Abstract: A safety container having an array of ratchet teeth cooperating with a pawl stop is provided. The cover of the container can only be removed by counterclockwise rotation while the pawl is urged out of engagement with the ratchet teeth.

Abstract: An apparatus adaptable to a trash bin, the bin being of the type having four side walls, and a swinging door panel on the upper portion of one of the side walls, for allowing the panel to be manually opened and a tray to be slid within the opening and food or trash allowed to be dumped from the tray into a trash can contained within the bin. The apparatus would comprise a foot pedal hingedly secured to the interior wall of the bin, and an opening above the foot pedal so that one may have access to the foot pedal with one's foot, a line running from the front face of the foot pedal upward and interconnecting the interior face of the door panel; and a pulley secured to the side wall of the bin, so that the line runs over the pulley, in such a fashion when one places force downward on the foot pedal, the line is retracted so that the door panel is swung into the opening within the container, thus giving access to the container through the opening formed by the opened panel.

Abstract: A child's or infant's drinking cup assembly having a cup portion and a lid portion and having means for engaging the portions with each other. The cup portion has a cup cavity and means for engaging said lid portion. The lid portion has a spout and a spout chamber with access holes for sipping from the fluidic contents of the cup when the lid portion is engaged to the cup portion. Lock mechanisms are provided on an upper cylindrical surface of the lid portion for the purpose of engaging stops on an annular surface of the cup portion. When the lid portion is engaged and lockingly fitted to the cup portion, the lock mechanisms maintain the lid portion in engagement with the cup portion and prevent removal of the lid portion by a baby or child.

Abstract: The lid for a sealed container openable along a line of reduced strength merely by exerting a pull is of the type comprising a substantially right-angles fold (4) constituting a line of reduced strength which is formed by a stamping operation on a sheet of steel having a thickness less than or equal to 0.16 mm. The line of reduced thickness permits the complete or partial opening of the container. The lid is preferably composed of 0.10 to 0.16 mm thick steel and, at the fold (4), the inside radius of curvature of the lid is 10 to 50 .mu.m and the outside radius of curvature of the lid is 100 to 200 .mu.m. The invention is applicable to sealed metal containers, such as food beverage cans or trays for pre-cooked dishes.

Abstract: A disposable cup lid has intersecting straw insertion slits and rip-stop end cuts located transversely to and spaced from the ends of the straw insertion slits. In a preferred embodiment, the rip-stop end cuts are stamped lines of weakness or perforations, located perpendicularly to, and between about 1/32 and 1/16 inch beyond, the ends of the straw insertion slits. In another preferred embodiment, the end cuts are portions of the arc of a circle with a diameter slightly larger than the length of the straw insertion slits. The rip-stop end cuts, together with the straw insertion slits, define frangible reinforcing webs connecting wedge-shaped lid portions defined by the straw insertion slits. The webs strengthen the cup during shipment, during mounting on the cup, and during transportation of the filled cup prior to insertion of the straw. The webs are broken by insertion of the straw, resulting in a structure that effectively prevents the force of straw insertion from tearing the top surface of the lid.

Abstract: A laundry basket is disclosed, comprising four sides (4) and a bottom (5) which define an internal chamber (8). A handle opening (10) is formed in at least one of the sidewalls, proximate an upper rim (6). A handle body (12) spans the opening (10), along the rim (6). A gripping member (14) attaches to an underside of the handle body by overlapping flanges (18, 28). The gripping member (14) is upwardly concave, of relatively larger radius of curvature than the downwardly concave handle body (12). Together, the gripping member and handle body comprise a cylindrical handle assembly. The gripping member (14) is formed to provide spaced apart gripping ribs (26). Gripping ribs (26) are co-extruded with the gripping member (14), but are formed of relatively softer plastic material. Reinforcement walls (22) extend downward from the handle body (12) into the gripping member (14) and abut thereagainst for reinforcement.

Abstract: A flat, collapsible blank which is assembled to form a box of suitable thickness and sufficient rigidity. Four panels of the same size and shape are hinged serially. Each has folding end flaps with diagonally opposed tabs and opposing bevelled corners. Further, each end flap has a slot situated such that it cooperates with and is joined by the tab on the end flap of the adjacent panel. Hence, the interlocking box has interlapping end flaps which when taken together form the top and bottom panels of the box. Additionally, each corner tab has a meshed area on the exterior surface thereof, and each slot has a meshed area on the interior surface thereof, such that the two meshed areas cooperate. These meshed areas are used to add rigidity and support to the top and bottom panels when each end flap is folded in its configuration during use. The box can also be used by children as a toy or plaything, being large enough for them to climb into.

Abstract: A container closure is provided for initially hermetically sealing a container and for thereafter reclosing the container. The closure includes a top wall with a hinged flap portion and a locking segment for engaging and retaining the flap when it is depressed downwardly to reclose the container. A portion of the peripheral edge of the flap is initially defined by a frangible seal. Once the frangible seal has been ruptured, the flap can be pivoted about its hinge to open the container and provide access to its contents. Between uses, the flap is depressed downwardly past a flange which projects from the locking wall. The flange holds the flap closed until a positive opening force is applied to the flap.

Abstract: A container closure is disclosed having a metallic body and a plastic grip piece. The body includes a top panel wall, a skirt wall extending down from the perepheral edge of the top panel wall, and a linking protruding piece that protrudes from the lower end of the skirt wall. The grip piece includes a linking base portion that covers at least both surfaces of the end portion of the linking protruding piece of the body, and a grip portion that extends from the linking base portion. The grip piece is formed and is, at the same time, linked to the linking protruding piece of the body by flowing a plastic material from one side of the linking protruding piece that positions in the space of the mold. A plastic material inflow groove that extends from the free end thereof toward the lower end of the skirt wall is formed on the side of the other surface of the linking protruding piece of the body.

Abstract: A storage box that is both rust and tamper resistant. The box includes a body and a cover that are coupled together by a hinge along the upper rear edge of the box. The rear wall of the cover is "V" shaped, extending downward along the outside of the box, then bending toward the inside of the box and extending upward. The cover is secured to the hinge by rivets that extend through the outer arm of the hinge and the inner portion of the rear wall of the cover, such that the heads of the rivets are neither visible nor accessible from the outside of the box. The hinge is fabricated from stainless steel and the cover and the body are both treated with a rust resistant coating.

Abstract: This relates to a tamper-evident overcap for packages of the type which include a container that is sealed closed by means of a removable closure. The overcap is preformed and shaped to tightly telescope over both the skirt of the closure and an upper part of the container body and is bonded to the closure skirt in the container body utilizing an adhesive. The collar of the overcap also includes an intermediate portion joining the portions bonded to the closure and the container and the intermediate portion is provided with a circumferential weakening line to facilitate separation of the two parts of the collar when the closure is to be removed. The collar may also be provided with suitable stripes of a coating containing microcapsules in which there is packaged a suitable FDA approved dye or coloring so that when the microcapsules are ruptured, the overcap will be stained so as to indicate tampering.

Abstract: A package is provided in the form of a container and closure assembly which incorporates a system for providing a positive orientation of the container closure so as to align external features of the closure and container. The container has a neck defining an opening to the container interior, an external screw thread, and a protuberance. The protuberance has generally oppositely facing abutment surfaces and at least one cam surface extending between the abutment surfaces. The closure has a skirt defining an internal screw thread for engaging the container external screw thread. The skirt defines a recess for receiving a protuberance. The recess is defined at opposite ends by spaced-apart engaging surfaces for confronting the protuberance abutment surfaces.

Abstract: A cap device to be mounted to a mouthpiece of a container, in one aspect, comprises a cap member provided with an inner hollow portion and a film member accommodated in the inner hollow portion. The film member has a laminated structure composed of at least one metal including layer and a fusing layer abutting against an open end face of the mouthpiece mounted to the container. The cap device mounted to the mouthpiece is sealed by heating the film member by the high frequency induction heating treatment to fuse the fusing layer at the open end face of the mouthpiece. After the sealing, the cap device is removed and a connector means is connected to the mouthpiece and a pressure is applied to break the film member to establish the communication between an interior of the container and a connection line.

Abstract: Pack made from board for free-flowing products such as detergent, with two side panels, a front panel, a back panel, a base and a closure flap which is hinged to the back panel and under which further flaps hinged to the other panels are located, where the flap hinged to the front panel extends across the whole cross-section of the pack and has a tab hinged to it that rests against the inside of the closure flap. The flap (24) hinged to the front panel (3) has parallel score lines (27, 28) provided at least to some extent in duplicate and located a short distance from the top edges of the two side panels (4, 5) which also extend across the hinged tab (26) and act as tear lines. Sections (19, 20, 21) that overlap the side panels (4, 5) and the front panel (3) to at least a small extent are provided on the closure flap (17), the section (21) overlapping the front panel (3) being provided with a tab (32), in the area of which this section is glued to the front panel for subsequent separation (31).

Abstract: An improved pilfer-proof screw-on bottle cap having a ring section attached thereto with frangible bridges, wherein the ring section has at least four inwardly extending molded-in-place hooks. The hooks are circumferentially positioned at the edge of the ring section distal to the cap and engage a radially extending bead on the bottle, thereby preventing upward movement of the ring section together with removal of the bottle cap. The frangible bridges break under continued removal forces, thereby causing the ring section to become detached as an indication of tampering. The frangible bridges are located relative to the radially extending bead of the bottle at a position proximate to and no higher than the lower edge of the bead.

Abstract: A pan cover for covering a cooking pan, comprising a cover plate retained in between a top member and a bottom member, wherein a plurality of parallel slots are respectively made on said top and bottom members and aligned with each other, and a smoke absorber is retained between said top and bottom member to absorb smoke coming below. The cover plate is made from transparent, reinforced fiber glass the inside can be clearly seen.

Abstract: A plastic cover for a container including a central cover plate having a peripheral flange in a U-shaped cross-section having outer and inner arms connected by a joining portion, the inner arm being integral with the central cover plate, the peripheral flange adapted to snap onto a complementary rim of the mouth of a container, the joining portion of the peripheral flange including a slot around substantially the entire periphery of the cover and defining two opposite lips; a plurality of integral tab-spots spaced around the length of the slit and connecting the two lips; a gripping tab integral with the inner arm; and hinge segments integral with the two lips at locations on the cover substantially opposite the gripping tab.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a recyclable garbage separator having an outer container and a plurality of modular inner containers adapted to be locatable within the outside container. The outside container may have pivotable cover portions having openings therein substantially corresponding to the size of the openings in the upper surface of the inner containers. The structure may be formed of recycled material and the outer container may have large openings formed in the walls thereof to reduce the weight of the container and the amount of material necessary to make the container.

Abstract: An electrical service box is shown as having a main body formed of longitudinally extending body portions of generally cylindrical outer surfaces whereby the main body is capable of being slidably received in a mounting hole having a periphery which at least closely approaches the cross-sectional configuration of such outer surfaces.

Abstract: This invention is directed towards improvements in snap hinge dispensing closures for molded plastic bottles. In particular, snap hinge closures of single walled construction are provided with means for positively aligning with the front of the bottle, and a relatively deeper thumb recess for facilitating lifting of a snap hinge closure lid. Means are also disclosed to prevent reverse rotation of the closure once positive alignment is achieved. Other disclosed features include a plug to prevent leakage of the bottle contents and means for preventing axial pivoting of the closure.