Abstract: A portable barbecue and cooler carrying apparatus includes a base element, an essentially tubular central housing member removably secured to the base element, and a cover element removably connected to the base element. The central housing member includes fastening apparatus for supporting a standard barbecue kettle, and the housing bottom is closed to receive and retain ashes or coal. A cooler may be removably attached to the base element, and the cover element surrounds the tubular central housing and tile base element and holds the elements in their assembled position.

Abstract: A circular container for storage and transport of paint and solvents is made of a resiliently deformable plastic material and includes a side wall which defines first and second portions above an external flange, the first and second portions being separated by a folding and bending arrangement. The second wall portion is bendable outwardly and downwardly relative to the first wall portion. A bag of propylene or PET is positioned in the container and an upper portion thereof is folded around the second wall portion and is held in place by ring tension generated when the free edge of the second wall portion is bent to abut an upper edge of the flange.

Abstract: A pop-up straw closure for liquid containers comprising a lid having an upper wall and circular side wall adapted to be threaded on the liquid container. The upper wall includes an upstanding hollow cylinder within which is held a flexible straw extending above and below the lid. A dome is rotatably secured to the lid and includes an elongated orifice. The upper end of the straw extends through the orifice when mated therewith and is folded by the dome when not mated with the orifice. When in use, a further straw is inserted in the lower section of the flexible straw such that it extends into the liquid container.

Abstract: A stackable and collapsible container (10) includes a wall assembly (12) which includes a plurality of opposing panels (20, 21), and hinge means connecting each panel (20, 21) to at least two adjacent panels (20, 21).

Abstract: A stackable container having excellent resistance to impact breakage includes (1) a plastic tank for containing liquids having at least one opening in its upper end and upper and lower abutments extending around sidewalls, (2) a top member engaged to the upper end of the tank having a downwardly facing abutting edge resting upon said upper abutment and (3) a bottom member engaged to the lower end of the tank having an upwardly facing abutting edge resting upon said lower abutment and having a plurality of downwardly extending legs. The tank has a generally rectangular configuration with a sump defined at one corner extending downwardly from the bottom and an internally raised area at another corner defining a depression forming an external ledge. Two tanks may be stacked in bottom-to-bottom relationship with the sump of one tank engaging the ledge of the other tank.

Abstract: A vessel support and plate which allows the user to carry a plate, napkin, and drinking vessel in one hand. The assembly includes a drinking vessel support member [23], a napkin holding member [25], a plate member [22] and a mechanism to grasp the assembly [24]. The vessel support member [23] has a recess [60] to receive the base of a drinking vessel [95, 97]. This recess has a mouth [63] extending from its periphery to its center [66], allowing the supporting member to cradle stemware by its bowl, with the stem suspended therefrom. A tilted grip member [24] attached to the plate allows the user to hold the device with minimal effort. A bulge [46] cooperating with the grip member on the bottom surface [44] of the plate allows the user to comfortably cradle the plate in the palm of the hand. The assembly further includes a member to detachably receive a napkin [25].

Abstract: A container for bulk material and the like, and the method of manufacture therefor. The container comprises a bottom wall with side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall and oriented such that when the side walls are substantially vertical, the bottom wall is at an angle to the horizontal. An upper wall is connected to the side walls, the upper wall having an opening defined therethrough to enable the container to be filled or emptied. A support for holding the container in a substantially upright position is provided. The support includes a first foot integrally formed with the bottom wall and extending therefrom to lie in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the bottom wall, and a second foot removably attached to the first foot in a first configuration, and detachably engagable with the first foot in a second configuration different from the first configuration to lie in a plane perpendicular to the first foot.

Abstract: A cover height adjuster which can be used for a boundary box, a manhole cover, etc. in a paved location having two rings with interengaging sloping castellated end surfaces extending around the peripheries of at least three sectors of the rings and can vary the height of the upper ring upon its rotation over the lower ring. The upper surface of the upper ring may have a slope which engages a sloping surface of a cover assembly, so that relative rotation can also vary the slope of the cover.

Abstract: A nestable transport container, particularly of plastics material has a preferably rectangular bottom and outwardly inclined side walls which are integrally connected to and extend upwardly from the bottom. The upper edges of the side walls define a container opening. The transport container includes stacking flaps as well as cover halves for closing the container opening. The stacking flaps have border ledges, wherein the cover halves rest on the border ledges when the container opening is closed. In the closed state of the transport container, the upper surfaces of the cover halves are slightly lower than the stacking surfaces of the stacking flaps.

Abstract: An enclosure for electrical or electronic devices having components requiring periodic adjustment is provided with an access opening to the adjustments for the components including a hinged, attachable door for closing and sealing the access opening.

Abstract: A bulk liquid container including a pallet defining an annular outer peripheral portion defining an upwardly facing annular seat and a central platform portion within the outer peripheral portion; an annular cage including an annular sidewall structure and an annular lower edge positioned on the annular seat; and a bulk liquid bottle positioned in the sleeve with its sidewall structure juxtaposed to the sleeve sidewall structure and its bottom positioned on the platform portion. The pallet defines an upstanding rim extending around the annular seat and a plurality of circumferentially spaced channels opening inwardly of the annular seat and above the seat. A plurality of straps extend through openings in the rim and through an opening in the lower annular portion of the cage for passage into a respective channel.

Abstract: Container particularly for multicomponent products, including a first tank and a second tank each having, on a respective outer wall, a median portion which rises from the wall itself. The median portion is provided with seats for accommodating engagement pins which rise from a coupling partition provided with a frame shaped complementarily with respect to each outer wall of the tanks.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a collapsible hamper, used for the storage of laundry or other items comprising a rigid upper frame, a rigid lower frame, a lid movably hinged to the upper frame, a flexible side wall woven out of polypropylene strips, fabric or other weavable material, and a plurality of supporting rods removably secured between the upper and lower rigid frames, which define a three dimensional internal storage space and decorative external structure that is attractive to the eye when said hamper is assembled for use and which can be easily disassembled and collapsed for convenient storage or transport when not in use.

Abstract: A device for supporting printing paper for the printers of computers and computer terminals, the printing paper being present in the form of a stacked continuous paper web. The device includes an upwardly open box having a flat bottom part and upstanding side walls, the latter being removable from the bottom part, the bottom part being flat and rectangular and provided along two mutually opposing side edges with centrally positioned, longitudinally extending projections of which each extend from a respective side edge through a distance which corresponds to the thickness of the upstanding walls, and which projections are intended to directly support two of the vertical side walls which in turn support the other two vertical side walls.

Abstract: A plastic container is configured for high pressure containment of fluid. The plastic container includes a tubular body portion generally symmetric about a vertical axis, and a base portion unitary with the body portion and having a plurality of feet for supporting the container upright on a horizontal surface. In cross-section, the base of the container is defined by a first line comprising a series of curves of serially diminishing radius from the body portion through the axis to each of the feet. The series of curves having centers of curvature alternating between positions inside the container and positions outside the container.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a container consisting of a unitary body and of a pair of covering lids, the body and the lids being made of injection molded plastic material. The lids are hingedly connectable to the upper edges of the body through a snap engagement. The lids are thus formed of integral C-shaped projections along their longitudinal outer edge which engage onto integral hinge portions along the upper edge of the body side walls. The lids have their longitudinal inner edge constructed to define a trough allowing water collected on top of the lids to be dispensed trough appropriate openings in the end walls of the container body.

Abstract: A plate (1) for carrying at the same time a combination of food (29), condiments (30), beverage container (3), knapkin/towelettes (9) or other items having a plurality of different shaped recesses in a top surface (25) and a hand sleeve on a bottom surface (24) into which one hand (12) can be inserted for carrying purposes. The food and condiment (2, 4, 5, 7 & 14) recesses may be arranged symmetrically around a central recess (23) for better balance. The central recess (23) may have a ridge (6) around its circumference to more firmly hold a beverage container (3) and keep it from tipping. A substantially horseshoe-shaped hand sleeve (26) on the bottom surface (24) is designed so that the plate (1) can be carried in one hand (12) by either a left or right-handed person.

Abstract: A flexible, collapsible trash bag dispenser is attached to the bottom of a trash can by an adhesive tape. The trash bags are connected in a string and stored in the dispenser with the last bag being connected to the pouch. The trash bags are pulled out one at a time, and expanded in the container. When the expanded trash bag is full of trash, it is removed from the container, pulling up the next bag to replace the full trash bag. The process continues until the last bag, which is marked, indicates the end of the string of bags. The last trash bag is attached to the pouch so that they can be removed together when the last trash bag is full. The flexible pouch is collapsed as trash is delivered into the bag.

Abstract: A storage and transport container for used anti-freeze solutions. The container includes a primary receptacle and a secondary containment and support vessel. The top of the primary receptacle is generally conical but includes a shoulder wall with an opening therein defined by a collar. The closure system includes a contoured shoulder cover, a cap support and a removable cap for the collar. The secondary containment and support vessel includes an outer sidewall and a support shoulder which engages a counterpart, lower shoulder on the primary container. The secondary vessel has a contoured bottom wall constructed so as to register with forklift tines which engage the bottom wall of the secondary receptacle and also support a portion of the primary receptacle that is in contact with the bottom wall of the secondary vessel.

Abstract: A sealed display device comprises a case for encasing a meter such as a speedometer, tachometer, odometer and the like, viewable through a display window or opening formed in the case, with a transparent cover sealed over the opening. The case has an annular lip surrounding the opening and adapted to receive a peripheral edge of the transparent cover. A layer of sealant is placed between the lip and the cover to seal the cover to the case. A plurality of spaced support members support the cover in spaced relationship to the lip so that a sufficiently thick layer of sealant may be placed between the cover and the lip to prevent breakage of the seal due to differences in thermal expansion and contraction between the case and cover. Angled areas may be milled from the case in surrounding relationship to the lip to define areas for accommodating a thicker layer of sealant than could otherwise be accommodated.