single flat sheet material blank includes a back wall formed from a central rectangular panel of the blank, a pair of reduced height side walls reinforced along their edges formed from two side panels of the blank and two end walls formed by two foldable flaps on the opposite ends of the central rectangular panel and four cooperative retaining tabs carried by the ends of the side panels. A retention tab on one end wall of the package is pushed into the interior of the package to retain a glass therein and a narrow retention flap on the other end wall away from the retention tab is inclined toward the back wall of the display package and extends between the side walls thereof to retain the adjacent end portion of a glass therein. Tabs at the ends of the narrow retention flap are fixed to the side walls of the display package.

Abstract: A retention device for floppy disk pack is disclosed. This device comprises a substrate which is provided with respective upper and lower retention means for retaining and supporting the upper and lower ends of a floppy disk pack, respectively, in such way that the tongue portion of the upper end of floppy disk pack is just fully inserted into the upper retention means by the guidance of the opposite slant edges of a tongue portion on the upper retention means so as to receive the tongue portion on the upper retention means completely within the floppy disk pack and to leave the opening of the pack outside.

Abstract: A case 1 of conventional appearance, fastened by adhesive tape around its parting line and having a carrying handle 2 can be opened, emptied of contents including a number of like lengths of wood 3 (for example) capable of being assembled into a single support post, and folded inside-out to show a pre-printed advertising sign 21 of professional appearance for support by the post to facilitate sale of a house by the owner-occupier. Other useful adjuncts to such a fabrication (such as adhesive, wire, gloves, adhesive tape, nuts and bolts) or for such a transaction (booklets, leaflets, stickers, labels, check-lists) can also be incorporated in the kit. In a variant, not shown, the post sections are grooved at the ends, and the topmost is grooved along one face, so that (a) the end grooves jointly and the face groove individually trap inwardly turned margins around the case of (b) the face groove traps an outwardly turned margin along one edge of the supported sign.

Abstract: Replaceable panels with small openings for locating tools are positioned in a horizontal plane by guideways in the housing of a tool caddy. Vertical partition panels are secured by the horizontal panels, which are locked in place by pins engaging the housing. The entrance to the horizontal guideways is accessible at the back of the housing.

Abstract: This invention relates to packages for holding therein small articles, particularly those which are relatively thin or those which can be packed together into a sheet-like shape, the package comprising a base sheet having at least one small article placed on the front surface thereof and at least one cover sheet covering the small article for holding the small article between the base sheet and the cover sheet, the cover sheet having a marginal portion surrounding the small article and removably adhered to the base sheet surface so that the small article can be taken out from the package.

Abstract: A transport and storage container for artillery shells and other projectiles has a base member and cover each of molded plastic rectangular box-like form defining four (4) projectile compartments. The base member has supporting hardware including a vertical central tube, hoop frames around the exterior of the base member and transverse connecting rods between the central tube and the hoop frames. Corner recesses in the base member provide access to the respective corner portions of the hoop frames allowing the corner portions to be used as attachment and lifting points so that containers can be coupled together in groups. The cover is attached to the base member via a central latch rod which threads into the central base member tube. A projectile self-latching mechanism is provided in each projectile compartment of the base member.

Abstract: This relates to a telescoped twin drum arrangement for disposal of hazardous materials. Most specifically there is provided a steel first and outer drum and a fibre second and inner drum. By placing the material which is to be disposed within the fibre drum and then the fibre drum within the steel drum, all government regulations with respect to the shipment of hazardous material are met. On the other hand, at the point of disposal, the fibre drum may be separately disposed of together with the hazardous material retained therein while the still clean steel drum and its cover components may be returned to the place of origin for refilling with anther fibre drum. In order to facilitate the closing of the fibre drum, there is placed in the bottom of the steel drum beneath the fibre drum an elevator or inflated support in the form of a pillow.

Abstract: The invention comprises a shipping container with a flexibly mounted adjustable, removable suspension system for transporting works of art of various dimensions. The container includes two identical composite wall sections, each section having a flanged mating surface to form a seal when the container is closed. Each of the wall sections is a composite structure having an inner and an outer skin with an insulation layer in between. Each composite wall section is flexibly mounted to an outer flange to further cushion the assembled shipping container for mechanical shocks. Longitudinal and latitudinal stiffeners are attached on each end to the second flange and span the outer surface of the container. The adjustable, removable suspension system within the container includes a support frame resiliently mounted in each composite wall section. A support strap system in combination with abutment angles support the framed work of art and fix its position relative to the frame.

Abstract: A combined package and display system for fabric goods includes a transparent or translucent polyethylene package, heat sealed or otherwise secured about its periphery, containing the goods and suitable advertising material. Where the product is, for example, a tarpaulin, also of polyethylene and having grommets about its periphery, and the package is formed so that its top edge is constructed as a means for attachment to a supporting surface and contains grommets of similar material and strength as those contained in the product itself. In this way, the package can be mounted for display purposes by its grommets, while the nature and quality of the grommets of the goods can be tangibly observed and felt by the prospective purchaser.