Abstract: A dispensing container for pellets such as capsules and pills and comprising an elongated tubular member holding the pellets in a line, the member being slit helically along its length and being resilient so that when twisted about its longitudinal axis the slit opens for dispensing a pellet.

Abstract: A nail and nail clip arrangement in which so-called common nails may have their shanks grit-blasted and the edge of their heads flattened along equal parallel planes to provide a minor diametral dimension of the nail head that is approximately twice the diameter of the nail shank. The heads are alternately offset laterally in contact with each other in two rows and with the heads of the two rows alternately cross-engaging and the shanks of the nails interdigitate at an acute angle adjacent their points. The end nail at the feed end of one row extends beyond the next adjacent nail of the other row far enough for a powered driver to nip off and drive the lead nail upon actuation of the power mechanism.

Abstract: A display carton and blank for making same which is particularly useful in displaying small rigid tubes where both ends of the tube are engaged by the carton, including a shadow panel arrangement having at one end thereof a three-panel tube engaging arrangement wherein a center panel supports and engages the bottom of the cap and two small triangular panels engage the edges of the bottom of the tube to hold it in position along with the shadow panels.

Abstract: A cap is provided for telescoping over the puncturable seal of a medicament vial and particularly a unit dose medicament vial. The cap includes a center outwardly projecting tubular extension including outer end circumferentially spaced inwardly projecting abutments. A needle structure including a generally cylindrical body is slidingly received within the tubular extension of the cap and includes a diametrically reduced sharpened tubular needle extension on its inner end opposing and for piercing the puncturable seal of the associated vial upon movement of the needle structure inwardly of the tubular extension or mounting portion of the cap.

Abstract: A combined cigarette pack and disposable lighter which will have sufficient capacity to ignite the quantity of cigarettes in the pack. The lighter is incorporated in the pack as a part thereof and preferably is accessible at the open end of the pack. The parts of the lighter are fabricated to fit in compact space and the lighter is as inexpensive as possible, to be readily disposable with the empty pack.

Abstract: An improved assembly is provided of a sealed package, one or more disposable handled swabs or applicator sticks and a medicinal material to be applied by the heads of the swabs or applicator sticks. Where the medicinal material is a liquid, the liquid is substantially completely absorbed by the cotton-tipped heads of the swabs so no body of flowable liquid is present. The package is formed preferably by a tray-forming body of material molded to provide for each swab or applicator stick a well that serves loosely to receive the head portion thereof and isolate it from external compression forces, and an inclined support ledge to position the handle portion thereof so it inclines upwardly and away from the well. A cover sheet of a gas-impervious material is secured over the tray-forming body to provide a gas-tight seal that is selectively openable to provide access to the swabs or applicator sticks.

Abstract: A protective pad formed from a single piece of substantially flat, resilient material formed into at least two discrete sections, each section being foldable with respect to another section along a full fold line therebetween and fold retention means consisting essentially of a metallic strip mounted on the material and traversing each of the fold lines between adjacent sections, the metallic strips permitting each of the sections to be folded with respect to the next adjacent section and retained in any preselected angularized folded position and alternatively permitting the sections to be unfolded with respect to one another and positioned in a flat or unfolded posture.

Abstract: A display article for razor blade cartridges of the type adapted to be releasably mounted on a razor handle, the article including a supporting card with a plurality of the cartridges mounted on the front of the card each under a plastic blister, the card having weakened lines defining an individual section for each of the cartridges registering with the respective cartridge adapted to be removed readily for access to the corresponding cartridge, the cartridge having means exposed at the area adapted to be engaged by the head of a razor handle and releasably secured to the handle by cooperative parts on the cartridge and head. In one form of the article the razor handle is also mounted under a blister on the card which has a removable section registering with the handle defined by weakened lines for ready removal of the handle.

Abstract: A sterilized hypodermic needle is within a container having a necked receiver section and a cap section rotatably receiving the neck and providing a hermetic seal when the container is closed with the proximate ends of its sections abutting or nearly abutting and the sections have flat surfaces that are then substantially coplanar. A seal extends across the junction between the sections and is heat-sealed to flat surfaces and is of a material that will stretch, become deformed and ruptures as the container is opened.The seal is formed by first arranging a series of containers in a side-by-side, abutting relationship. A strip of the seal-forming material is disposed across the series to overlie the junction between the sections of the several containers and is secured to the exposed flat surfaces by heat seals extending lengthwise of the strip on opposite sides of the junctions and, finally, the tape is severed transversely to free each container.

Abstract: A semi-rigid strip including means for attaching power loads and fasteners alternately along the strip. Said power loads are attached with the head of the power load against the strip and the crimped end extending outwardly thereof and said fasteners are attached with the point of the fastener against the strip and the head of the fastener extending outwardly of the strip. Said means for attaching the power loads and fasteners to the strip being releasible in a manner whereby they can be inserted into the power load receiving chamber or barrel muzzle as the case may be and then the strip is peeled away, thus avoiding the independent handling of the separated power load or fastener. A box is adapted to contain a number of the semi-rigid strips with fasteners and power loads attached thereto with the strips positioned side-by-side within the box as to be individually removed.

Abstract: A bottle carrier case comprises a wall part and a bottle support tray part of moistureproof material fixedly attached together. The wall part is formed of multi-wall panels, and the tray part has upstanding flanges along its edges secured to the wall part between the wall panels. Ledges on the tray part engage lower edges of wall part panels to prevent contact of such edges upon a support surface on which the tray part may be supported thus preventing wicking of moisture on such surface through the wall edges which are preferably of paperboard. Bottle support platforms extend from the top surface of the tray part upon which bottles are supported, leaving shallow recess thereunder to accommodate the tops of bottles, thus permitting cross stacking of cases. Reinforcing ribs are provided about each support platform; and suitable drainage passages and openings are also provided for escape of liquids.

Abstract: A package for a pot containing a floral art piece, comprising an open box having a back wall, two side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, said side walls having inwardly directed opposed flange-like members having spaced apart inner edges and dividing said box into a lower compartment for said pot and an upper compartment for the floral art piece. The spaced edges and the portions of the side walls below the members converge from the front of the package toward the back wall and at least one of the bottom wall and lower surfaces of the members sloping toward the back wall, whereby the height of the lower compartment adjacent the back wall is less than that at the front of the package.

Abstract: A scrapless multi-packaging device for a plurality of containers is formed from a stretchable and elastic sheet of plastic material including laterally connected pairs of sheet material bands arranged in longitudinal rows and with longitudinal connections between adjacent sheet material bands in each row, the connections between said sheet material bands being creased to provide automatic opening of the sheet material bands in upstanding relationship for assembly to containers. The connections may also be perforated to facilitate separation into groups of bands as well as into individual bands.

Abstract: Disclosed herein for displaying rings and the like is a display case that has an improved locking mechanism. The mechanism contains a plate having slots through which rings are inserted partially. A hook is located below each slot, retaining the ring when the hook is rotated forward. The lower end of each hook is connected to a rotatable rod aligned under each row of slots. An actuator perpendicular to each rod rotates the rod upon being pulled or pushed by means of linkage bars. Each linkage bar is rigidly fastened at one end to one of the rods and pivotally connected to the actuator at the other end.

Abstract: A bottle carrier case comprises a wall part and a bottle support tray part of moistureproof material fixedly attached together. The wall part is formed of multi-wall panels, and the tray part has upstanding flanges along its edges secured to the wall part between the wall panels. Ledges on the tray part engage lower edges of wall part panels to prevent contact of such edges upon a support surface on which the tray part may be supported thus preventing wicking of moisture on such surface through the wall edges which are preferably of paperboard. Bottle support platforms extend from the top surface of the tray part upon which bottles are supported, leaving shallow recess thereunder to accommodate the tops of bottles, thus permitting cross stacking of cases. Reinforcing ribs are provided about each support platform; and suitable drainage passages and openings are also provided for escape of liquids.

Abstract: A protective container package including a two piece container assembly with a cavity therein particularly adapted for securely containing a rock drill bit assembly, a shrinkable skin encapsulation envelope shrunk therearound to provide a substantially waterproof enclosed package, and a relatively narrow strap for reinforcingly securing the encapsulated two piece container assembly together with a rock drill bit assembly enclosed therein.

Abstract: Cornerboard protector comprises laminated cardboard or paperboard with embedded reinforcement strip, which is bent at a right angle along its length, the reinforcement strip being embedded only in the unbent portion of the strip. A V-cut in the bent portion and extending into the unbent portion with its apex terminated just short of the reinforcement strip provides a mitered corner about which the laminate is folded to form a neat and strong corner protector.

Abstract: A container for edible material including an upright open top vessel having a circumferential upper lip and a lid of generally flat, thin, impervious material having the outer edge configured to removably sealably engage the vessel circumferential upper lip and having an eating utensil, such as a spoon or fork, outlined by a continuous notch impressed in the lid material, the notch communicating at two places with the edge of the lid so that a user may, by pulling on the edge, tearing the material from which the lid is formed along the continuous notch thereby extract out of the lid the eating utensil.

Abstract: A magazine supporting nail-like fastening elements for use in an explosive charge driven setting gun is formed of an elongated strip having spaced first openings which hold the fastening elements. Concentric with and spaced radially outwardly from each first opening is a ring-like arrangement of arcuate slots or second openings spaced apart by radially extending webs. The webs have reduced thickness portions as compared to the thickness of the strip, so that a weakened region is formed for separation of that portion of the strip radially inwardly of the second openings when a fastening element is driven through the magazine into a receiving material.

Abstract: Disclosure is made of a unitary two-compartment package for sterile surgical articles which comprises; two separate and sealed containers, each defined by walls of sheet material which are permeable to a means of bacterial sterilization for surgical articles contained within the containers; and means such as an adhesive strip associated with at least one of the containers for permanently joining the two containers to each other.