Abstract: A beverage container for accommodating drink cup holders which vary in size. The container has a large diameter upper portion which presents a large capacity and a small diameter lower portion connected with the upper portion by a shoulder. The lower portion fits in a cup holder and has projecting fins which are triangular. The fins extend along the lower cup portion on one side, along the shoulder on another side and may contact the wall of the drink holder on the third side. The fins are flexible and are offset from a radial orientation so that they can contact the drink holder wall with sufficient force to hold the cup in a stable position.

Abstract: A carrier vessel for a pneumatic tube transport system provides substantially leak-free containment of fluids transported therein. The vessel includes first and second shell members having opposing engagement surfaces extending substantially about a perimeter thereof. A sealing member disposed adjacent one of the engagement surfaces is compressed between the engagement surfaces when the vessel is closed to provide substantially fluid-tight seal between the first and second shell members. The vessel includes removable wear bands connected to the shell members, a hinge interconnector assembly for connecting the shell members together at one of their longitudinal sides and latch assemblies for releasably connecting them together at an opposite longitudinal side.

Abstract: A laminated draw-formed container that is obtained by draw-forming a laminated material of a metal plate on which a resin film is laminated into a cup having bottom, wherein said resin film comprises a surface layer of a high molecular oriented copolymerized polyester derived from acid components of 85 to 97% of terephthalic acid and 3 to 15% of isophthalic acid, and a diol component, and a lower layer of a low molecular oriented copolymerized polyester (B) derived from acid components of 84.5 to 96.5% of terephthalic acid and 3.5 to 15.5% of isophthalic acid, the amount of the isophthalic acid being larger than that of the copolymerized polyester (A) of the surface layer, and a diol component, and said surface layer having a double refraction method orientation degree (.DELTA. n) as represented by the following relation,.DELTA. n=n.sub.1 -n.sub.2wherein n.sub.1 is a refractive index in the direction of a maximum orientation of the film, and n.sub.

Abstract: The invention relates to a springform with a form rim which surrounds the form bottom and is provided with a clamping closure, and with a covering hood which can be mounted on the form bottom which is designed as a serving plate. According to the invention, a carrying handle is provided, which overlaps the covering hood and fixes the covering hood on the form bottom and which is connected detachable to the circumferential edge of the form bottom.

Abstract: The invention consists of an outer jacket surrounding and spaced from an inner tank to create an insulated space therebetween. The inner tank closely conforms to the outer jacket such that the insulation chamber is substantially uniform and the capacity of the inner tank is increased. An insulated support assembly that extends into the inner tank allows communication between the exterior of the vessel and the inner tank for pipes, pressure gauges and the like. The support assembly allows for a long insulated path without reducing the capacity of the tank to the same extent as the prior art devices.

Abstract: A stackable case for retaining and transporting bottles including outer side walls forming an outer shell having a longitudinal axis and a horizontal axis, a case bottom disposed substantially within the outer shell, and a plurality of supports for supporting the outer surfaces of the bottles. The side walls include a lower wall portion and a plurality of spaced upwardly projecting pylons, where four corner pylons define the four corners of the case. A plurality of spaced upwardly projecting columns generally disposed within the outer shell define, in combination with the case bottom, the side walls and the end walls, a plurality of bottle retaining pockets. The columns and the pylons extend above the lower wall portions and below a top surface of the retained bottles. The end walls each include an integrally molded handle structure suspended between an upper portion of adjacent corner pylons to thereby define a generally open end wall area below the handle structure.

Abstract: The invention provides cryogenic structures, e.g. vessels or tanks joined by longerons, which are made of durable plastic composite materials rather than of metal, which vessels can contain cryogenic materials including fuel, without need of a liner or other weighty layers of the prior art. The structures are made of, e.g. a fiber network impregnated with a matrix of thermoset plastics, thermoplastics or a combination thereof. Thus the invention includes a cryogenic vessel of, e.g. 3 tank lobes, made of a composite of plastic reinforced with fibers, which lobes are joined together and supported by woven, cruciform shaped longerons which are also impregnated with plastic, to define a composite support member.

Abstract: A device for joining a first face of a first container to a second face of a second container, in which the first face and the second face are alignable along a longitudinal axis, includes a plurality of hooks and a hook receiving portion. The plurality of hooks are spaced around a periphery of the first face of the first container. The hooks have tips and are movable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The hook receiving portion is disposed around a periphery of the second face of the second container. The hook receiving portion includes a groove shaped to receive the tips of the hooks so that the first container can be joined to the second container. As a result, the device permits two containers to be joined securely yet disassembled quickly.

Abstract: A storage/transport container has an annular and erect outer wall in the form of a gridwork of metal rods having a lower edge and provided at the edge with an annular metal stiffening rod. A wooden floor-forming pallet downwardly closes the wall, forms with the wall an outer vessel, and has a ground-engaging lower surface, an opposite and horizontal upper surface, and a pair of vertical and generally parallel and longitudinally extending side edges. A metallic brace bar transversely bridges the pallet between its side edges, lies on the upper surface of the pallet, forms at each side edge a downwardly open notch engaging downwardly over the stiffening rod and has at each edge a downwardly extending tab formed outside the respective seat with a horizontally throughgoing hole. Respective metallic clips engage through the holes and under the stiffening rod and screws engaged vertically through the brace bar and clips into the pallet secure same together.

Abstract: A crate for pallets, for example of the type containing a tank for liquids, is made automatically by so-called projection welding with minimum control of the welding parameters, from metal tubes arranged in a lattice structure with crossing points, the tubes including respective flat surfaces in mutually facing positions at the crossing points and extensive portions with flat bases facing each other at the crossing points, the bases being intended to adhere to each other when welding has been effected.

Abstract: A container has an assembled condition in which it is used for transport or storage of goods and a disassembled condition in which the elements of the container are collected into an integral unit. The container comprises top and bottom members. Columnar members are received in the top and bottom members when the case is in the assembled condition. The columnar members have at least a pair of peripherally spaced slots extending along the columnar members. Each of a plurality of side members are inserted in a slot of a columnar member in one corner of the top and bottom members and in a slot in a columnar member positioned in an adjacent corner to form one of the sides of the container. A locking device consisting of a pair of latch members releasably retains the columnar members in the top and bottom members. For this purpose, the pair of latch members engage a pair of mounting rod mounted across the interior of the columnar members.

Abstract: A collapsible agricultural storage container having a base, and a plurality of side panels removably connected to the base panel and interlocked at their edges by elongated, removable corner members. Each side panel is adjacent to two other side panels, and each side panel has first and second edge portions having a key member extending therefrom. Each corner member has a pair of keyways that slidably receive the key members of adjacent side panels to interlock the side panels together. The side panels include a top edge portion having an aligning rail extending upwardly away from a stacking support for alignment of an upper storage container stacked atop a lower storage container. Each side panel also has a bottom foot portion that extends below the base panel and slopes inwardly of the aligning rail to a position directly below the stacking support.

Abstract: An adapter is attached to a cover of a squeezable drink container for preventing a direct contact between a user's mouth and the container outlet. The adapter comprises a cup, an upper edge of which rests around the user's mouth during drinking. The cup has circumferentially spaced-apart side openings for draining an excess of the liquid supplied to the user's mouth.

Abstract: Two separate containers are secured together by their respective bottoms. One container has a cavity in its bottom which has an annular frictional shoulder. The other container has a protruding shoulder on its bottom comparable in size to the cavity on the other container. That shoulder has an annular recess therein adapted to engage frictionally the annular shoulder in the other container. The cavity in the one container and the protruding shoulder on the other are of oval shape.

Abstract: A cooking device, such as a frying pan, includes a base having a heat-receiving surface and a heat conductive surface. The heat conductive surface is thermally connected to the heat receiving surface, and a plurality of raised dots are provided on the conductive surface. A substantially flat valley is disposed between ones of the plurality of raised dots. In one embodiment of the invention the cooking device includes a non-stick surface on the raised dots.

Abstract: A disposable cooking pan formed from a single sheet of metal comprises a bottom panel, a continuous wall panel, and a continuous rim. The continuous wall panel encompasses the bottom panel and extends upwardly and outwardly from the bottom panel. The continuous wall panel forms a first pair of opposing side walls, a second pair of opposing side walls, and four corners bridging the first and second pairs of side walls. The continuous rim encompasses an upper edge of the continuous wall panel and projects laterally outwardly therefrom. The first pair of side walls define sections of curved surfaces of respective first imaginary cones having respective first imaginary points located below a level of the bottom panel. The second pair of side walls define sections of curved surfaces of respective second imaginary cones having respective second imaginary points located below the level of the bottom panel. The four corners define sections of curved surfaces of respective imaginary cylinders.

Abstract: A metal container for holding fluids is provided having a bottom wall including a externally convex dome portion and a plurality of supporting feet formed therein. The supporting feet are circumferentially spaced apart from each other and projected generally downward beyond the dome portion. Each supporting foot has formed thereon stand features and stacking features. The stand features are radially spaced from the longitudinal axis of the container and disposed at downwardmost locations on the feet to alone support the container in an upright position on a flat horizontal surface when the container is not internally pressurized. The stacking features are disposed adjacent to the stand features and define, in cross-sectional elevation view, axial stacking surfaces and radial stacking surfaces.

Abstract: A drink container in the form of a hexahedronal carton shaped to simulate a video cassette storage case or box, with a pivoting top closure and a straw receiving hole formed through the pivoting top closure. A living hinge connects the top to the container, the top and container being of monolithic, one-piece construction. The case includes three recessed sides having a groove formed in these sides to further simulate a cassette storage box, the groove having the appearance of separating the box into two halves. The container may be decoratively imprinted with designs, logos, etc. on three sides to complete the video storage case simulation.

Abstract: A paint bladder including a bladder that has an exterior surface and a top portion with a cylindrical extent. The extent has an external portion with a notch and an internal portion with a valve lip that is connected by a hinge. A cap capable of slidable engagement of the external portion of the cylindrical extent for closure. Included is a hollow inner core that is accessible through the cylindrical extent, and for air containment. A rigid tube is positioned within the cylindrical extent. The tube has a first end opening that is sealed by the valve lip and a second end opening. Lastly, the tube operates as an air valve when the second end opening receives an amount of air therethrough and into the hollow for expansion of the bladder when the cap is removed.

Abstract: An open head drum (2) is provided with an improved seal for preventing the entrance of contaminating air during jarring transport of the drum. The conventional open head drum includes a hollow tubular drum body (4), an integrally attached circular end wall (12) closing one end of the hollow tubular drum body, and a lid seat (6) defined in the hollow tubular drum body adjacent the open end for receiving a removable drum lid (10). The removable drum lid is likewise conventional having an inner wall (16) for closing the open end of the hollow tubular drum body and an outer wall (18) for co-acting with the lid seat in sealed relationship for closing the hollow tubular drum body. The improved seal includes an endless sealing membrane (30) extending continuously around the lid seat and the removable drum lid.