Abstract: An audible signaling device mounted on a product container is actuated by the opening of the container. The signaling device comprises a power source, a memory for storing data corresponding to audible tones, an electronic sound generator for accessing the memory and generating audible tones, and a switch for connecting the electronic sound generator to the power source. The switch is responsive to the opening of the container whereupon audible tones are produced.

Abstract: Hinge-lid boxes comprise box part and lid. In order, in the case of this type of pack, to ensure an exact closed position of the lid before use, connecting webs or material webs are formed between lid and box part, said webs being severed when the lid is opened. Preferably, the material webs are located exclusively in the region of inner side tabs and lid side tabs, for connection of the same in the region of an obliquely directed abutment edge and mating edge.

Abstract: An outer support in the form of a rigid outer container has resilient cushioning material, such as resilient foam, at each end. A smaller inner container is supported solely on the cushioning material and carries a fragile article to be shipped. Shock absorbing motion of the inner container is allowed by reciprocal deformation of the cushioning material at the opposite ends.

Abstract: A needle removal apparatus, comprises a support member having a throughbore, a tubular sleeve reciprocally mounted in the throughbore for movement from an outermost position to an innermost position, a spring normally biasing the sleeve to the outermost position, a helical slot for constraining the sleeve to rotate during movement between the outermost position and the innermost positions, and a coupling at an inner end of the sleeve for coupling to a needle hub for unthreading the needle hub from an end of a tubular barrel during movement with the sleeve to the innermost position.

Abstract: A multi-function container includes a housing, a closure and an exterior light source. The container has a first interior portion adapted to hold small items. The closure is used to cover the first interior portion of the housing and to contain the small items in the first interior portion of the housing. The housing also has a second separate interior portion adapted to hold a battery. The light source is operatively coupled to the second interior portion to receive power from the battery, upon the battery being held within the second interior portion. Thus, the multi-function container may serve as a container and/or a flashlight. The multi-function container may also include a key ring which is coupled to an exterior surface of the closure, and may also include a clock coupled to the side of the housing.

Abstract: A bottle carrier having a central or upper panel of paperboard and at least one lower panel or layer. Each panel has a plurality of bottle neck receiving openings. The periphery of each opening of each panel is defined by the tips of a plurality of radially extending fingers, the tips of the fingers of the upper panel engaging beneath a portion of an abutment associated with each bottle neck. Each finger is bent upwardly at about 45 degrees after insertion of a bottle into a respective opening. Each upper panel radial finger is provided at its widest portion with a base slit extending through the paperboard. Another and intermediate slit is located about half way along the length of each upper panel finger, the intermediate slit also extending through the paperboard. The base slit permits bending of each finger upwardly upon bottle insertion, while the intermediate slit facilitates removal of each bottle from its respective opening.

Abstract: A container assembly for transport of new devices and for later disposal of sharps and other medical waste, the assembly comprising a secure closure for transport and tamper evidence upon its being opened for access to new devices is disclosed and claimed. The transport and disposal container assembly preferably has a container body with a device ingress and egress opening, a lid for use with multiple-sized container bodies and at least one apparatus which produces tamper evidence when accessing new devices stored for transport within the assembly. Evidence of tampering comprises at least one of (1) a collar which releasibly, but securely interconnects the container body and lid for transport of new devices, (2) a shrink wrap disposed over the entire container and (3) a seal over the container body opening.

Abstract: A carrying case for a portable computer or other instrument requiring protection from injury during transport includes a body defining an interior recess, a lid for closing the recess, a bladder assembly in the recess including cushioning bladders and a cushioning and displacement bladder at the bottom of the recess and a sheath overlying the bladder. Insertion of an instrument into the recess collapses the cushioning and displacement bladder to pressurize all of the bladders in the assembly to engage and protect the computer from injury due to inertial shocks. The lid includes an insertion member which engages the computer when the lid is closed to move the computer to the final inserted position and increase the pressure in the bladder assembly.

Abstract: A bundle of wood connectors of the present invention comprises a plurality of wood connectors and means for connecting the wood connectors and thus for effecting unitization thereof. Each wood connector has a pair of substantially planar and generally parallel side panels, a pair of substantially planar and generally coplanar lateral panels, each of which is attached to be generally perpendicular to a respective one of the pair of side panels, and a generally planar connecting panel, with an end portion of each of the side panels being attached to a respective end portion of the connecting panel. The side panels extend from their corresponding connecting panel in a first direction. The wood connectors are arranged in nested relationship, with the side panels of adjacent wood connectors being in generally parallel relationship, and with the lateral panels of adjacent wood connectors being in generally parallel relationship.

Abstract: A package for carrying fluid or powder samples and which is well adapted for application to product packaging or cards using automated equipment. The package may be produced using a support web, a web of double coated tape, or a web of transfer tape.

Abstract: The present invention relates to packaging assemblies with improved stackability. The packaging assembly comprises multiple inner containers which are combined by a tight fitting outer case into the packaging assembly. The inner containers are flexible and contain a fluid and a gas filled head space. By providing the inner containers with an inside pressure above the ambient pressure, the stackability of the otherwise non or at least unreliably stackable packaging assembly is substantially improved.

Abstract: A book packaging container, comprising four walls (10), a floor (9) and cover flaps (11) which can be folded into a container closing cover after wrapping the books, said walls, floor and cover defining a space having a certain size and shape. The floor (9) of a container or a separate base sheet (3) laid upon the floor of a container is fitted with carton or cardboard flaps (5) whose bases are located adjacent to an edge (13) between the opposite end walls (10) and the floor (9) of a container. The flaps (5) have a length which only slightly less than that of the container, whereby the ends of said flaps (5) can be fastened in an overlapping (7) fashion against each other on top of a bundle of books (6).

Abstract: A tester module to provide a sanitary apparatus to test make-up without causing discardable waste comprises a housing having a supply reel with cosmetic samples located on a wound-up tape at predetermined intervals along the tape. The housing also includes a curved member guide adjacent an aperture in the upper wall portion of the housing and a take-up reel in the lower portion of the housing. The take-up reel is periodically advanced by a crank in one embodiment to expose a cosmetic sample through the housing aperture. A user places her finger through the aperture to transfer the cosmetic from the strip to her finger and then moves the tape from the supply reel to the next position feeding the used material to the take-up reel within the housing. In a second embodiment, a window over the housing aperture is coupled to a gear arrangement to automatically index the used tape when a spring backed window is closed.

Abstract: A locking package structure wherein the package will provide a convenient and safe disposable receptacle for the syringe and the needle thereon and which can then be closed so as to prevent the syringe and needle from being a hazard. The open box receives the used syringe at the bedside and then can be snapped shut and locked for a safe disposal. The wall thickness of the package is thick enough so that the needle on the syringe cannot readily puncture the wall of the package and thus provides a safe disposal unit for the needle. A locking key is provided for locking the package so that access to the used syringe within the package cannot be attained after the locking key has been inserted into and lockingly engages the covers.

Abstract: An insulating cover for keg beer. The cover consists of a relatively flexible insulating material which substantially surrounds one or more kegs of beer. In a first embodiment the cover closely conforms to a single keg of beer, and thus has a cylindrical shape. Handles are provided on the exterior of the cover for easier manual transport of the keg and cover combination. The insulative properties are sufficient to maintain a relatively constant cool temperature without the use of ice, although multiple-use sealed freeze packs may be placed within the cover. In a further embodiment the cover is sized to fit upon a pallet and enclose up to four kegs. A side wall and top of the cover is openable to remove one or more of the kegs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cigarette pack, in particular a hinge-lid box, for cigarettes (10). A cigarette (10) or a part-cigarette (33) is intended to be accommodated temporarily in the cigarette pack. For this purpose, the length of the cigarettes (10) is smaller than the height or length of the cigarette pack, such that, when the cigarette pack is closed, a cavity (chamber 31) for receiving at least one transversely arranged cigarette (10) or part-cigarette (33) is formed above the cigarette group (28) or the cigarette block (30), in the interior of the lid (12).

Abstract: A method for preparing a plant package assembly for delivery to a predetermined location and for transporting the plant package assembly thereto. The plant package assembly comprises a plurality of floral groupings disposed within floral containers. Each floral container is bondingly connected at its base to a support surface by a bonding material disposed on the floral container base, the floral container positioned in a vertical orientation.

Abstract: A package includes a planar base part, a hood part including a top wall and a plurality of side walls oriented at an angle to each other and the top wall. A flap joins each side wall and extends angularly therefrom. The flaps are secured face-to-face to the base part. There are further provided first and second panels carried by two oppositely located side walls, each projecting beyond a plane of a side wall which interconnects the oppositely located side walls. The interconnecting side wall extends toward an external edge of the base part. Such external edge of the base part and the external edges of the first and second panels define a standing plane for an upright positioning of the package on a supporting surface.

Abstract: A carrying case that is comprised of a member made up of a multiplicity of rectangular sections. The sections are connected along adjacent edges by hinges, allowing the member to be folded from a flat position to a folded position, the folded position defining the rectangular or quadrilateral shaped carrying case. The inner surfaces of some of the sections of the member have individual pocket-shaped storage compartments.

Abstract: A bag and system for dispensing self-opening thermoplastic bags or the like from a stack of bags. The present system is configured such that it may be utilized with a variety of off-the-shelf rack configurations, and to provide optimal characteristics for dispensing bags one at a time, while further providing a system wherein the bag to be dispensed may be retained in an open position, to allow for the loading thereof with contents for carrying, such as purchased goods or the like. The system is further configured such that the loaded bag, when dispensed, draws the next bag in the stack forward into an open loading position such that it is ready to be loaded with goods without further manipulation by the attendant.