Abstract: A container closure lid having a valved spout is disclosed. The valve is normally closed so as to prevent spillage from the container. In use, the valve is opened by the application of force laterally to the edge of the valve. In addition, a valved spout which is particularly adapted to permit close stacking of the lids is disclosed.

Abstract: The mechanism (10) for controlling the tail piece (13) is arranged within the surface area bounded by a clamping collar 9 equipped with the tail piece (13) so that the control of the tail piece (13) is performed by a pivoting motion of the lever (11) controlling the tail piece above the surface of the lid (2).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a can for canning equipped with an easily openable closure having an inside resin film layer with excellent corrosion resistance and hot water resistance. The easily openable closure consists of an aluminum substrate having a score formed so as to reach halfway in the thickness direction of the aluminum substrate, an inside surface material of a crystalline thermoplastic resin film having a tensile strength of 3 to 25 kg/mm.sup.2 provided on that surface of the aluminum substrate which faces the inside surface of the can, a layer of an adhesive and/or an adhesion promoting agent interposed between the substrate and the inside surface material and bonding the substrate and the inside surface material with an adhesion strength of at least 3 kg/15 mm width, and a layer of an epoxy-type thermosetting resin film containing a lubricant applied to the surface of the inside surface material.

Abstract: A container having a top wall being made at least partly of a support material and being coated. The container has an opening device with a puncture line, along which the pouring spout can be torn open. The improved pouring spout having an improved impermeability to gases of the container, and according to the invention having at least at one location of the puncture line a grip means and a tear-off means made of plastic being attached inside and outside to the support material. The tear-off means is preferably molded into a hole in the top wall to have a cross-sectionally rivet-like shape and has a grip means.

Abstract: According to this invention, there is provided a method and apparatus for making an article, such as a lid for a plastic food container made of plastic having frangible score lines. The article is formed of a sheet of plastic material having substantially constant thickness with score lines defining an offset portion thereof which is connected to the remaining sheet material by a segment that is thinner than said sheet material and being rupturable for the removal of said offset portion. The periphery of the inwardly directed portion of said offset portion overlaps the periphery of the outwardly directed portion of the offset portion on the opposite side of said sheet material. The fracturable score lines are corrugated along their length by a plurality of successive grooves and ridges with the grooves extending deeper into the material than the ridges.

Abstract: A rotatable container assembly for use in surface treatment of particulate workpieces includes a container having opposed head ends and a side member defining a work cavity therein. An aperture is formed in a minor portion of the side member and a door arranged for opening and closing relation with the aperture. Means for imparting generally arcuate movement and generally radial movement advances and retracts the door between open and closed positions. Preferably, the movement imparting means includes a cam slot and cam follower arranged between a driven gear and a closely adjacent end plate. Push blocks assist in selective rotation of the container both relative to and with the door. Plural locking slots are arranged on the periphery of the end plate for operative engagement with a lock member extending from the gear.

Abstract: A dispensing closure molded with polypropylene or other suitable plastic material having a base cap with a dispensing orifice in its top and a lid hinged to the cap for closing the orifice. The lid has a low profile with its skirt conforming with the cap skirt in its closed position so that the lid cannot be grasped with sufficient force to open the lid. An arcuate slot in the cap top allows inward deflection of the cap skirt providing access to the bottom of the lid for swinging the lid open.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plastic injection molded closure having a plug-like section and an outer skirt. The plug-like section includes a vertical cylindrical wall having upper and lower annular nesting surfaces for nesting containers in a stack. An annular top wall outwardly extends from the vertical cylindrical wall upper end and a skirt depends downwardly from the outer periphery of the outer top wall. The lower free end of the skirt includes a bead defining a thick cross-sectional area on the skirt for engaging the upper flange of a container when mated therewith. The container upper flange extends outwardly and downwardly from the open end of the container and has a free end engaging the bead on the closure skirt. A plurality of radially inwardly directed ribs extend from the cylindrical wall and present upper surfaces to a superimposed closure that may be stacked therewith.

Abstract: A pressure-regulating device for impact-resistant containers used for storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous waste materials, is herein disclosed, which comprises a vent fixed to the lid of said container to keep the gaseous phase pressure inside said container at a positive pressure of 50% or less of the pressure resistance of said container, the vent being columnar and made of an alumina-based sintered ceramic and having a porosity of 50% or less, a pore diameter range of 0.4 to 1.4 .mu. and a length (mm)/cross-sectional area (mm.sup.2) ratio of 2 to 10.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention a frustoconically shaped stopper formed of silicone rubber approved by the FDA for use in wine making (such as methylvinylpolysiloxane elastomers) can be releasably sealed to a wine barrel, but still provide for sampling of the wine and/or release of the fermentation gases. In this way, all equipment needed for venting, heating and tasting wine can be placed and used in a convenient arrangement with minimum expenditure of time and effort. In one aspect, the stopper of the invention includes a central opening attended by an integral pliant plug having a shaft of length L.sub.0. The central opening is defined by a circular cross section and a length L (measured between an annular base and a truncated tip surface) where L.sub.0 is less than L. A side wall of thickness T is defined. The thickness T varies as a function of the length along the central opening. The side wall is rigid, however.

Abstract: A full open end includes a score line that defines a removable panel which has a tab and the removable panel secured thereto by an integral rivet. The end has anti-rotation members between the tab to prevent rotation of the tab about the rivet.

Abstract: A quick actuating closure for a pressure vessel 80 in which a wedge ring 30 with a conical outer surface 31 is moved forward to force shear blocks 40, with conical inner surfaces 41, radially outward to lock an end closure plug 70 within an opening 81 in the pressure vessel 80. A seal ring 60 and a preload ramp 50 sit between the shear blocks 40 and the end closure plug 70 to provide a backup sealing capability. Conical surfaces 44 and 55 of the preload ramp 50 and the shear blocks 40 interact to force the seal ring 60 into shoulders 73 and 85 in the end closure plug 70 and opening 81 to form a tight seal. The end closure plug 70 is unlocked by moving the wedge ring 30 rearward, which causes "T"-bars 32 of the wedge ring 30 riding within "T" -slots 42 of the shear blocks 40 to force them radially inward. The end closure plug 70 is then removed, allowing access to the interior of the pressure vessel 80.

Abstract: A can closure for a cylindrical can containing a carbonated beverage or drink typically to be opened at the can top which suitably has a rim thereabout. A can cover plate is provided having an underside surface sealably engagable with the can top rim. A can support plate is oriented below and opposing the can cover plate and is designed for supporting the can. An expansible back connects the can cover and support plates in expansible and contractible opposing relation to permit the can closure to close down upon and sealably engage the can top rim. A locking mechanism is provided to secure the expansible back once the can cover plate is sealably engaged with the can top rim.

Abstract: A hinged dispensing closure of unitary molded construction is disclosed which may be readily opened by an adult using one hand. A narrow slot of short length is molded near the periphery of the top wall of the snap-hinged cover cap opposite its hinged connection to the main closure. The sidewall of the cover cap includes axially extending parallel score lines from near its skirt edge to the ends of the slot to define a tab. Pressing by the thumb on the tab while holding the package in the same hand ruptures the scores and deflects the tab inwardly for ready access to an exposed edge of the formed slot; and pressure on the edge opens the cover cap. The deflected tab is held by an internal cam wall inwardly of the slot, which indicates that the package is opened when the tab is held in this deflected position. A second embodiment provides a hook and latch locking means between the main closure and cover cap opposite the hinge.

Abstract: The disclosure herein describes the combination of a closure and a container where a frangible element is provided on the peripheral skirt portion of the closure to come into a locking engagement with the upper flange of the container. The element is made of frangible material so that it must be broken whenever the closure is removed from the container to thereby provide a visual indication of removal of the closure, whether authorized or unauthorized.

Abstract: A vented hatch cover for an enclosed vessel having a shell member sized to overlie and cover a hatch opening defined by an upstanding coaming. It includes a peripheral seal to seal against coaming. The shell member has at least one air passage extending through it. A wall is integrally formed on the shell member and defines a plenum in communication with the air passage. The wall extends outward beyond the peripheral seal and there defines an air intake opening for admitting air to the plenum. An air filter is housed in the plenum.

Abstract: A cylindrical-shaped rigid inner storage tank with substantially flattened ends is jacketed in a manner which results in storage tank system capable of holding detecting liquid or being placed under non-atmospheric pressure without structural damage. The rigid inner tank initially has end plates mounted on its flattened ends. Thereafter, a separating agent is applied over the side walls of the storage tank, a layer of fibrous reinforcing material applied on the separating agent and the end plates, and a resinous material applied. The resultant jacket is independent from the side walls of the inner tank. True secondary containment is provided by the jacket. A fail safe containment storage tank system is provided by the use of a leak detection means to monitor the closed space between the storage tank and jacket for tank or jacket leakage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a container and closure assembly including a container having a substantially circular opening and an outer wall containing an upper retention bead and a lower, regularly-outwardly extending security ring. The closure includes a one-piece plastic body having a top panel and an encircling skirt depending from the top panel so as to be integrally attached thereto. The skirt includes a groove for locking engagement with the retention bead to retain the closure on the container. A circumferential line of weakness in the skirt wall defines a removable tear strip having a movable free edge and which is removable from an upper portion of the skirt wall by fracturing the skirt wall along the upper line of weakness. A tear strip is weakened so as to form a plurality of circumferentially-spaced segments throughout the substantial entirety of its periphery. The segments are separable one from another in response to a prying or wedging force applied to the tear strip at the free edge thereof.

Abstract: A closure for containers of various sizes and configurations. The closure comprises of a cover member, a flange or similar structure for attaching the cover member to a container, and a slideway formed in the cover member with a slide disposed therewithin, slideable to cover and uncover a hole formed in the cover member in the slideway. The slide is mounted in the slideway such that it normally is firmly retained within the slideway. Detents may be formed in the side of the slideway with corresponding protrusions on the other member to temporarily position the slide in one of several locations long the slideway.

Abstract: A double wall tank for the storage of liquids is manufactured from a rigid single wall inner tank by applying to at least a portion of the exterior surface of the inner tank a release agent for preventing bonding of a curable synthetic resin to the inner tank exterior surface, applying over the inner tank exterior surface and the release agent a substantially rigid outer sheath of a curable synthetic resin that, when cured, is substantially fluid tight, and breaking engagement between the inner tank exterior surface and outer sheath.