Patents Examined by Greg Pickett
  • Patent number: 7275641
    Abstract: An organizer for securely retaining hand tools and other miscellaneous small items particularly in environments where space for working is limited and the tools must be organized and conveniently available. The organizer includes a container defining an interior in which is disposed a support plate having openings adapted for the insertion and support of various items such as hand tools and a bottom wall for supporting the lower ends of those items that extend through the support plate and are long enough to reach the bottom wall. For even longer items the bottom wall is provided with one or more openings of sufficient size to allow the item to extend through the bottom wall. The support panel may be hinged for pivoting to an open position to provide access to the interior for tool storage. Either the top wall or the front wall of the organizer are adapted to be opened and retracted for access to the interior and support plate of the organizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Inventor: Robert E. Purnell
  • Patent number: 7267228
    Abstract: A cover assembly for a medication dispenser including a container defining a plurality of open-top medication compartments adapted to be closed by a compartment cover assembly including a plurality of individual covers selectively connected together. Each cover includes an integral fracturable tab depending from one end and coacting means on the container for securing the tabs in a snap-fit relationship when the cover is positioned to close its respective compartments. Each tab is independently secured relative to the container and fractured from its respective cover in response to upward movement of the opposite end of the cover to open the compartment. In one embodiment, the tab has a plurality of spaced-apart openings formed therein to create a weakened area to facilitate the separation of the cover from the tab. In another embodiment, a pair of notches extend into the sides of the tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Inventors: Mark G. Keffeler, David P. Keffeler
  • Patent number: 6752270
    Abstract: A packaging for long-stemmed flowers having little or no leaf, in particular gerberas, anthuriums and arum lilies, comprises: at least one or more vases (2) made of flexible or rigid material, means for positioning said vase or vases (2), one or more display tubes (3) with rows of openings (17) which allow the stems of the packed flowers to pass through, but not the flowers themselves, means for positioning the display tubes (3) above the vases (2) in such a way that the flower stems inserted through the openings in the display tubes (3) extend into the vases, a tubular protective collar (4) and means for positioning the protective collar (4) around the display tubes. Preferably the packaging also has a lid (5) that fits on the protective collar and contains ventilation openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Pagter & Partners International B.V.
    Inventors: Joannes Carolus Antonius Helsloot, Janus Adriaan Willem De Pagter
  • Patent number: 6705466
    Abstract: A rack for shipping and storing a plurality of glass panels includes a frame which holds a bottom support and a rear support in planes that intersect at substantially a right angle. The bottom and rear supports have notches to receive edges of the panels. The rear support has a plurality of channels with a separate retainer slidably received in each channel for engaging an upper edge of a panel placed in the rack. A spring loaded mechanism maintains the retainers in engagement with the respective panel, thereby holding the panels in the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Menasha Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Bartholomew, Brandon J. Craig
  • Patent number: 6678970
    Abstract: A welted shoe includes a tab member joined with a bent portion of an upper at one end thereof, an insole superimposed on and engaged with the bent portion, and a welt member having a surrounding seat which is interposed between the bent portion and the tab member, a surrounding prop wall disposed to keep the profile of the upper, and an outwardly extending anchored end which is joined with the tab member so as to form a sub-assembly. An outsole is molded with the sub-assembly to underlie the sub-assembly, and extends uprightly to surround completely the welt member and to sealingly abut against the upper to provide a good waterproofing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Inventor: Kun-Chung Liu
  • Patent number: 6662948
    Abstract: A retail display hang tag device for supportively displaying a fluid applicator of the type having a container and a fluid dispensing closure with a protective cap. The hang tag includes an elongated panel having an upper portion, a lower portion and a central portion extending therebetween. The upper portion has an aperture sized for supportive engagement with a retail display hanger or hook. A second aperture of the lower portion closely fits over the neck of the container and is flexibly bendable about the first line of weakness. The central portion includes a ring which is bendably deformable about a second transverse line of weakness which is parallel to the first line of weakness. The ring fits over the cap as it is deformed out of the plane of the device about the second line of weakness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Inventor: Stephen P. Velliquette
  • Patent number: 6659278
    Abstract: A retail display hang tag device for supportively displaying a fluid applicator of the type having a container and a fluid dispensing closure with a protective cap. The hang tag includes an elongated panel having an upper portion, a lower portion and a central portion extending therebetween. The upper portion has an aperture sized for supportive engagement with a retail display hanger or hook. A second aperture of the lower portion closely fits over the neck of the container and is flexibly bendable about the first line of weakness. The central portion includes a ring which is bendably deformable about a second transverse line of weakness which is parallel to the first line of weakness. The ring snugly fits over the cap as it is deformed out of the plane of the device about the second line of weakness. The hang tag is attachable to the fluid applicator with the cap within the third aperture and the neck within the second aperture with the lower portion and the ring in their in-use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Inventor: Stephen P. Velliquette