Abstract: A cigar humidor is provided which effectively and conveniently humidifies cigars. The cigar humidor is preferably a square box-like shape which is bisected at diametrically opposed corners into two equal half sections. The humidor is hinged along one corner and closed along the diametrically opposed corner preferably by magnets. A support for vertically holding the cigars is attached at the hinged corner exposing all the cigars for easy accessibility when the humidor is opened by spreading apart the hinged sections. Humidifying means is provided below the lower end of the cigars and rising humid air contacts the lower end of the cigars which are supported in the humidor. The cigar support preferably has a slidable drawer at the lower end thereof to hold the humidifying means. The cigars rest in through holes which holes communicate with the humidifying means.

Abstract: A lockable pill container is disclosed including a main body with a plurality of individual compartments for receiving pills. Each compartment has a lid member connected to the main body by a hinge permitting it to be moved between open and closed positions. Each lid member has a downwardly projecting hook member that projects through an opening in the main body when the lid is closed. An elongated locking member is laterally inserted into the main body and transversely moveable relative to the hook members between first and second positions. In the first position, the elongated locking member engages the hook members of those lid members that are closed to lock them in the closed position. In the second position, the elongated locking member does not engage the hook members which may be opened and closed without the locking function. The elongated locking member is normally biased into the locking position by a transverse member that includes a downwardly projecting, externally accessible transverse member.

Abstract: A container 2 comprising: a fixed side plate 10 placed upward on a pallet 4 so as to envelope at least three directions, a first pivotal side plate 12 mounted on an upper end of the fixed side plate 10 detachably and pivotally toward the inside of the container 2, a second side plate 24 mounted on an upper end of the first pivotal side plate 12 pivotally toward the outside of the container 2. The container 2 preferably further comprises; pivotal projections 14 provided on both sides of lower end of the first pivotal side plate 12, a frame member 8 for holding both sides of the fixed side plate 10, which has a vertical groove 18 for accepting the pivotal projection 14 to be inserted and a horizontal groove 20 formed under the vertical groove 18 for holding the pivotal projection 14 in order to lock the pivotal projection 14 from being pulled out upward.

Abstract: The beverage basket carrier of the invention is constructed of two separate blanks, a primary blank including the printed surfaces of the carrier and a secondary blank including the internal divider walls forming the bottle receiving cells. The blanks are designed so as to be tipped together in a straight line gluer for substantially increased production rates. The secondary blank may be formed of a different and more economical substrate than that required for the primary blank. The reduced size primary blanks enable an increased number to be arranged across a sheet or printing cylinder to increase the yield of the printing process. The resulting assembled carrier is similar to conventional carriers and suited for use by bottle fillers without altering their equipment.

Abstract: A pouch for holding liquids includes a pre-inserted straw within the pouch. A top end of the straw is exposed by removing a portion of the pouch. For manufacture, a web of flexible packaging material, suitable for forming a pouch or bag for storing liquids, is advanced forward in a pouch forming direction. A single straw of suitable length to fit within the confines of a resulting pouch is cut from a continuous length of straw material. The single straw is placed onto the web of packaging material in a location that will be on the inside surface of a single wall of the pouch and there it is secured in place preferably by a heat seal between one side of the straw and the inside surface of the pouch wall. The resulting pouch web material, having a plurality of straws positioned along its length provides a feedstock for forming pouches with pre-inserted straws when using a so called form and fill method of forming pouches or when making pre-made pouches.

Abstract: A jewelry display and storage apparatus having top and bottom frame members is provided. The top frame member defines an open gridwork, the gridwork being formed of a series of openings. The bottom frame member is matingly engageable with the top frame member so that when the top frame member and the bottom frame member are matingly engaged, the top and bottom frame members form a peripheral channel about the perimeter of the frames. One or more jewelry mounting pads are provided for mounting within the openings. The jewelry mounting pads are provided with a top surface upon which jewelry may be mounted and displayed, a bottom surface and peripheral side walls. The bottom surface and a portion of the peripheral side walls are securable within a corresponding opening. An ornamental band having first and second ends is provided so that when the first and second ends of the ornamental band are inserted within a slot in the peripheral channel, the ornamental band is mounted and secured within the channel.

Abstract: The disadvantages of the prior art are overcome by the present invention which in one aspect is an apparatus for packaging a compact disc, comprising a paperboard shell and holding member. The paperboard shell includes a top panel that defines a circular opening passing therethrough having a diameter at least equal to the diameter of a compact disc. The paperboard shell also includes a first side panel, a bottom panel that is disposed opposite the top panel, and a second side panel that is disposed opposite the second side panel. A glue tab extends from the first top panel and is affixed to the second side panel. The top panel, the first side panel, the bottom panel, and the second side panel with the glue tab affixed thereto define a cavity therein. The holding member is disposed within the cavity of the paperboard shell and has a top surface defining a circular recess.

Abstract: A holder for a compact disc. The holder includes a base approximating the size of a compact disc for nesting a compact disc. A centrally located rosette integrally cast with the base centers the CD. The rosette has engagement arms molded to and extending upwardly from the base for centering the CD, and further extending radially inwardly, creating a circular opening. It also includes a lid pivotally mounted on the base and having a centrally located retaining ring and button fastener for insertion into the circular opening of the rosette as the lid is moved from the open position to the closed position. With the lid in the closed position, the button fastener holds the CD firmly in place and additionally functions as a latch to retain the lid in the closed position.

Abstract: An applicator pad dispensing container is provided having a jar, a cap to close the jar and a piston assembly movable within the jar. The piston assembly includes a platform with a rod projecting from an upper surface thereof terminating in a head. A stack of applicator pads, each with a central aperture, can be loaded onto the platform with the rod penetrating the aperture to securely hold the pads. The head engages a hollow socket in an under surface of the cap. Engagement of head and cap allows the platform with pads to be raised to a top position whereupon the cap can twistably be released from the head. After a pad(s) is removed, the cap can snap onto the head and with downward pressure return the platform with remaining pads back into the jar.

Abstract: A carrier box assembly for containing precision wafer materials in storage and transportation includes (a) an upwardly opening wafer cassette provided on inner surfaces of oppositely facing side walls thereof with sets of wafer-alignment grooves; (b) a box body for containing the wafer cassette and provided on the lower surface thereof with triangular standing props by which the box body can be placed on a horizontal surface with an inclination angle of 3 to 30 degrees; and (c) a covering mountable on the box body and coming into engagement with the box body by being moved in a direction parallel to the side walls of the box body. A wafer-pressing member of an elastic material is provided on the lower surface of the covering and has a set of wafer-receiving grooves formed on the lower surface thereof.

Abstract: A bandoleer package and method for the making thereof in which bandoleer packages can be used to hold objects that are dimensioned or relatively thick without the usual risk of damage to the object caused by burst rollers. The preferred embodiment is made by forming a tube from a first web around a card cut from a secondary web and an object to be packaged, heat sealing the tube to itself to form a bottom seam of the package and a top seam of a previous package, then bonding the edges of the tube to the card. By bonding the edges to the card, the dimensioned object is kept away from the edges, thus preventing crushing of the object by burst rollers. The second web is preferably coated with a material that facilitates bonding to the first web material. In the preferred embodiment, the first web and the coating are formed from resinous materials, such as polyethylene; but any suitable materials can be used.

Abstract: A method of repairing a vehicle chassis and/or vehicle bodywork which requires the replacement of a damaged vehicle part with a new vehicle part. The vehicle is clamped to a working bench and the new vehicle part (4), which is to be welded in position for instance, is held firmly in a correct position in relation to the vehicle (1) with the aid of bench-coacting holding devices (5, 18). The bench-coacting holding devices (5, 18) include positionally adjustable means (10, 17) which are intended to coact with specific points of the new vehicle part, the positions of these points in space relative to the vehicle being known. In this regard, the positions in space of the positionally adjustable means are set with the aid of separate measuring equipment. The invention also relates to an arrangement for use when carrying out the method.

Abstract: The method of forming SPF/DB structures having reinforcement webs that are constructed by welding two or more sheets together along an interrupted seam and placing the core so formed between two face sheets, expanding the face sheets into a die by providing pressurized inert gas through one of the face sheets and through a pressure equalization hole drilled through a sealed area formed by the seam, and using pressurized inert gas to expand the core sheets into webs that extend between the face sheets.

Abstract: A child-resistant blister package having a tray adapted to receive a blister card with at least one blister compartment is provided. The tray includes a first slide component. A cover having a top and a second slide component is provided. The second slide component is complementary to and slidingly engaged with the first slide component. The second slide component is connected to the top of the cover such that the cover can be slidably displaced relative to the tray between a first position, in which the top of the cover substantially overlies the tray and is adapted to prevent access to the blister card, and a second position, in which the cover is displaced at least partially from the tray such that the blister card is exposed. A tab is connected to the cover, and one of a locking projection and a slot is located on the tab.

Abstract: A compressor housing is sealed around the bolt head without the use of an intervening sealing washer. Instead, the bolt hole is machined through the compressor housing in such a way as to assure that the sharp circular edge of the bolt hole always has a degree of radial overlap with the rounded corner that makes the transition from the body of the bolt to the flat undersurface of the bolt. Then, when the bolt is tightened, it is assured that the sharp corner of the bolt hole will be hit and be rounded over by the rounded corner of the bolt head into a closely matching configuration. This assures good, close contact and a tight gas seal. It also allows for over tightening the bolt head, because the ideal sealing pressure will still be attained at some point moving radially inwardly along the interface between bolt head round corner and the deformed bolt hole edge.

Abstract: An article holding tray adapted to retain and stabilize a wide variety of articles during their use such as dishware, drinking glasses, eating utensils, video game joy sticks and other articles which are typically usable on a tray or lap tray. The device includes a generally flat tray or board which includes one or more connected elongated slots formed orthogonally through the tray and sized in width for slidable translation of an elongated threaded fastener therealong. Each threaded fastener releasably retains an elongated movable retaining block in a selected position against an upper support surface defined by the tray. Each movable retaining block has at least one side surface, and preferably all of the side surfaces, which is sloped at an angle substantially greater than 90 degrees, and preferably about 105 degrees, with respect to the lower flat surface of the retaining block and the support surface.

Abstract: A tongue assembly (10) is movable along seat belt webbing (16) and includes a latch plate sub-assembly (74) for engaging a buckle (26). A cinch bar (130) is carried by the latch plate sub-assembly (74) for pivotal movement relative to the latch plate sub-assembly between a disengaged position enabling the seat belt webbing and the latch plate sub-assembly to move relative to one another and an engaged position clamping the seat belt webbing against the latch plate sub-assembly. A method of assembling the tongue assembly (10) comprises the step of inserting a first end (138) of the cinch bar (130) into a first opening (128) in the latch plate sub-assembly (74) by movement of the cinch bar in a first direction (C). A second end (139) of the cinch bar (130) is inserted into a second opening (129) spaced away from the first opening (128) in the latch plate sub-assembly (74) by movement of the cinch bar in a second direction (E) opposite the first direction (C).

Abstract: An improved package and method for manufacturing extruded monofilament string trimmer line incorporates preconditioning of the line to provide a high moisture content. The line then is packaged in a sealed package with a removable cap to permit withdrawal of line from the package. A moisture-laden sponge may be placed within the bottom of the package to maintain a high humidity within the package. Copper chloride or cobalt chloride salts also may be coated on the line, or added to the plastic forming the line to provide a color indication of the relative moisture content of the line.

Abstract: A method for handling product enclosures each containing a product and having a through opening. A five panel fiberboard folder is provided that includes first, second, third, fourth and fifth elongate panels each having opposite longitudinally extending sides, one longitudinally extending side of the fourth panel being joined to one longitudinally extending side of the third panel, and the longitudinally extending side of the fourth panel opposite the third panel being joined to one longitudinally extending side of the fifth panel. The fifth panel has a plurality of through cuts between its major surfaces each defining a hook portion of the fifth panel projecting toward a first end of the fifth panel, and the five panel folder has perforations affording separation of the fourth panel from between the third and fifth panels.

Abstract: A device for assembling an element, such as a washer, to the end of a fastener, such as a bolt, in a reliable, high-speed fashion wherein the assembling device includes the washers being supplied in a position to be picked up by an end of the shank of the bolt and slides along a ramp causing the washer to be positioned closer to the head of the bolt. The bolts are supplied to the assembling machine in an upright, in-line position. The bolts are conveyed through the assembling machine utilizing a screw having a thread designed to receive a portion of the shank of the bolt within the thread and cause the bolt to catch the hole of the washer and be assembled therewith into the assembled bolt and washer.