Patents Examined by Christopher McDonald
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Patent number: 5295565Abstract: The wheeled luggage has upper and lower cast skeletal frame members and substantially parallel tubular members interconnecting the upper and lower skeletal frame members and maintaining the skeletal frame members in a predetermined spaced apart relation so as to define a body cavity therebetween. The wheeled luggage also has a covering connected to the skeletal frame members and enclosing the body cavity with an openable fastener on the covering for providing access to the interior of the body cavity. A retractable handle having elongate substantially parallel side members telescopically is received in the tubular members and is in an extended position when the luggage is being transported. Spaced apart wheel mounting members extend from rear portions of the lower skeletal frame member and are cast integral therewith.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1992Date of Patent: March 22, 1994Assignee: Purdy Neat Things CompanyInventor: Ricky Latshaw
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Patent number: 5295630Abstract: A gable-top type carton and blank for forming the same including a front panel, a back panel, a bottom panel and first and second side walls extending between the front panel and the back panel with at least one of the side walls including a gusset forming section for permitting the front and back panels to converge towards one another from the bottom panel along a length of the side walls to an edge of the front and back panels opposite the bottom panel is disclosed. The gusset forming section includes at least one cut-out section formed in each of the side walls with the cut-out being preferably in the form of a triangle which is spatially positioned in an intermediate portion of the side wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 1992Date of Patent: March 22, 1994Assignee: James River Corporation of VirginiaInventor: Marlene A. Parish
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Patent number: 5295631Abstract: A carton with triple-thickness sidewalls formed from a one-piece unitary blank includes sidewalls and endwalls extending from a floor. Lid members extending from the endwalls cover the carton interior and arrangements for locking the lids in a closed position are provided. The sidewalls and endwalls are interlocked with a locking post arrangement to prevent pull-out.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 1991Date of Patent: March 22, 1994Assignee: Inland Container CorporationInventor: Jack A. McClure
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Patent number: 5294043Abstract: A paperboard panel having score lines thereon such that it can be folded to form a 4-point glued infold tray to contain product, can be folded flat for storage purposes or can receive product and be further folded to form a closed box-like structure totally enclosing the product and having a self-locking feature to keep the box in its closed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 1992Date of Patent: March 15, 1994Assignee: The Packaging House, Inc.Inventor: Ronald G. Platt
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Patent number: 5292058Abstract: A package (10) of a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape is disclosed including a liner (14) inside of a carton (12). A first score line (72) extends from the free edges (47, 96) of the front and back top closure panels (48, 60) and onto the front and back panels (18, 28) parallel and intermediate the side edges (20, 22, 26, 30, 50, 52, 59, 64) thereof. Second and third score lines (74, 76) are further located in each of the front and back panels (18, 28) and extend at an obtuse angle from and on opposite sides of the first score lines (72), with the score lines (72, 74, 76) having a Y-shape. The bottom of the carton (12) holds the bottom edges (40, 44) of the front, back, and side panels (18, 24, 28, 32) in a rectangular configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 1993Date of Patent: March 8, 1994Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Zoss, Francis M. Snee
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Patent number: 5291976Abstract: A suitcase including a luggage member, a support structure attached to the luggage member, the support structure having a first horizontal member having two wheels thereon to facilitate towing on the ground, a second horizontal member, two tubular members coupling the first and second horizontal members, thereby forming a rectangular frame, a shaft in extensible slidable engagement in each of the tubular members, the shafts being connected by a first handle, the shafts being extensible between a collapsed position in the tubular members and a fully extended position to enable towing of the luggage member on the wheels, at least one of the shafts including a wedging member slidable within the respective tubular member which is received frictionally in a first bore provided at an end of the respective tubular member adjacent the second horizontal member to maintain the shafts in the fully extended position.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1993Date of Patent: March 8, 1994Assignee: Liberty Leather Products Co. Inc.Inventor: Don Ku
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Patent number: 5289969Abstract: A packaging assembly includes a pair of opposed channel members joined at their upper end by at least one intermediate cross member. The cross members and channel members are fitted together with a plug and socket arrangement. The channel members and cross members are assembled on an item to be packaged, in preparation for application of a plastic overwrap. The channel members and cross members include lifting flanges at their upper ends for mechanized handling of the package.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1992Date of Patent: March 1, 1994Assignee: Inland Container CorporationInventor: Jon M. Schwaner
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Patent number: 5287903Abstract: A carrying bag comprises at least one extensible panel forming at least a part of the external walls of the bag. The extensible panel is of a composite material composed of a sheet of a stretch-knit fabric and a multiplicity of elongated strips of a durable, substantially non-extensible material joined to the fabric sheet in closely spaced relation by stitching located proximate to the centers of the strips, thereby leaving portions of the fabric sheet underlying the major portions of the strips free to stretch.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1992Date of Patent: February 22, 1994Inventor: Emilio Ambasz
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Patent number: 5288013Abstract: A carton for use with a plurality of primary packages or containers, such as juice cartons, includes a generally rectangular bottom panel, side panels and top panels to provide for sealing of the carton. The carton is prepared from a rectangular blank and a pair of partial end panels are formed from the material of the bottom panel and tuck flaps at the lower edge of the opposite ends of the respective side panels. The carton yields substantial board savings when compared to prior art containers. Method for assembly of the carton are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 1993Date of Patent: February 22, 1994Assignee: Olympic Packaging, Inc.Inventor: Thomas J. Sellors
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Patent number: 5288010Abstract: A package comprising a substantially cylindrical body part consisting mainly of cardboard and having reversely folded end portions at both ends of the body part. Substantially round closing parts consisting mainly of cardboard are provided at both ends of the body part. Each of the closing parts has an edge portion turned substantially perpendicular to the plane of the closing part and attached to the respective end of the body part by passing it within the end of the body part. The edge portion of each closing part underlies a reversely folded end portion of the body part. A closing ring comprises a bead inserted between each end portion of the body part and the adjacent closing part. The bead has, on the side of the closing part, a convexly rounded surface mating with a concavely curved surface of the adjacent closing part.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1991Date of Patent: February 22, 1994Assignee: Yhtyneet Paperitehtaat OyInventors: Pertti Kleemola, Ensio Mykkanen
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Patent number: 5285833Abstract: A purse designed to be worn by an individual, the purse being specifically designed to reduce the possibility of the purse being snatched away from the individual, the purse including a panel of material having a fold along which the panel of material is folded to create an interior surface of the panel of material and an exterior surface of the panel of material, the interior surface of the panel of material being substantially concealed when the panel of material is in a folded state. At least one interior pocket is formed on the interior surface of the panel of material, and a securement device is provided for securing the panel of material to the individual, the securement device being located on the panel of material substantially adjacent the fold.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1993Date of Patent: February 15, 1994Inventor: Susan I. Haxby
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Patent number: 5284292Abstract: In combination, a carton housing at least one row of cylindrical articles stacked on their sides one on top of the other, an end of said carton having a lower section capable of forming a discharge opening that allows for lengthwise removal of a cylindrical article, and a member slidably insertable through said opening under the lowermost row of said cylindrical articles, said member having a curved lip at one end for retaining a cylindrical article on discharge, an upwardly projecting first ridge at the other end extending substantially the width of said member and an upwardly projecting second ridge positioned a distance from the curved lip that is slightly larger than the diameter of said cylindrical article and extending substantially the width of said member.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 1992Date of Patent: February 8, 1994Inventor: Mark M. Johnson
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Patent number: 5284293Abstract: An improved dispenser box for suture packages. The dispenser is stable and will dispense single or plural packages.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1993Date of Patent: February 8, 1994Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.Inventors: Marvin Alpern, Robert J. Cerwin, Mario De Martin, Teresa M. Simons, Deborah M. Transue
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Patent number: 5284261Abstract: An insert for a nursing bottle is disclosed. It is placed between the bottle and the nipple. The insert has a channel that communicates with the air passage holes in the nipple. The channel itself has air passage holes that are sized to allow air into the bottle but prevent the liquid in the bottle from exiting. This arrangement prevents the creation of a vacumn in the bottle when the liquid exits through the nipple.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1992Date of Patent: February 8, 1994Inventor: Sam C. Zambuto
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Patent number: 5282556Abstract: A dual compartment vehicle organizing container for removable installation in emergency vehicles includes first and second side walls situated in spaced apart relationship to each other. A front wall and a back wall are attached to extend between the first and second side walls, and an interior wall is positioned between the front wall and back wall. The interior wall is attached to both the first and second side walls to define an electronic equipment holding cavity between the interior wall and the front wall, and an organizing receptacle is defined between the interior wall and the back wall.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1991Date of Patent: February 1, 1994Assignee: Organizer's, Inc.Inventor: Michael N. Bossert
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Patent number: 5282686Abstract: A shopping-type bag manufactured from lightweight plastic, or the like, and having a normally open mouth through which articles to be carried are received within and removed from the bag. A plurality of elongated, flexible strips are coextensively connected to and extended from the bag. The strips are of sufficient length to be mated together to constrict or close the mouth opening and thereby prevent the articles being carried from inadvertently falling out when the bag is tilted, jostled or laid horizontally. Each of the strips is provided with a series of serrations extending thereacross at which the strips may be severed from the bag so that the mouth can be quickly and easily reopened to permit access to the articles being carried within the bag.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1992Date of Patent: February 1, 1994Inventor: Terry M. Haber
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Patent number: 5279457Abstract: An exterior watch carton having a removable support insert is provided. The walls of the support insert align with the walls of the carton to form a reinforced carton. The support insert interlocks with the base of the carton so that the support insert may be removed. The support insert also changes the interior dimensions of the carton while not interfering with the external dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 1992Date of Patent: January 18, 1994Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Shinichi Masunaga
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Patent number: 5273171Abstract: A disposable nursing rectangular container having an interior space for holding a nursing liquid. A removably covered nipple attachment piece having an attached nipple, is located on the top of the container. A puncture piece on the nipple piece is used to pierce an access port on the top of the container so that liquid can flow into the nipple. Preferably the container has a liquid level gauge area on an end to allow viewing of the amount liquid in the container.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1993Date of Patent: December 28, 1993Assignee: Maricoma Steele-RowlandInventors: Maricoma Steele-Rowland, Robert Williams
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Patent number: 5269425Abstract: The separate storage of powdered milk or dehydrated foods and water and the admixing of said substances at the time of use is permitted in a nursing bottle by providing a nursing bottle with a partition for dividing the container thereof into two separate compartments, said partition having an intercommunicating opening for intercommunicating said compartments, and a removable plug inserted into said intercommunicating opening by a friction fit, said friction fit having a strength sufficient to keep said plug within said opening under normal conditions but insufficient to maintain said plug within said opening when the liquid contained in one of the compartments is shaken or when one of the compartments is pressed to establish a pressure differential between the two compartments.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1993Date of Patent: December 14, 1993Inventor: Humberto Gomez-Acevedo
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Patent number: 5269404Abstract: A sleeve and tray assembly having a flexible film attached to the tray and to the sleeve such that insertion of the tray into the sleeve disposes the film into a position to cover an access opening on the tray. A levering device is provided for helping to release the film from an adhesive layer on the tray.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 1992Date of Patent: December 14, 1993Assignee: Rock-Tenn CompanyInventors: Henry Wischusen, III, George S. Seegers, Jr.