Abstract: A closure for a container and a method of producing the same is set forth. The closure is a single integrally-molded spout, cap, hinge assembly joining the spout and the cap, and a tamper evident structure. The closure may also have a membrane and pull-ring, also integrally molded as one piece. The cap may have at least one prop for preventing interference from the cap with the pouring of the contents of the container. Additionally, the spout may have a step for assisting in the prevention of interference from the cap during pouring, and for providing a predetermined sound every time that the cap is opened. Still further, the closure may have an orienting peg for properly orienting the closure on a container.

Abstract: An innovative container lid having an integrally formed tamper evident band that goes through a series of changes or metamorphoses during the manufacturing and application process. The tamper evident band is attached to the lid at weak points on dogs formed around the periphery of the lid. Before use, the tamper evident band has a diameter substantially larger than the outer diameter of the lid. When the lid is installed in a container, and tangential and radial forces are applied to the periphery of the lid, the attachment points of the tamper evident band rupture and the band is displaced in a rippling effect with the dogs locking into sockets formed in the sidewall of the tamper evident band. Continued pressure is applied to the side of the tamper evident band until it is pressed firmly around the entire periphery of the lid against the side of a container with all the dogs engaged in sockets.

Abstract: A tamper evident dust cover for a drum bung is provided. The cover includes a cap portion and a sidewall portion extending downwardly from the edge of the cap portion. The cap portion has a pair of frangible lines which extend to its edges. The sidewall portion has an inner and outer surface, and a pair of frangible lines on one surface which communicate with the frangible lines on the cap portion. A locking ring is integrally formed with and extending downwardly from the sidewall portion. The locking ring is adapted to hinge at its juncture with the sidewall portion between two positions. In the first position, the locking ring is positioned downwardly and inwardly below the hollow area formed by the cap and the sidewall. When the locking ring is in the second position, it is positioned upwardly and inwardly into the hollow area of the cover. In the second position, the locking ring is capable of engaging the lip of a drum bung to prevent removal of the cover A pull tab extends outwardly from the sidewall.

Abstract: A fuel tank cap structure with reduced casing body weight and improved dimensional accuracy is disclosed. The casing body of the fuel tank cap has a valve chamber, in which a positive pressure valve and a negative pressure valve are received. The casing body includes an outer tubular body and a valve chamber-forming member located inside the outer tubular body. The outer tubular body is joined with the valve chamber-forming member via a horizontal joint member and vertical horizontal members, which are arranged in a hollow portion.

Abstract: Beverage cans often are stored or transported in surroundings which are not hygienic. The result is that a beverage can may reach the end user in a condition, which is not only unattractive but is also unhygienic. The invention provides a cover for assisting in overcoming this problem and, if required, providing additionally or alternatively a promotional advantage. Such as a cover for a dispensing opening of a beverage can includes a disc and an attachment area associated with the disc for attaching the disc removably to a beverage can for closing off the dispensing opening of the beverage can. The invention also is directed to a method for applying the cover to a beverage can.

Abstract: A fuel tank cap with enhanced sealing property of a valve body of a positive pressure valve, which improves the pressure control ability of the fuel tank cap is disclosed. The positive pressure valve controls the pressure in a fuel tank by opening and closing a rubber valve body. The valve body is supported on its rear face by a valve support member, and is seated on and separated from a seat member. The valve body has a ring recess arranged in an outer circumferential portion thereof to form a thin-wall seating portion, which is seated on the seat member. The valve body is seated horizontally on the seat member, and is supported by the valve support member on both the inner circumferential side and the outer circumferential side of the ring recess.

Abstract: A fuel tank cap which enables static electricity to be discharged quickly and stably when the user manually touches a fuel tank cap to open or close the cap. The fuel tank cap has a casing body and a cover member with four discharge projections for discharging static electricity to a filler neck of a fuel tank. The four discharge projections are arranged in a third radial direction that has an angle of 45 degrees with respect to both a first radial direction and a second radial direction. The first radial direction, in which a handle member of the cover member is arranged, gives the maximum contraction of the cover member, whereas the second radial direction gives the minimum contraction of the cover member. The four discharge projections are arranged on a circle about the center of the cover member to reduce the effect of resin contraction.

Abstract: A tamper evident flip top pouring closure is designed for use with a corresponding container. A tamper evident flip top pouring closure and container in combination has a closure with a screw thread thereon together with interlocking means and a container with the corresponding screw thread and corresponding interlocking means. The interlocking means prevents the removal of the closure from the container once the closure is installed on the container. The interlocking means on the closure are a series of tabs that are connected to the closure and extend inward at an angle. The interlocking means on the closure are two sets of saw-teeth having a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on another side. The closure is then installed on the container and cannot be removed because the tabs abutt a steep slope of the saw-teeth and will not override the saw-teeth in a reverse direction.

Abstract: A plastic tube with a tubular tube body which is connected through a shoulder to a neck having an external thread and with a screw cap which can be screwed with an internal thread onto the external thread of the neck. The shoulder is injection molded onto the corresponding end of the tube body, wherein the shoulder and the externally threaded neck are constructed in one piece. The shoulder and the adjacent end of the tube body have a polygonal cross-section and the same polygonal cross-section continues over the length of the tube body. At least two side surfaces of the tube body extend from this transition point essentially plane or with a straight surface toward the end of the tube.

Abstract: A fuel tank cap structure and method of manufacturing which prevents a parting line formed on a cover member in the process of injection molding from being undesirably shaven. The fuel tank cap includes a casing body and a cover member that is rotatable in one direction relative to the casing body via a ratchet mechanism when a torque of or above a predetermined level is applied to the cover member. The cover member has fitting projections that are held by an outer ring member of the casing body. A slide mold is used for manufacturing the cover member having the fitting projections that are undercut in the injection molding. This causes a parting line to be formed on a top wall of the cover member. Anti-shaving projections formed at substantially the same height as that of the parting line prevent the parting line from being slid against the outer ring member and shaven.

Abstract: A cover or splatter screen for a cooking vessel which in use rests atop the cooking vessel to prevent splashing of hot liquid, especially fatty liquid from the vessel during cooking, while permitting passage of water vapor and steam from the cooking vessel; the cover has a support frame and a wire mesh screen extending between opposed sides of the frame and a plurality of support legs in spaced apart relationship extending outwardly of the support frame and downwardly of the wire mesh screen; the support legs support the cover in a free-standing configuration on a flat supporting surface with the wire mesh screen spaced from the flat supporting surface; typically the flat supporting surface is a kitchen working surface, and thus the cover may be supported on the kitchen working surface with the wire mesh screen in non-contacting relationship with the kitchen working surface, whereby soiling of the kitchen working surface by fats retained by the wire mesh screen during working is avoided.

Abstract: A threaded type tamper-indicating closure in which the tamper-indicating ring is separated from the cap element of the closure as the closure is opened, the tamper-indicating ring includes an upper wall member of relatively reduced thickness to enable both bending and flexing radially outwardly during installation to enable relatively rigid tabs to clear a radially outwardly extending bead on the container neck or finish. The tabs extend radially inwardly from an upper edge of a relatively thicker lower wall member of the tamper-indicating ring, and do not substantially bend or flex relative to the lower wall member during either installation or removal.

Abstract: A fuel tank cap structure which enables a cover member to be readily attached to a casing body. The fuel tank cap includes the casing body and the cover member that is rotatable in one direction relative to the casing body via a ratchet mechanism when a torque of or above a predetermined level is applied to the cover member. The cover member has fitting projections that are held by an outer ring member of the casing body. The outer ring member has a plurality of slits, which cause the outer ring member to be elastically deformed when riding over the fitting projections, thereby facilitating the engagement of the fitting projections with the outer ring member.

Abstract: A plastic container cap includes a cap body having a rim and a face panel suspended within the rim, a folding utensil formed of a utensil body and a handle and integral with the face panel of the cap body wherein the utensil body, which can be a bowl or a fork, has a peripheral edge spaced from the face panel by a narrow opening and connected to the face panel by connecting portions in the narrow opening, and a neck at one end connected to the handle; the handle is hinged to the neck of the utensil body, having dented lines through which the handle is folded up and attached to the face panel of the cap body at a top side above said utensil body.

Abstract: A hinge flap capsule for containing a pourable material or articles being capable of non-destructive opening and re-sealing where the capsule is formed of a shell container and a cap interference fit thereto and the hinge flap is integrally formed with the cap to permit repeated opening and closure of the capsule for access to the contents thereof, where the capsule is particularly suited for use in vending pourable (fluid) materials from bulk vending machines.

Abstract: A closure for a container, including means for counting and indicating the number of times the closure has undergone a cycle of closing and opening the container, and further including means for incorporating the closure into means for resisting the opening of the container by a child.

Abstract: A two-piece, connectable article comprises a first piece and a second piece which fit together in a connected position. One of the first and second pieces has a plurality of integral, extending members having free ends that each define a latch member. The other of the first and second pieces has a facing wall that defines a plurality of apertures positioned to receive the free ends of the extending members in the connected position. The apertures are sized to cause flexing of the latch members as the latch members are placed through the apertures to assume the connected position. The extending members and facing wall are proportioned to permit the latch members to spring back to an original position in the connected position, to effectively prevent separation of the first and second pieces until at least some of the extending members are broken away.

Abstract: A guard for preventing spilling or splashing of hot or cold liquids from a drinking container when the container is moved or when drinking therefrom. The guard includes a lower lid attached to the drinking container and an upper lid attachable to the lower lid which is selectively movable between an open position and a closed position. The lower lid includes a resilient sidewall for sealably engaging the inner surface of the drinking container to prevent the beverage from flowing therebetween when the container is moved or when drinking therefrom. A plurality of openings evenly spaced around the center of the lower lid are also provided in the lower lid for allowing the beverage to pass from beneath the lower lid to a position thereabove when the upper lid is in the open position.

Abstract: A threaded type tamper-indicating closure in which the tamper-indicating ring is separated from the cap element of the closure as the closure is opened, in which the tabs which contact an undersurface of a bead on the outer surface of an engaged container finish are prevented from flexing radially inwardly beyond a limited degree so as to assure that the tabs will function immediately as the closure commences unthreading. In some of the disclosed embodiments, this is accomplished by positioned the pivot axis of the tabs either radially inwardly of the inner edge of the tabs when they are in relatively unstressed condition, or in a common vertical plane therewith, so that the tabs pivot radially outwardly as they come into contact with the bead. In other embodiments, the tabs are of sufficient axial length that they contact the outer surface of the container finish before substantial pivoting occurs.

Abstract: A plastic container comprises a lid and a base. The lid includes a top wall and a lid side wall extending downward from the top wall. The base includes a bottom wall and a base side wall extending upward from the bottom wall. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the lid includes a first stepped flange extending laterally outward from a lower portion of the lid side wall, and the base includes a second stepped flange extending laterally outward from an upper portion of the base side wall. Internal portions of the respective first and second stepped flanges form a button latch for securing locking the container in a closed position. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the lid side wall includes a plurality of facets interconnected at corners.