Abstract: An elastically modifiable wallet is an apparatus that is able to hold and organize a user's financial or personal items in accordance to how frequently the user accesses each financial or personal item. The apparatus includes a tubular band, a tubular strap, a tubular strip, a finger loop, a first stitch, and a second stitch. The tubular band, the tubular strap, the tubular strip, and the finger loop are each made of elastic fabric. The tubular band is used to hold weekly/occasionally used items, such as business cards. The tubular strap is used to hold daily used items, such as a regular credit card. The tubular strip is used to hold frequently used items, such as loose cash. The finger loop allows a user to easily grasp and disengage the tubular strip. The first stitch and the second stitch are used to hold these pieces of elastic fabric together.

Abstract: A portable storage container includes a plurality of connected pyramid-shaped bodies having a plurality of coextensively shaped pyramid-shaped receptacles, respectively. The pyramid-shaped bodies are configured to be folded into a cube having a plurality of sides each associated with a corresponding one of the pyramid-shaped bodies. In this manner, each of the pyramid-shaped bodies is contiguously situated and abutted against adjacent ones of the pyramid-shaped bodies. Notably, each of the pyramid-shaped receptacles is isolated from adjacent ones of the pyramid-shaped receptacles. At least one fastener is coupled to a first one of the pyramid-shaped bodies and detachably mated to a second one of the pyramid-shaped bodies.

Abstract: A luggage article having surface features providing enhanced corner strength is provided. The luggage article includes a housing at least partially formed by an outer layer and defining in part a first side, a second side, and a third side. A corner region is defined at the intersection of the first, second, and third sides, and an apex region is defined at least partially by the corner region. The luggage article may also include a first elongated surface feature formed by the outer layer and extending at least partially across one or more of the first, second, and third sides at a first distance spaced away from the apex region and curving relative to the apex region. The luggage article may also include a second elongated surface feature. The first and second surface features may define a curve similar to each other along a portion of their respective length.

Abstract: Luggage cases of the soft-side construction are perceived to be lighter than hard-side cases. However, many rigidifying elements in soft-side cases tend to add to the weight of a soft-side luggage case. This reduces its weight advantage over molded shell luggage cases. Using a textile body in the luggage case to form both the grip of a carry handle and a portion of the outer surface of the luggage helps reduce the weight of the luggage. The textile body may be attached to a thin resilient wire hoop to resist distortion of the luggage case when is it lifted by the handle. This construction saves weight in comparison to conventional luggage case constructions.

Abstract: A food container assembly includes a housing with a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends upwardly therefrom. The perimeter wall has an upper edge defining an access opening into the housing. A shoulder is attached to an inner surface of the perimeter wall and extends continuously around an interior of the housing. The shoulder is spaced from the upper edge. A food holder is removably positioned in the housing and comprises a mesh material such that fluids may flow through the food holder. The food holder has an outer ridge that releasably engages the shoulder to support the food holder on the shoulder so that the food holder is spaced from the bottom wall.

Abstract: A bottle assembly comprises a bottle having an end wall having a substantially U-shaped compartment for receiving a lip balm container and a coupling assembly for removably grasping the lip balm container as the lip balm container rests within the substantially U-shaped compartment, the coupling assembly removably coupling the lip balm container to the bottle. The coupling assembly can be configured to be mounted onto a top surface of the bottle and can have a connecting ring thereon for coupling to a carabiner.

Abstract: A fast unloading folding cargo container has a left frame, a right frame, a rear frame, a bottom frame, and connection members. The left frame and the right frame are rotatably connected to the rear frame via the connection members. Both ends of the bottom frame are formed with locking slots that lock onto the rails on the bottoms of the left frame and the right frame, both sides of the bottoms of the left frame and the right frame include recessed support grooves, and the left frame and the right frame both include a suspension member on the top.

Abstract: A container assembly consisting of an outer container and an inner container is provided. The outer container has a recess that conforms in its shape to the shape of the inner container, whereby a cavity is formed in the outer container between the outer walls of the outer container and the walls of the recesses. When the containers are filled with flowable materials and are assembled, both flowable materials are isolated from each other and are not miscible. The containers have engageable threads on the mating surfaces so that the inner container can be inserted into the outer container by twisting. The unique feature of the assembly is a provision of one, two, or three locking means for securing the containers in the assembled state.

Abstract: A window washer fluid reservoir is provided for a motor vehicle. The reservoir includes a flattened washer fluid tank having an outer wall contoured to hug a firewall of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention is a product and method for conveniently cleaning a single cup brewing machine's pod/cup canister. The present invention is also an improved pod/cup that reduces the chance for over pressurization and unwanted explosions during the brewing process. The pod/cup according to the invention is designed in the same general shape and configuration as a pod/cup intended to be used in the machine with a plurality of apertures in the side of the pod. This invention also includes an improved machine canister with a plurality of piercing pins. Still further, the invention includes a new cup puncture device with puncture pins or blades that can be used on the pod prior to insertion into the canister.

Abstract: An adaptable luggage case and workspace combination stores personal effects for travel. The adaptable luggage case and workspace combination is able to be configured as a desk to provide a workspace for the user or as a rolling luggage case for travel. The adaptable luggage case and workspace combination includes a luggage case, a collapsible workstation, an electrical housing, a first pair of telescoping-leg supports, and a second pair of telescoping-leg supports. The luggage case allows storage and transportation of personal effects. The collapsible workstation is connected to a case lid. The collapsible workstation expands providing a workspace for the user. The electrical housing supports a rechargeable battery to provide power to mobile or electronic devices during travel. The first pair of telescoping-leg supports and the second pair of telescoping-leg supports support the luggage case when the adaptable luggage case and workspace combination is configured as a desk.

Abstract: A storage basket used for storing and displaying food products and packages in a refrigerator or freezer unit may include a single-material first portion including a bottom wall and an upright wall that extends away from the bottom wall. The bottom wall and the upright wall are imperforate, thereby creating a solid barrier to transfer and fall-through of materials contained in the storage basket. The storage basket may also include a single-material second portion coupled to and extending from the upright wall, and the second portion may include a plurality of perforations. The plurality of perforations may permit airflow around and about the materials contained in the storage basket.

Abstract: A cryogenic tank includes a shell having an interior side, an exterior side, and an internal volume that is bounded by the interior side. The shell has a shape that includes at least two elongated lobes that are defined by partial cylinders that intersect each other. The partial cylinders extend lengths along central longitudinal axes that are offset from each other. The lobes include opposite domes that extend at opposite ends of the length of the corresponding partial cylinder. The cryogenic tank includes an internal reinforcement frame having a web of elongate frame members extending within the internal volume. The frame members extend along the interior side of the shell such that lengths of the frame members extend along paths that follow the profile of the interior side of the shell. The internal reinforcement frame is configured to distribute loads exerted on the shell along at least three different directions.

Abstract: A window cover for an automobile integrally includes: a front sheet to cover an outer surface of an automobile windshield; and a pair of side sheets to cover outer surfaces of left and right front door glasses, respectively. The side sheets are fixed to a vehicle body by a fixing device. The device includes a plate-shaped tab fixed to a rear edge of each side sheet. The tab is fixed by being inserted into a clearance between a rear edge of each of the front door glasses and a front edge of a rear door glass of a rear door placed rearward of the rear edge. Accordingly, convenience is improved because the cover can be easily attached to the vehicle body with the front and rear doors remaining closed, and workability is not deteriorated because the cover is not twisted or entwined when the front doors are opened or closed.

Abstract: A device (e.g. a wallet) for storing article(s) (e.g. credit card(s)) which is made from hard, durable materials and allows the user to easily locate and select a given article without removing all articles. The magnet-free device is safe for use with articles containing magnetically stored information (e.g. credit cards with a magnetic strip).

Abstract: A container seal includes a top layer having an opening tab and a bottom layer thermally bonded to aluminum foil and a container. The top layer includes: first and second partial opening tabs; first and second opening guide-separating bands connected to the first and second partial opening tabs and extending along an inner edge of a container entrance so that the top layer and the bottom layer can be open along the inner edge of the container entrance when the first and second opening tabs are pulled; and a ring-shaped thermal bonding layer spaced from the first and second opening guide-separating bands by first and second separating lines and being in contact with a lip of the container outside the first and second opening guide-separating bands.

Abstract: A double open end zipper for both end positioning-based luggage includes first and second housing members respectively equipped with an N-shaped plastic strip at the rim thereof, and a double open end zipper including first and second zipper tapes respectively stitched to the N-shaped plastic strips at the first and second housing members in reversed directions with the box and pin of the first zipper tape respectively disposed adjacent to the pin and box of the second zipper tape subject to the guidance of a mark line at each N-shaped plastic strip, a seam allowance constraint block located at an outer rear side of the box of each of the first and second zipper tapes, two zipper sliders respectively coupled to first and second zipper tapes, allowing adjustment of the combined storage capacity defined in between the first and second housing members.

Abstract: Transportable technical container for chemical liquids provided with a container body at least provided with a base wall, with an opposite upper wall and with perimeter walls, said container body realizing a containment chamber, wherein the technical container is provided with a grip handle and with a threaded cylindrical mouth closable by a threaded closing cap, wherein the height of each perimeter wall is in any case lower than the width and length dimensions both of the base wall and of the upper wall in such a way that the technical container assumes a substantially flattened shape so as to be able to be positioned in the space present below a professional oven of the known type.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking utensil comprising a hollow bowl with a base and a side wall rising from the base, and including at least one fragile area. The bowl has a concave inner surface for receiving food, as well as a convex outer surface. The utensil is coated successively, from the bowl, with a hard base and a nonstick coating, which covers the hard base and includes at least one layer containing at least one fluorocarbon resin. The hard base has a layer that is at least broken at the fragile area. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a utensil.

Abstract: A stackable packaging unit comprises a molded tray including one or more compartments and a female feature. Additionally, the stackable packaging unit includes a cover attached to the molded tray and configured to cover at least a portion of at least one of the compartment(s) of the molded tray. The cover is made of folded paperboard or cardboard and includes a handle extending upward. The handle of the cover provides a male feature that is configured to fit within the female feature of a further one of the stackable packaging units that's stacked above the stackable packaging unit. The molded tray can be made of molded pulp, in which case the molded tray and the paperboard or cardboard from which the cover is made can both be recyclable. The molded tray and the paperboard or cardboard from which the cover is made can additionally or alternatively include postconsumer recycled material.